The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs is to press for support for classic car and motorcycle owners amid concerns that a new petrol blend damages the fuel systems of older cars.

This Honda CBR900RR-S FireBlade is more than 25 years old, but take a walk around its flanks and it looks so clean, spotless and almost point-perfect.

Fifty years on, the programme to take the first humans to the moon is arguably our single greatest achievement.

With this year seeing the second running of this unique event at Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park, the weekend of June 22-23 also marks the 70th anniversary of the FIM World Sidecar Championship, which is the longest

When you buy a classic motorcycle – whether it’s a minty fresh white 1980 Yamaha RD250LC or a seen-better-days Honda FireBlade in the timeless red, white and blue livery – choosing the right insurer is

Exhaust specialist Delkevic has launched a new showroom and customer service centre with DK Motorcycles in Newcastle-under-Lyme – and customers can now check out its range of products in person, while getting information and advice

For two-wheeled fun and frolics of the classic variety come frosty Feb, you can’t beat the 39th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle show. Taking place over the weekend of Feb 2nd/3rd, the show once more

Kawasaki KT250! Yamaha Twins! Two stroke special! This month’s CMM has got the lot, Japanese classic after Japanese classic!

Thanks to poor weather over the Classic TT and the event’s subsequent poor attendance, Wemoto still has some of these lovely T-shirts up for sale! 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of Mike Hailwood’s glorious comeback

The latest issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is out now!

Bobbers are part and parcel of the specials scene now, and it’s the case that the major manufacturers have been producing these retro-styled factor specials for the last few years. In the December issue, we

One of the highlights of the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics’ Stafford Show over the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October is the huge Bonhams auction! Always a highlight, this year’s two-day auction

The latest issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is out now!

Fancy a TRX for the 21st century, yup, us too.

To celebrate the recent launch of its insurance for classic motorcycles, Bennetts will be hosting a display of iconic racing machinery

World Superbike legend Carl Fogarty and some iconic metal – it’s a winning combination as Sheffield’s The Bike Specialists throws open its doors for an OPEN DAY at the end of this month. Based in

If Yamaha still made the RD500LC, it might just look like this.

If you’re the type of rider that likes to switch up between light and dark visors depending on the light conditions, then this clever Visorstash from Oxford Products could be perfect for you.

Having established the term ‘Superbike’ the CB750, first launched at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1968, has firmly cemented its place in the history books and this year the iconic Honda duly deserves a

Mark Haycock is back with answers to all of your burning questions, but here are some of his general tips!

Our experts at CMM are back with all the answers to your questions!

We not only love to hear your questions, but we want to hear your own tips and hints too!

The latest issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is out now!

Our expert at CMM Steve Cooper gives his Five Minute Fix! 

It’s gonna be great! Our mates at Wemoto tell us what to expect this year… The Isle of Man’s biggest one-day event is coming up soon (Sunday 26th August). Here’s what you can expect. The

During the acronym-laden early Eighties each of the big four entered into the turbo race, viewed by many as a thinly-veiled willy-waving competition.

Before the all-conquering 1983 RD350YPVS there was this the liquid-cooled version of Yamaha’s popular RD400.

Re-scheduled owing to treacherous conditions prior to the original April 7th race date, blessedly warm sunshine greeted the competitors for the much-anticipated re-run of an event that original took place in 1946 and 1947!  So

The latest issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is out now! Get yours at any discerning newsagent or subscribe to get your copy delivered every month. ARCHIVE Bigging up our contributor! CMM MARKETPLACE Is a special,

Now this is a shock offer! YSS is offering 10% off their brilliant shock absorbers until July 15th. YSS is the world’s largest producer of aftermarket shock absorbers for motorcycles. These are made in-house to

Wemoto has expanded its range of Festival of Jurby Merchandise in a bid to raise more for the Manx Grand Prix Supporters’ Club’s injured riders and helicopter fund. Over the past three years, Wemoto has

