Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Q: I’ve got a problem. After a run the bike is going okay, but while parked in the garage for […]

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Q: I discovered your mag last year and a have been a reader ever since. I’m hoping, with all your […]

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If your bike has grease nipples use them; if it doesn’t, investigate if they can be retro-fitted. Pivot points on […]

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Now and then you will find that a nut or bolt simply will not undo. You have tried everything: heat, […]

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Q: I am having a bit of trouble with my Honda CB72, 1965 model, and I wonder if you can […]

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Q: My cruiser has recently developed an intermittent engine rattle, on tick-over the engine is okay, it seems to occur […]

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Little spoils a bike like a graunching throttle. Cables are obvious and easy to lubricate but throttle tubes regularly get […]

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Q: The headlamp bowl was rusty and my mate gave me a new chrome one. Foolisly, I accepted and removed […]

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Q: I have two valves out of a classic motorcycle (a Triumph) one and the other are the same size […]

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Q:  I’m getting desperate here on the garage floor with my DT400B twin shock. Over the last two years since […]

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