Editor's Intro
Hello... February 2012
18 January 2012
Buyer beware. That’s the lesson we’ve seen this month. I know of a chap who recently spent over £3000 on an RG500 engine for his project bike only to discover it’s really only any use as a doorstop or ship’s anchor. So bad was the corrosion, from standing for multiple years without running, that pretty much the only parts salvageable were the cases, heads and barrels. The rest was so severely corroded it was only fit for the bin.
Hello... January 2012
21 December 2011.
Well, that’s about it. Winter has taken its merry time, but it finally seems to be here. I’ve seen several gritting lorries out and about spreading their corrosive loads and to me that signals the beginning of my tinkering time in the garage.
Hello... December 2011
16 November 2011.
Wow. The CMM show at Stafford was, once again, something of a huge success.
Hello... November 2011
19 October 2011.
I want to take the opportunity to welcome Wayne Rainey to the CMM Stafford show.
Hello... October 2011
21 September 2011.
We’ve had something of a capricious summer but that hasn’t stopped thousands of classic bike enthusiasts getting out and about attending the multitude of shows, events and gatherings. I’ve seen bikes being ridden, on trailers and parked up at cafes and pubs.
Hello... September 2011
17 August 2011.
Welcome to the September issue of CMM. You’ll see from the cover we’re absolutely chocked with bikes this month. First and foremost among them is Suzuki’s enigmatic Katana.
Hello... August 2011
20 July 2011.
Despite a shakey start to the summer, we've had some cracking weekends in the last month.
Hello... July 2011
15 June 2011.
since the 60s Kawasaki has been building hairy and exciting twostrokes. The KR-1S, borrowing its first two letters from Kawasaki’s GP racing machines, was the last two-stroke road bike the company produced.
Hello...June 2011
18 May 2011.
The show season has well and truly started. We’ve had an early burst of great weather that has brought out even the most ardent of fair weather show-goers and riders.
Hello...May 2011
20 April 2011.
To restore or not to restore? That’s the question that many of us face at one point or another.
Current Issue: Feb 2012
■ SPIRIT OF THE SEVENTIES
Two RD400s saved from a canalside grave
■ SUZUKI RV90 VAN VAN
Baby balloon tyred beastie
■ CLOCK WORK
The breath of life for a trashed dash
■ YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED
How classic tubes are bent today
■ YAMAHA XT250
Teen dream machine
■ KAWASAKI H1 500
Buying guide
■ YAMAHA XS650
Flat tracker
■ READERS' BIKES
Kawasaki Z1R-TC, Kawasaki Z1000, Kawasaki GT550, Yamaha XS1, Suzuki M30
PLUS
■ STAN STEPHENS: COUNTING THE COST OF ENTHUSIASM
■ PROJECT T500 TITAN PART 3
■ SPOTTER’S GUIDE: KAWASAKI Z750 TWINS
■ HOW TO CHOOSE WORKSHOP STORAGE
■ SKILLS: CLEAN UP YOUR CLUTCH ACT
■ KNOWLEDGE: REBUILD MARZOCCHI SHOCKS
■ WIN A DRAPER TOOL CHEST WORTH £230!
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 15 Feb 2012
