New & Features

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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Tube carries vital medical info The air- and water-tight tube contains a card where riders can store vital information about medication, allergies and medical history, along with their personal details. This means paramedic crews at the scene have immediate access to a rider’s medical needs, and it’s information which could prove vital in those first…

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November’s CMM on sale now! • Calendar     Out and about with bikes in November 2012 • Dealer special 1985 Honda XL600R trail bike after a home • 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 •…

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Matching your bike’s paint has just got a whole lot easier… Featuring the world’s largest database of motorcycle colours (more than 28,500), visitors to RS Bike Paint’s site are able to identify the appropriate paint for their motorcycle by entering the make, model and year of manufacture in to the ‘RS Bike Paint Locator’. The…

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Honda owners, get to Stafford! The plate, ‘HON 750F’, will go under the hammer at Bonhams’ auction as part of the 19th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on Sunday, October 21. Auctioneers estimate that the plate will fetch between £1000 and £1500. The show itself takes place at the Staffordshire County Showground on October…

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