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Prevent helmet visors misting up… Here’s my favourite solution: FogTech from Visorvision. Simply squeeze a bit on the soft applicator (provided) and wipe on until it disappears. This stuff is used by BP’s Alaskan oil-rig workers as it works brilliantly! This little bottle has lasted me for three years and it’s still half full. Visorvision…

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January’s CMM on sale now! • Intro New editor's intro • Calendar Yes it’s cold, but that really is no excuse for not going out! • Dealer’s special A maggot available for the price of a modern middleweight • Letters A ZXR400 back from the dead and some more of your missives • Show us…

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British scooters showcased The ‘ScooterMania’ exhibition showcases 42 scooters made here in Britain during the 1950s and 60s. Put together by just one man, scooter enthusiast Robin Spalding, this display is believed to be the world’s only complete collection of British scooters, and is complemented by clothing, furniture and advertising from the era to create…

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Keep your battery in tip-top condition What I’ve liked is that – unlike many battery optimisers/maintainers (you can’t just say ‘chargers’ anymore, it seems) – is that you’ve got a screen which logically gives you information about what the situation is with the battery. If it’s ‘Recovering’ the battery, that’s what it’s doing – and…

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High quality brake discs for classics Discs can be made to order for any machine (front and rear), and styled to match earlier bikes’ discs. Bike HPS is the company behind this latest disc service, and can supply the discs ready to bolt straight in, regardless of if you need to fit non-standard wheels, forks…

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Many CMM readers will remember it all started in 1972 with the now iconic 903cc Z1 Super Four motorcycle being launched in Europe at the IFMA show in Germany to widespread public acclaim. Run in partnership with the Z1 Owners Club, the six machines in the anniversary display ranged from an immaculate original 1972 Z1…

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New Metzeler calendar has garage theme The 2013 edition is called Garages and celebrates a devotion that translates into hours and days dedicated to maintaining and customising bikes, in your own garage, on Sunday or during the week… in whatever spare time you have. Metzeler has decided to dedicate its calendar to these people –…

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December’s Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is out now • Calendar Out and about with bikes in December 2012 • Dealer's special Original muscle: Suzuki’s meaty GSX1100EF • Letters Tell us what’s going on in your biking world • Show us yours Send in pics of your bike for all to see in CMM • Spotters guide…

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Digital clock replacements available These are digital versions of the classic grey and black-faced 80mm speedos and tachos seen on the Meriden Triumphs, BSAs and most British bikes from the 1960s through to the 1980s. The range has recently been expanded to include replicas of even earlier British machines. The new digital chronometric uses a…

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Chill beating Cold Killers The good thing is that they’re designed and made in Britain, up in the Lake District, and the range has been revamped for the coming winter. Cold Killers says that its research shows that 70% of us don’t use pukka thermal layers under our motorcycle gear and yet you really should…

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