Harley-Davidson X90 If you're a regular at the classic motorcycle shows, you may recall seeing a young lad charging around the edges of the field on a tiny Harley-Davidson X90 mini-bike. The bike belongs to
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Workshop: Kawasaki Z400 rebuild: 1
Kawasaki Z400 rebuild A colleague had his arm twisted for a Scrapheap Challenge-type project and had earmarked a distressed Kawasaki 440 engine as the project’s powerplant. Could I look over the engine for him? You
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Kawasaki Z400 engine rebuild I had already stripped Steve’s Kawasaki 400 twin engine into its component parts and now it’s time to take a good look around the bits to see what needs to be
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Kawasaki Z1 It's not often I get the opportunity to delve deep into the heart of the King of Motorcycles, but when this scarce 1972 Z1 turned up at our workshops in a cloud of
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Kawasaki Z1 engine rebuild Second instalment of Rod Gibson's Kawasaki Z1 engine rebuild. Captions are reproduced in full below but for step-by-step captions and images, visit the image gallery. Image gallery captions Picture one: Last
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Kawasaki Z1 engine rebuild Third and final part of Rod Gibson's Kawasaki Z1 engine rebuild. Captions are reproduced in full below but for step-by-step captions and images, visit the image gallery. Picture one: Last month
Read moreWorkshop: Honda CB125T part one
Honda CB125T Bought a couple of years back to replace her tired CG125, the little Superdream had come with a history of problems and mishaps. Despite being roadworthy and carrying a full MoT, the bike
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Honda CB125 valves Below are the captions in full. Click on the image gallery and scroll through the pic strip for pictorial reference and captions. Picture one: First of all I’ve opted to remove the
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Honda CB125T In the last part I sorted out all the bits and pieces required to rebuild Angie’s faithful Honda CB125TDC which had arrived at my garage amid clouds of oil smoke and badly needing
Read moreKawasaki Z1300 Show shock
Kawasaki Z1300 Soon after Kawasaki had launched the legendary four-cylinder 903cc Z1 in 1972, its product planners were thinking about a successor that would maintain the factory’s lead as a performance bike manufacturer. According to
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