The latest issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is out now! Get yours at any discerning newsagent or subscribe to get your copy delivered every month. ARCHIVE It’s been 40 years since Mike’s Island return. CMM

Since its opening in 1950, some of the most famous names in motor racing have left their tyre tracks around Castle Combe’s challenging tarmac… and now it’s your turn! Taking place across Friday 20th and

The latest issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is out now! Get yours at any discerning newsagent or subscribe to get your copy delivered every month. ARCHIVE Lovely shot of a Gus Kuhn boxer-twin racer! CMM

The late May Bank Holiday Monday will once again see local bikers gather for the Gary Routledge Ride and Show. This superb annual charity event has become a big feature of the North East motorcycling

At the recent Carole Nash The Classic Motorcycle Show over the April 21-22 weekend, our contributor Allen Millyard debuted his amazing six-cylinder RC replica – made from two FZR250 motors! This stunning machine’s build is

ARCHIVE Was this the pinnacle of Honda V4 design? CMM MARKETPLACE Rich man or poor man: we can find a V4 for you! CMM STUFF New kit, tools and tyres and stuff. CMM TESTED We

A stunning array of vintage, classic and modern classic machinery is part of an exhibition and auction in Belgium this weekend. More than 50 exotic machines help make up the 62 lots in this once-in-a-lifetime

Here are a few of the bikes up for auction this weekend! See previous story! https://en.millon-belgique.com

Endurance Legends has been confirmed for May 12-13, 2018, at Donington Park. This promises to build on the inaugural event from 2017 to showcase classic endurance racing at its best. The organisers Classic Bike Track

ARCHIVE On Any Sunday’s Bruce Brown remembered. CMM MARKETPLACE £2000 or £20,000 – we tell you where to spend it! CMM STUFF New kit, tools and tyres and stuff. Lovely! CMM TESTED We try stuff

ARCHIVE The nearly man of WSB who beat Doohan in 500s! CMM MARKETPLACE This month it’s the split market and adventure bikes! CMM STUFF New kit, tools and tyres and stuff. CMM TESTED We try

ARCHIVE We celebrate Randy Mamola’s GP career. CMM MARKETPLACE This month it’s how Zeds and Dukes do, plus ‘the class of 2018’. CMM STUFF New kit, tools and tyres and stuff. CMM TESTED We try

ARCHIVE Farewell to Barry’s bikes. CMM MARKETPLACE Auctions and big nakeds. CMM STUFF New kit, tools and tyres and stuff. Lovely! CMM TESTED We try stuff out. NEWS Views, news and what’s on. FEEDBACK WIN

ARCHIVE An AC Sanctuary masterpiece! CMM MARKETPLACE Want a quirky bike? You’ve come to the right place! CMM STUFF New kit, tools and tyres. CMM TESTED We try stuff out. NEWS Events, news and what’s

Advertisement feature Two of Barry Sheene’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 Sheene’s machines, The Broke FMX

ARCHIVE Farewell, Nicky Hayden. 2003 HONDA CB1300 Quick Spin on a future classic? Oh yes! NEWS News, views and what’s new. CALENDAR It’s July so put the Kettle on! FEEDBACK You’ve got a lot to

ARCHIVE 1982 World 500 MX champ Brad Lackey. 1979 KAWASAKI KH250 Quick Spin on a 70s legend! NEWS We bust the ton on Facebook and new Tamiya kits! CALENDAR June is Mackenzie month! FEEDBACK Praise,

Our CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

Our CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

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

Q: I’m a reader of Classic Motorcycle Magazine  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

Q: I’ve got a problem. After a run the bike is going okay, but while parked in the garage for a few days petrol leaked out through the breather pipe on to the floor. It

Q: I discovered your mag last year and a have been a reader ever since. I’m hoping, with all your years of accumulated experience, you may be able to help. CMM has inspired me to

If your bike has grease nipples use them; if it doesn’t, investigate if they can be retro-fitted. Pivot points on suspension systems need a regular supply of fresh, clean grease. Decades of dust, seasons of

