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coming classics: kawasaki z100 (2003-on)

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Mike Cowton

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10th June 2019

Ahhh! The Kawasaki Z1000… where should we start? Well, with the name of course! Now, we’re clearly not talking about the legendary Z1000 of old, we’re talking about the big Zed that came forth in the Noughties, which could have been called ‘Z1’ had BMW not stolen and claimed that name for their sports cars,…
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retro rides: Enigma v-ariations

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Mike Cowton

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7th June 2019

Bertie Simmonds enjoys three subtly different versions of the V7 modern retro Moto Guzzi theme and comes away impressed. A change is as good as a rest, goes the old adage, and today is a very pleasant change for me. I’ve got the whole day around the glorious Northamptonshire countryside on three pretty similar (but…
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The Way We Were… Kawasaki Zed SPECIAL!

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Sam Hewitt

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13th May 2019

We love getting your nostalgic snaps of you back in the day with your steed!
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Special ‘Steady’ Eddie Lawson replica

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2019

Some road-going classics are forever linked with the racers that made them famous – and no more so than the Eddie Lawson Replica.
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home brew!

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Mike Cowton

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25th April 2019

A last-minute purchase changes the fortunes of Project GSX-R10/11/12, shortly before its big test. Former stunt rider and tester Martin ‘Wild’ Child tells all. The more you see, the more you find. And then buy. That’s a pretty good adage for anyone building their own project bike. What starts out as a slight interest in…
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Retro ride: triumph twin

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Mike Cowton

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23rd April 2019

Triumph seems to be on a roll at the moment, combining the best qualities of existing models with the nostalgia of the past. We rode the latest: the Speed Twin. Triumph’s modern classic range seems to know no boundaries and when I last checked there were 12 models in the line-up, writes Mikko Nieminen. The…
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classic look: colour me bad

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Mike Cowton

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10th April 2019

What is our fascination with a good paint scheme or sponsor’s race replica? Scottie gets his brushes out Win on a Sunday and sell them on a Monday isn’t just a cheesy cliché that applies to selling motorcycles, it’s also true of those sponsor or race-inspired paint jobs that have adorned sportsbikes over the decades.…
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CLASSIC LOOK: ALLSPEED AHEAD

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Mike Cowton

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3rd April 2019

A classic name in two-stroke expansion chamber circles is back in business ALLSPEED EXHAUSTS are a brand that any two-stroke junkie will be well aware of. For many they were the choice of a generation of stroker fans, writes Scott Redmond. Now they’re back in business – thanks to CMM friends Tony and Claire Greenslade…
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CLASSIC RIDE: TWO-STROKE TRIBUTE

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Mike Cowton

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2nd April 2019

In fact, I’d go as far as to call him the mad professor of two-strokes Down Under, writes Jeff Ware.
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‘True legend’s’ Suzuki RG500 ready to ride!

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Sam Hewitt

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29th March 2019

Since the May 2018 issue of CMM we’ve been following our Aussie mate Jeff Ware’s loving restoration of his great, late mate Helmut Phillip’s Suzuki RG500.
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