Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
This is the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines. Subscribe here.
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Canadian reader Roger Cowling sent us this picture of his lovely 1990 Ducati 851 Desmo years ago, only 149 of which were imported to the USA, and none to Canada! He bought it off eBay from Birmingham, Alabama, and writes: “I have never owned a Ducati before, but now I get it!” He’s a big…
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Robert Order and Jamie Order pose on the Yamaha DT50MX back in 1983, fast forward to 2016 and they’re at it again! Send us your nostalgic snaps of you back in the day with your steed: www.classicmechanics.com/show-us-yours/
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Tim Hart has sent us a photo of his ‘07 Suzuki 4 T500. “I thought I’d send Rod a picture of my latest project to help speed his recovery,” emails Tim Hart. How about this for a tasty-looking machine? “[It was] built in the style of Frank Whiteway’s TT-winning Crooks Suzuki production racer, with a…
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Tim from Churchdown, Gloucestershire has recently converted to CMM and sent us this photograph of his pride and joy. Tim has a 1979 Honda CBX1000Z in Candy Glory Red. It has been fitted with aftermarket Marvic wheels, a braced aluminium swinging arm, Superbrace fork brace, Rickman engine bars, Power Flow stainless steel exhausts and ‘upgraded’…
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Matthew Marling of Perth, Western Australia has sent us this picture of his 1985 Suzuki RG250 which he has been rebuilding for the last eight months. “I’m painting all the decals myself using masking tape and spray cans,” he writes, “It takes a lot of time, but the end result is well worth it.” Matthew…
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Ellis Holman has sent us this photograph of his 1970 Honda CL90, which was originally purchased from Curly’s Honda agency just outside Gate 1 of the Yokota Air Base. For years it had stood in the back of a shed until the owner put it up for sale on eBay. The kick-start shaft had broken…
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