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Honda ST1100 Pan European part 2- Squeaking Pan
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Honda ST1100 Pan European part 2- Squeaking Pan

Something’s going ‘squeak’ in Allen’s Pan… wonder what it is?

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March 2020
The magic of Marcus
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The magic of Marcus

Rex’s Speed Shop in Sussex is a vital source of replacement ignition, generator and ignition systems for classic Japanese machines. John Nutting talked to Marcus Rex

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January 2020
Show time!
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Show time!

He’s been a busy bee, has our Allen, guest at three shows, he also continues his account of his SS100.

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January 2020
Sweet 16!
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Sweet 16!

Ducati’s 916 and racing homologation SP/SPS is a real keeper in the classic world, so says Paul Jayson.

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January 2020
Project Yamaha TX750 part 1 Pond hopping…
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Project Yamaha TX750 part 1 Pond hopping…

Oh dear, our Mark has had a few drinks and bought a bike online... from the USA! Welcome to his Yamaha TX750.

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January 2020
Curse of the clutch!
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Curse of the clutch!

As things progress on the Teutonic Boxer twin, Ralph asks: “Is this revenge for Brexit?”

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January 2020
50-Cent!
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50-Cent!

Young Jack Watts returns to CMM with a restoration love story that cost a pretty penny!

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January 2020
Ducati1098
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Ducati1098

With the aesthetically challenged 999 gone, Ducati went back to what they did best with the 1098.

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December 2019
Special Ks!
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Special Ks!

Paul Jayson from The Motorcycle Broker examines what happened to the market when our cover star and test machine was sold for £160,000.

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December 2019
Super Stafford!
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Super Stafford!

You came, we saw, you conquered the muddy car park. But it was still another superb Stafford Show!

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December 2019
Project Suzuki GSF600 Bandit Part 1 Game Changer
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Project Suzuki GSF600 Bandit Part 1 Game Changer

Modern bikes have gear position indicators, Bandits do not. Mike Cowton (below) gets help to fit one from Martin Goodwin (above!)

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December 2019
Magic Mini-Twin!
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Magic Mini-Twin!

What do you do when someone wants to show your one-off special, but you’ve sold it? If you’re Allen, you build another.

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December 2019
Project Steve Parrish Yamaha YDS3 Part 1 First Love!
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Project Steve Parrish Yamaha YDS3 Part 1 First Love!

Former British bike champ, world truck driving champ, commentator and full-time comedian Steve ‘Stavros’ Parrish buys his first love…

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December 2019
Honda CL350 Part 9 Final Fling!
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Honda CL350 Part 9 Final Fling!

It’s done and working – or is it? Mark and the CL head off into a haze of blue smoke…

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December 2019
Dirty Deeds...
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Dirty Deeds...

Done dirt cheap… CMM reader Keith Dickinson restores and rebuilds Honda’s CRM250 AR.

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December 2019
Chain Alignment Tools
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Chain Alignment Tools

This month’s ‘Tool of the Month’ will be of interest to all those who do even the simplest maintenance to all save shaf-driven bikes. I am going to look at the thorny issue of final drive chain alignment, a problem that many doing basic home servicing seem to gloss over. It is of paramount importance that the final drive chain and its driving and driven sprockets line up accurately.

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December 2019
1998 Honda NT650V Deauville
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1998 Honda NT650V Deauville

Dismiss the Deauville at your peril. After all, couriers, paramedics and the Police can’t be wrong, right?

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December 2019
Super Stafford!
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Super Stafford!

Millyard, mad motorcycles, Webbo and wicked restorations – what’s not to like about this year’s CMM/Carole Nash Stafford show?

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October 2019
Bye, Bye Blackbird…
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Bye, Bye Blackbird…

With a decade-long lifespan, there’s a Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird out there for everybody…

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October 2019
Yamaha FZS600 Fazer Part 4 Feeling Flushed!
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Yamaha FZS600 Fazer Part 4 Feeling Flushed!

The mighty Fazer 600 is up and running – though not quite as smoothly as we’d hoped.

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September 2019
Team Allspeed Part 5 Ups And Downs…
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Team Allspeed Part 5 Ups And Downs…

The Spa endurance race looms large, but all is not running smoothly at Team Allspeed as time runs out on them.

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September 2019
Suzuki RM80X Part 2 - Small Matters!
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Suzuki RM80X Part 2 - Small Matters!

Jeff’s 1981 RM80X might be small, but it has a huge heart. This month the bike is stripped bare and the frame repainted ready for assembly.

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September 2019
Project Kawasaki ZXR750J Classic TT racer part 1 Vac-packed!
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Project Kawasaki ZXR750J Classic TT racer part 1 Vac-packed!

CMM welcomes Mike Booth from our sister title Fast Bikes. Boothy wants to go to the classic TT with a ‘Hoover-pipe’ Kawasaki ZXR from 1991…

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September 2019
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Honda VFR750R (RC30)

If Honda built an RC30 tomorrow, it might just look like this.

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April 2017
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Capable Classic

Scoop reckons the Kawasaki Z650 may just be the best 1970s all-round classic out there.

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April 2017
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Power To The People

In Its 'Naked' Guise the Final Incarnation of the Venerable Powervalve Was Actually (if Not Politically) Correct and Lusted After as a Result. Andy Bolas Comes Over All 'Citizen Smith' for the N2!

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April 2017
2002 Triumph Speed Four
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2002 Triumph Speed Four

Under-rated and over-looked, Bertie Simmonds makes a case for remembering one of Triumph’s forgotten fours.

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September 2017
1999 honda cbr600 f-x
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1999 honda cbr600 f-x

often overlooked and considered ‘dull’ the cbr600 f-x nevertheless won hearts, minds and championships. how about 18 years on?

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february 2017
1984 Honda Nighthawk CB650 SC
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1984 Honda Nighthawk CB650 SC

It’s easy to fall into the trap of underestimating a motorcycle just because you don’t like its style – just ask Bertie Simmonds.

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March 2017
Shadow Boxer
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Shadow Boxer

Scoop finds out if Suzuki’s GT550J is still living in shadow of Kawasaki’s 500cc two-stroke triples.

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March 2017