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  • General tips from Mark

    General tips from Mark

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    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

  • 1965 Honda CB72

    1965 Honda CB72

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    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

  • Suzuki VL800 Volusia

    Suzuki VL800 Volusia

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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 as I ride in top gear about 40-50mph, and as I lightly accelerate through the

  • Five minute fix – Throttle tubes

    Five minute fix – Throttle tubes

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    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

  • 1976 Suzuki GT550

    1976 Suzuki GT550

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    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&A: Fuel for thought?

    Q&A: Fuel for thought?

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    Our CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

  • Q&A: Suzuki T500 airbox inlet boot

    Q&A: Suzuki T500 airbox inlet boot

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    Our CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

  • Q&A: Fitting forks

    Q&A: Fitting forks

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    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!

  • 2002 Suzuki TS50X

    2002 Suzuki TS50X

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    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

  • 1998 Ducati 600SS

    1998 Ducati 600SS

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    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

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