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Workshop: Honda CB750K2 overhaul: 5
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Rod Gibson carries out the final tweaks and adjustments to our project Honda CB750K2 restoration, and it looks like it’s just left the factory. But what does it ride like?
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Workshop: Honda CB750K2 overhaul: 4
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Looking good! Our project Honda CB750K2 takes a big step towards completion, as Classic Mechanics editor Rod Gibson finishes the engine and re-fits the wheels and suspension…
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Workshop: Honda CB750K2 overhaul:2
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The engine from our restoration bike has given 33 years’ solid service and warranted a good looking-at before being pressed back into service. Now, I have to admit it’s some time since I last plunged into the innards of an sohc 750 Honda so I was relishing this opportunity to become reacquainted with the beast…
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Workshop: Honda CB750K2 overhaul: 1
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The Honda had given 33,000 miles of solid service but an overhaul was due, so it was time to think about getting the engine out of the frame for a closer inspection of its internals. Rod Gibson dons his overalls…
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A scintillating single
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The Venom sports version of the Velocette 500 single was added to the Veloce range in 1955 and rapidly won all-round approval…
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Kevin Ash
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It is with deep regret we report the death of Motor Cycle Monthly contributor Kevin Ash. He lost his life yesterday in South Africa while on a motorcycle launch…
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Rare Honda RC30 up for auction
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Auctioneer Bonhams is set to sell Fred Merkel’s Honda RC30 and a Yamaha TZ250W used by French star Jean-François Baldé in Paris on February 6-7…
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Straight from the plate: The 1925 Amateur TT
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By 1925, the Amateur TT was gaining momentum. First held in 1923, the third running, to start at 11am on September 10, attracted 47 entries (and 41 starters), with a 500cc capacity limit, though there was a separate cup for the best 350cc machine…
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The way we were: February 1963
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Snow, ice, bitter cold and sleet failed to deter thousands of enthusiasts converging on Gwrych Castle for the annual Dragon Valley…
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RME quick action throttles
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Don’t poo-poo these as ‘modern contraptions’. These give you the option of a modern throttle, adjustable for four different ratios of turn for your classic road or race bike…
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