Honda CB750K2 overhaul’s nearing the end… See the step-by-step instructions in the image gallery. Picture one: Last month I finished off the top end of the engine. Now I'm going to complete the motor before
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Workshop: Honda CB750K2 overhaul: 5
All done… See step-by-step images in the gallery. Image captions Picture one: The original wiring on this bike was in remarkably good condition, and I've had to do only a little cleaning up and retaping
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Yamaha 650 XS1 Our Yamaha engine wasn’t in bad overall condition, as we discovered in part one. A full strip of the engine revealed no major problems, only the front camchain slipper blade being in
Read moreBuying Guide: Kawasaki GPZ900R
1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R In the development of the motorcycle there have always been radical ideas that have changed the way we see, perceive and ultimately buy our latest motorised bicycle. The universal adoption of the
Read moreWorkshop: Engine timing
Get that ignition timing sorted! There are a hundred and one ways to compromise a motorcycle’s performance but one of the most pernicious has to be timing. Getting that all important spark to arrive at
Read moreNewark Classic Bike Show
Come along to Newark and stock up on spares, or just admire the bikes on display… The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Show takes place this weekend, January 5-6, at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire,
Read moreRoad Test: Honda CB250
Honda CB250 Honda’s CB250N twin, the Super Dream, was a remarkable motorcycle. Sold in the UK from 1978, it was a big bike for its capacity and weighed as much the average 650 of the
Read moreBuying Guide: Suzuki TC90J
Tiny trailie Suzuki TC90J The chance to ride certain machines doesn’t come up very often. Some are pampered restorations but some are just plain rare. And when the owner tells you he doesn’t mind you
Read moreRoad Test: Honda RC30 v Yamaha 0W01
Honda RC30 and Yamaha 0W01 – both very potent There’s a bloke in the office downstairs from CMM who’s just got permission from his wife to use some of their savings to buy three classic
Read moreBuying Guide: Motobecane 350
Motobecane 350 The search started about two years ago when I decided to run a ‘Wanted’ ad in Perth’s free advertising newspaper. I had a suspicion that a 350 Motobecane existed locally as I already
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