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  • Constellation gearbox mods

    Constellation gearbox mods

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    I found reading about the Royal Enfield (Constellation) on page 36 of the June issue of Classic Bike Guide very interesting. It reminded me of when my two boys and I rode Enfield bullets in

  • Money doesn’t buy happiness good advice

    Money doesn’t buy happiness good advice

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    Like you say in Classic Bike Guide’s July editorial, not everyone has £10,000 for a bike – I never have. I would guess my collection of sometimes running semi-wrecks (although I don’t include my Honda

  • Duking it out with a Goldie

    Duking it out with a Goldie

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    Following the Gold Star vs Thruxton article (June 2019 edition), and my brother (Chris Briston) visiting us last week from the USA, and the June ‘Where are they now?’ letter, I was prompted to write

  • Show Us Yours: Kawasaki GPZ750 Turbo

    Show Us Yours: Kawasaki GPZ750 Turbo

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    Take a look at Ian Cleveley’s Kawasaki GPZ750 Turbo! Here’s what Ian had to say about his bike!

  • A reply from Pete Crawford

    A reply from Pete Crawford

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    Dear Dick I’m so glad that you enjoyed the recent Ray Knight and Mick Boddice pieces. I’ve always had a soft spot for the chairs and production racers. They never quite commanded the same status

  • Stand aid

    Stand aid

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    I’ve read in OBM, and other mags, plaintive messages from older riders who are selling bikes because of difficulty with machine weight, especially when lifting on to centre stands. One method suggested by Tony Groves

  • SEPTEMBER ISSUE OUT NOW!

    SEPTEMBER ISSUE OUT NOW!

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    Suzuki GS750! Aprilia Moto 6.5 Ridden! Puch VZ50! This month’s Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine has got the lot!

  • Place correction

    Place correction

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    With regards to the Louie McLean article in the August 2019 issue and the statement that her husband George “went on to run a motorcycle dealership in Perthshire”. George McLean’s business was in Dundee and

  • Webster stars at Stafford

    Webster stars at Stafford

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    Steve Webster, the most successful sidecar racer of all time, will be guest of honour at the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show this October. He always attracted a large audience during his racing days,

  • Rider identification

    Rider identification

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    I have just opened my copy of the July mag and noticed that on page 28 you have named the rider on the sidecar as possibly being Bruce Main-Smith. I can say that the rider


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