Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
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  • Want to see Barry Sheeneโ€™s World Championship winning Suzuki RG500?

    Want to see Barry Sheeneโ€™s World Championship winning Suzuki RG500?

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    Advertisement feature Two of Barry Sheeneโ€™s iconic World Championship winning Suzuki RG500 motorcycles will be on display at the end of this month during the annual Cumbria Steam Gathering. Alongside Sheeneโ€™s machines, The Broke FMX extreme Moto Cross display team will also be there – alongside traditional favourites the Sheep Show, the Pantonic All Stars…

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  • Bike Bonanza event is go!

    Bike Bonanza event is go!

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    Youโ€™ve still got time to head out to the legendary Bike Bonanza event which takes place at the end ofย  July! Over the weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th, you can enjoy all the off-road excellence of yesteryear. This year it takes place at Jackements Lane, Tarlton, on the A433 (GL7 6PN for sat-navs).…

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  • Slighty for Stafford

    Slighty for Stafford

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    If youโ€™re a fan of the 1990s when World Superbikes was at its best, then you canโ€™t miss this Octoberโ€™sย  CMM Stafford Show. Why? Well, Kiwi Aaron Slight โ€“ย undoubtedly the best rider never toย win the World Superbike title โ€“ will be guest of honour at the 24th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show over the…

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  • Zero-miler RG!

    Zero-miler RG!

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    With our Stan Stephens special on the super square-four Suzuki RG400 and 500 starting this month, we thought weโ€™d show you an as-new, unregistered 1987 RG500 Gamma. She sits proudly with the Suzuki class of 2017 in the Wheels Motorcycles showroom in Peterborough. The white faced speedo displays just over one mile, and thatโ€™s a…

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  • Retro Beemers blew us away

    Retro Beemers blew us away

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    BMWโ€™s new R nine T Racer and Pure have been launched and this is what Benjamin J Kubas Cronin from our sister title Fast Bikes, had to say when he went along for a ride. โ€œI headed straight for the R nineT Racer because I think it looks very cool. True, Iโ€™ve never been a…

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  • Q&A: Fuel for thought?

    Q&A: Fuel for thought?

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    Ourย CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

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  • Q&A: Suzuki T500 airbox inlet boot

    Q&A: Suzuki T500 airbox inlet boot

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    Ourย CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

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  • Q&A: Fitting forks

    Q&A: Fitting forks

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    Our experts atย CMMย are back with all the answers to your questions!ย Fill in the form at the bottom of the page to ask your burning questions!

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  • 2002 Suzuki TS50X

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    Q:ย I’m a reader ofย Classic Motorcycle Magazineย  and a massive fan of motorbikes. I’ve just turned 16 and got my first bike – a Suzuki TS50X and want more power. I have looked for all the restrictions on the bike, the spacer between carb and engine and removing the gasket in the exhaust but I’m also…

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