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.

  • The best Blade? Honda CBR1000RR-6 Fireblade

    The best Blade? Honda CBR1000RR-6 Fireblade

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    Amazing to think that this machine is not far off 20 years old –just look at it! Goes well, too. Bertie Simmonds makes the case for the RR-6 being the best Blade ever…

  • June 2025

    June 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.

  • Classic Ride: Kawasaki S2 350

    Classic Ride: Kawasaki S2 350

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    Kawasaki’s 350 triples are very possibly the hidden gems of the family, but don’t expect frugality! Steve Cooper rides the S2A.

  • May 2025

    May 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.

  • 1999 Suzuki SV650: still going strong

    1999 Suzuki SV650: still going strong

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    Twenty-five years on and still going strong: what is about Suzuki’s seminal SV650 family that makes them marvellous motorcycles? Read on.

  • Classic Ride: 1980 Suzuki GSX750

    Classic Ride: 1980 Suzuki GSX750

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    Steve Cooper falls for the charms of Suzuki’s second 750 four: the GSX750.

  • April 2025

    April 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.

  • March 2025

    March 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.

  • 1990 Suzuki RGV250: still sharp 35 years on

    1990 Suzuki RGV250: still sharp 35 years on

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    For many of us there’s only one sort of bike in mind when we think of a 250cc two-stroke: a race-replica, like Suzuki’s sublime RGV250. And it’s still sharp…

  • Take a look at the new Triumph Bonneville Bobber TFC – only 750 to be sold!

    Take a look at the new Triumph Bonneville Bobber TFC – only 750 to be sold!

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    If you like your Triumphs and love a Bobber – this is probably the ultimate bike for you This is a new Triumph Factory Custom (TFC) and only 750 will be sold around the world. They feature gloss carbon-fibre bodywork bits; two-tone paint, some of which is hand-finished (with the painter’s signature under the tank);…


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