Now and then you will find that a nut or bolt simply will not undo. You have tried everything: heat, penetrating oil and even an impact wrench but still the fastener remains resolutely tight. There

Q: I am having a bit of trouble with my Honda CB72, 1965 model, and I wonder if you can help. Apart from all the other work I have done for my restoration, I have

Q: My cruiser has recently developed an intermittent engine rattle, on tick-over the engine is okay, it seems to occur as I ride in top gear about 40-50mph, and as I lightly accelerate through the

Little spoils a bike like a graunching throttle. Cables are obvious and easy to lubricate but throttle tubes regularly get ignored. Whether it’s the conventional barrel type or early Japanese straight pull/scroll type the same

Q: The headlamp bowl was rusty and my mate gave me a new chrome one. Foolisly, I accepted and removed the headlamp in order to replace it. As you may know, in the shell there

Q: I have two valves out of a classic motorcycle (a Triumph) one and the other are the same size in all respects. The parts book gives a different parts numbers for each valve (inlet

Q:  I’m getting desperate here on the garage floor with my DT400B twin shock. Over the last two years since I bought it, I’ve tried everything I can think of to stop a nasty chugging

Never, ever, take a brake shoe lining for granted. Almost without exception Japanese shoes are fixed to their alloy carriers by adhesive alone; you rarely see rivets used. Eventually dampness, heat and time can and

Aqua blasting is all the rage at the moment. I’ve been doing it for years at home using a cheap B&Q pressure washer (£25) and a sandblaster pick up lance (eBay £9.99). I used to

How do you determine the correct angle for the handlebar controls? Sit on the bike, extend your fingers in line with your arms and lower your hands on to the grips. The levers should be

Q: I recently purchased a 1986 GSX R750G. It is a Jap import, but I have read in your magazine that these bike are restricted to 75bhp and it certainly does not feel as quick

Q: I am trying to find an aftermarket a 4-into-1 complete exhaust system for my 1100WT with no success. Could you tell me if any other models will bolt straight on, maybe a 1200 Bandit

Q: Do you know anyone who can check or test CDI units? And what are the obvious symptoms if a CDI unit is faulty? A: The usual symptom for a faulty CDI unit is no

Q: Can anyone help me? Do you know what other starter motor will fit this machine as I cannot get one and I’ve tried everywhere. A: This is a Mitsuba motor, identified as 36496 on

Q: With a cold engine it doesn’t respond to quick throttle openings. There is a bit of a difference once the engine is warm-though from about 55mph upwards, when the throttle is open to accelerate,

Whenever you replace a wheel spindle make sure it’s greased. As Japanese bikes rarely received lubrication to their axles when new they have a real propensity to corrosion weld themselves to the inner bearing race.

Q: Just to say how much I enjoyed the ‘Why forks fail’, article, but surely the primary cause of forks ending up needing repair work is, in my experience, accidental damage. So, the difficult and

1 When separating major engine components, a tap with a soft hammer helps to release the bond between them. If that does not work, don’t automatically use a bigger hammer: you have undone all the

Q: Hello, I’d appreciate your opinion on the need for coil replacement on my Z650 F1. I’ve recently fitted a Z750E1 engine into my Z650 frame, The bike is running fine but I’m wondering if

Q: I ran across CMM in a forum and like a parent with a poorly child I turn to you in hopes of saving my nearly-new bike. Don’t ignore me just as it’s ‘new’. I

Q: Hi, I am rebuilding a GL1100 GoldWing it has been stood since 1989 and it is fitted with a Pantera fairing, which I would like to keep on for the period look. Would you

Go to check/replace your front sprocket, grease the clutch push rod, inspect generator wiring etc. and you’re normally faced with something that looks like valve grinding paste lovingly mixed with a cow pat. And that’s

ARCHIVE Sons of the Desert: Peterhansel and XTZ. 1995 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD Chris Moss returns with a classic cruiser Quick Spin. NEWS New CRK Triumph kit and charity events galore! CALENDAR Where to go in May:

