Web Editor

  • Q&A: Fitting forks

    Q&A: Fitting forks

    Posted

    by

    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&A: Suzuki T500 airbox inlet boot

    Q&A: Suzuki T500 airbox inlet boot

    Posted

    by

    Our CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

  • Q&A: Fuel for thought?

    Q&A: Fuel for thought?

    Posted

    by

    Our CMM expert Steve Cooper answers YOUR questions!

  • 1995 BMW K1100LT

    1995 BMW K1100LT

    Posted

    by

    Q: Having followed the manual (or so I thought) to adjust the rear brake on my BMW K1100LT I was left on a dual carriageway with a seized rear brake. At first I felt it

  • 1977 Yamaha RD400

    1977 Yamaha RD400

    Posted

    by

    Q: I can’t seem to get electric power to my RD. When I turn the key I get no red or green light on the dash. This started after I hooked a charger to the

  • Mark’s Top Three Tips – Maintenance

    Mark’s Top Three Tips – Maintenance

    Posted

    by

    1 Locking washers were used in the past to stop nuts and bolts from coming undone, but the modern approach is to use a chemical solution: threadlocker. Do be aware of a few things though.

  • Your tip – Engine in the frame

    Your tip – Engine in the frame

    Posted

    by

    Having owned my RD400F for 12 years I decided it was time to restore the old girl. After spending a lot of time restoring the parts, one area for real concern was to place the

  • Five minute fix – Cleaning

    Five minute fix – Cleaning

    Posted

    by

    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

  • Honda GL1100

    Honda GL1100

    Posted

    by

    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

  • 2012 Yamaha Raider

    2012 Yamaha Raider

    Posted

    by

    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


Enjoy more classic motorcycle reading, Click here to subscribe to one of our leading magazines.