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  • Southern 100 Life Member

    Southern 100 Life Member

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    John Byrne, who joined the committee of the then Southern Motorcycle Club in 1970 and transferred to the newly formed Southern 100 Motorcycle Racing Club in 1981, has been made a life member of the

  • Des Collins: A Personal Tribute

    Des Collins: A Personal Tribute

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    Des Collins put more in to road racing in the Island than most people are aware of. In a wonderful, personal tribute, Ronnie Russell paints a picture of an exceptional man… I first met Des

  • Vee time too

    Vee time too

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    ALL OF A SUDDEN – and it always somehow comes as a complete surprise – the clocks spring forward and winter’s gone. You can perform physics as well as I can, and we both know

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Five minute fix – Greasing points

    Five minute fix – Greasing points

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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 suspension systems need a regular supply of fresh, clean grease. Decades of dust, seasons of

  • 1981 Suzuki GSX750

    1981 Suzuki GSX750

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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 years of accumulated experience, you may be able to help. CMM has inspired me to


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