Updated just twice during its 16-year lifetime, we’re not sure we can wait for the next Hayabusa so we conjured up our own. 1998 was a great year for Superbikes not only did Yamaha gift

With a production run of 17 years, the much-loved ZZ-R600 was a fantastic middleweight sports tourer and remains a cheap buy today. We wonder what it would look like for the iPad generation…   A

If Suzuki built a big-bore two-stroke, it might just look like this. Welcome to our recreation of the awesome RG500 square four and the RGV250 V-twin… 1985 was the year Suzuki’s RG500 long-awaited answer to

The sunny side of the classic world, with the VJMC’s Steve Cooper Not every motorcycle on the classic show circuit is what it seems. Ironically and (possibly contentiously) certain elements of the scene are actually

The sunny side of the classic world, with the VMJC’s Steve Cooper Someone somewhere once opined: ‘No man is an island’ and as is the way of smart alecs he was, of course, right. Few

The sunny side of the classic world, with the VJMC’s Steve Cooper Okay, it’s well and truly shed season now. Lots of us are beavering away in wooden boxes, brick edifices and the like. If

The sunny side of the classic world, with the VMJC’s Steve Cooper The so-called riding season is well and truly over. Chances are you’ll be reading the marvellous pages of CMM mollycoddled with luxuries such

ARCHIVE Sheene’s Swedish set. 1992 HONDA GL1500 GOLD WING Bertie Simmonds rides the ultimate touring motorcycle. NEWS CMM contributors join Team Classic Suzuki for 4-Hour! CALENDAR Prescott Hill Climb, Stafford Show and much more! FEEDBACK

One of this  column’s  contacts came  out with a  statement  recently that frankly left  the author speechless. Yes,  I know it’s hard to believe  but it happened. The words  that halted any response  were ‘yes

ARCHIVE King Carl Fogarty in all his pomp. 1984 HONDA NIGHTHAWK Bertie Simmonds gets off quietly surprised! NEWS All of what’s occurring in the modern classic world. CALENDAR Be a mad March hare! FEEDBACK Your

ARCHIVE A very British Honda – the GB500TT. 1999 HONDA CBR600F-X Andy Bolas on the forgettable but fantastic F-X. NEWS All of what’s occurring in the classic bike world. CALENDAR It’s freezing Feb, but lots

ARCHIVE Suzuki’s gorgeous GS1000S. 1986 Yamaha RD500LC Andy Bolas on the Yamaha V4 big-bore two-stroke! NEWS Events, reports and what’s happening in our world. CALENDAR Happy New Year! FEEDBACK We love to hear from you!

ARCHIVE When the humble Super Dream ruled! 2000 Kawasaki ZX-12R Al Fagan rides a coming classic hyperbike. NEWS Events, reports and what’s happening in our world. CALENDAR Christmas is a-coming, the goose is getting fat…

If a new V-twin sportsbike appeared via Japan, we can only hope it’ll come from Suzuki, as they created a monster back in the 1990s.

What if Yamaha gave the Fizzy a real kick up the retro pants and morphed it into a modern-day machine?

It arrived in 1980 in a background of gasps – the public didn’t quite know what to make of the fastest the Suzuki ever.

The location is San Carlos in Venezuela and it would be an inauspicious start to their 500 campaign as a mechanical issue side-lined rider Kenny Roberts and reigning champ Barry Sheene would win. It wasn’t

ARCHIVE Wayne Rainey at the 1987 Transatlantic races. HONDA CB400/4 Mossy on the middleweight of the 1970s. NEWS Events, reports and what’s happening in our world. CALENDAR Remember, remember bikes are great in November! FEEDBACK

ARCHIVE Schwantz’s first superbike. 1997 DUCATI 748 SP CMM new boy Al Fagan on the mini 916. NEWS More from Bonhams and the CMM Stafford Show! CALENDAR October is looking packed! FEEDBACK Your views heard.

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