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.

  • A stylish send-off

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    Motorcycle Funerals Ltd offer a unique service to provide a dignified and appropriate final ride โ€“ and their dedicated staff donโ€™t let little things like wild weather or remote locations stop them providing a memorable final send-off… Their fully-equipped, British-built hearses travel the length and breadth of the mainland and, as you can see here,…

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  • New Classic Bike Guide out!

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    Making the most of a Triumph Bonneville, plus Panther 500, Ducati Pantah, an affordable T120TT, Laverda Rally, Honda CB900 and BSA 500. On sale now… โ€ข Editor’s intro Frank Westworth sets the scene โ€ข Archive retrieval A wet and wintry theme โ€ข Laverda rally The 2014 Australian National Laverda Rally โ€ข News Plugs, leads and…

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  • You call that a ‘footrest’?

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    The Norman Clubโ€™s discovery of a battered B4 Sports reminds Pete Kelly of an ill-advised outing on a borrowed bike 50 years ago Our โ€˜Club Callโ€™ feature has generated quite a lot of correspondence, and Gary Pilcher of the Norman Motorcycle and Cycles Club has informed us of a surprise find of a West Sussex-registered…

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  • RealClassic issue 129

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    Every month, RealClassic magazine features old bike ridden in the real world โ€“ mostly here-and-now, but with an occasional backwards glance to โ€˜thenโ€™, too. Hereโ€™s what in the latest editionโ€ฆ โ€ข BSA B40 Overlooked and under-appreciated, there were plenty of reasons why the B40 wasnโ€™t a raging success when new. However, itโ€™s finding a whole…

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  • Thameside Cup Trial

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    Gravesend Eagles MCC was the organising club for this event. Like most modern trials, it was held entirely on private land at Jackson’s Wood, near Horsmonden on the High Weald in Kent… The course was 10 sections, which had to be ridden four times. Most of the sections involved slippery turns and climbs around trees,…

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  • Car, parts and rock ‘n’ roll

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    The music and car scene of the 1960s will rock and roll into the halls of the Royal Bath & West for the first of 2015โ€™s trio of Bristol Classic Car Events… The Footman James Great Western Autojumble will celebrate the Mods and Rockers years on February 14-15, filling the halls with live music, alongside…

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  • Enthusiasts wow the judges at Newark’s New Year bike show

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    Bike clubs and owners in the East Midlands showcased their machines in style this past weekend as Newark Showground hosted its annual winter motorcycle show… The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic was marked by several exceptional examples with the regionโ€™s two-wheel enthusiasts demonstrating their restoration expertise. Andy Baldwin, a Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club…

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  • Davida announces ‘bubble’ visors

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    Davida has recently launched three brand new styles of full length D4Vi9A wrap-around visors, designed for open-face helmets… The visors are available in more than 10 different finishes, and all are made from 2mm polycarbonate, preformed in a variety of shapes, including the popular 1970s โ€˜Bubbleโ€™ style. With three adjustable sliding studs, all the new…

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  • New Year’s Day gathering, Brooklands

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    This was the most successful of the Brooklands New Year’s Day events so far, with more than 1,000 vehicles causing some minor traffic disruption as they tried to make their way into the venue via the old Campbell circuit… Motorcycles had a dedicated parking area just outside the old Clubhouse and formed a mixed line…

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  • The way we were: February

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    New lighting regulations, a new 98cc Villiers model and BSA dominates the annual Victory Trial in 1965… 1915 New vehicle lighting orders for the London Metropolitan Police District. For some time, faster vehicles (including motorcycles) have been required to carry a working red rear light or rear lights as appropriate, but slow vehicles including cycles,…

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