Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
This is the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines. Subscribe here.
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Kawasaki KMX125 Buyer’s Guide: What to Check, What to Pay and Why This Two-Stroke Trail Bike Still Delivers
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Kawasaki KMX125 Buyer’s Guide: A Green-Laned Icon Worth Owning? Few learner-legal motorcycles capture the spirit of the late 1980s quite like the Kawasaki KMX125. First registered for UK roads in 1987, the KMX arrived at a time when the 125cc learner laws had firmly reshaped the market, pushing manufacturers to extract maximum excitement from small-capacity…
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January 2026
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.
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Love Lithium? Why Modern Motorcycle Batteries May Be the Wrong Upgrade for Classic Bikes
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Lithium motorcycle batteries have become increasingly fashionable in recent years, driven by their widespread use in consumer electronics, electric vehicles and modern machinery. Smaller, lighter and capable of delivering high cranking power, they are often marketed as an obvious upgrade over traditional lead-acid batteries. But are they really suitable for classic motorcycles? In this archive…
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Yamaha’s Fazer 600 punches above its weight
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If you want a practical and cheap machine that punches above its weight and also gives you the giggles – try a Fazer 600.
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November 2025
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.
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Classic Ride: Suzuki GT500
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Steve Cooper rides a standard and special Suzuki triple two-stroke
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October 2025
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.
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1974 Yamaha RD250A: pure 70s nostalgia
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What emotions do Yamaha’s air-cooled RDs conjure up for you then? Sights and sounds of the 1970s? Very possibly, says Yam twin-stroker sage Steve Cooper after sampling this Yamaha RD250A.
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September 2025
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.
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Classic Ride: 1977 Ossa Yankee 500SS
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The 1970s half-litre two-stroke twin that’s not Japanese: come and meet Ossa’s amazing Yankee 500SS. Yee-ha!
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