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The ‘C' word!
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The ‘C' word!

With the boss about to go have fun on one of Nick Crocker’s bikes (ex-Steve Hislop YZF750) at Sywell.

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June 2020
Pressing Times!
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Pressing Times!

Our Allen gets himself pressed into action to sort out his crankshaft.

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5 mins  |
June 2020
Crash course!
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Crash course!

With pre-testing and the opening CB500 round under their belts it was time for some schooling for our Fast Berks, a lesson via the school of hard knocks!

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7 mins  |
June 2020
Being bore-ing…
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Being bore-ing…

A tool that few people I know own is a borescope. The medical boys have used them for years and yes, I’ve suffered ‘that’ indignity before you ask!

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June 2020
Project Yamaha TZR250 3MA part 2 Four-Into-One!
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Project Yamaha TZR250 3MA part 2 Four-Into-One!

Jeff has the lucky job of turning four 3MA motors into one screaming two-stroke… he’s quite excited!

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3 mins  |
May 2020
Yamaha YDS1 part 4 Nervous breakdown!
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Yamaha YDS1 part 4 Nervous breakdown!

The Yamaha YDS1’s stripped back to the bare bones, but a nervy Scoop wonders what lies within!

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2 mins  |
May 2020
Project BMW R1100 RS part 1 Don't start!
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Project BMW R1100 RS part 1 Don't start!

Or is it part four? Well, part four of our Kev’s missives and it’s the end of a very long road for his high-mileage BMW!

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6 mins  |
May 2020
Sawing and welding
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Sawing and welding

Allen is doing yet more sawing and welding on the motor of his Kawasaki ‘Super-Six’!

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5 mins  |
May 2020
Conkers, lovely conkers!
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Conkers, lovely conkers!

Tuner, engineer, rider

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4 mins  |
May 2020
Cog-swapping! Kawasaki H2C part 5
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Cog-swapping! Kawasaki H2C part 5

Seems like our Ralph is back with the terror that is the purple pain! What now, Un-Wreck It Ralph?

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5 mins  |
May 2020
Project CRK Café Racer Triumph 1200 part 8 Crossed wires
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Project CRK Café Racer Triumph 1200 part 8 Crossed wires

Just when he thought that it would be plain sailing with the CRK 1200 Roadster project, Nutters hit the rocks!

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9 mins  |
May 2020
BMW R1100S part 6 The comic strip!
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BMW R1100S part 6 The comic strip!

Part six of the 160,000-mile Boxer and Ralph shouts from the workshop: “Will my German stripping ever end?” But in a Somerset-y, not Saxony accent!

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6 mins  |
May 2020
Crimp my style!
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Crimp my style!

Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk. So he knows what works.

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May 2020
A Shaw thing!
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A Shaw thing!

CMM reader Malcolm Shaw is a self-taught spanner-man with a penchant for making specials…

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6 mins  |
May 2020
Hybrid heaven!: Project Kawasaki Hybrid part 8
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Hybrid heaven!: Project Kawasaki Hybrid part 8

Or is it hybrid hell? Our own Scoop returns with tales of this 500/400/250 mish-mash! Will he survive such mental anguish?

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February 2020
YZR-esurrected!: Project Yamaha YZR500 part 1
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YZR-esurrected!: Project Yamaha YZR500 part 1

What do you do if you’re offered a former factory YZR500 that you once raced? You procrastinate for several months and count your pennies…

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February 2020
PARTS BIN PERFECT!
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PARTS BIN PERFECT!

Andy Bolas rides a Yamaha RZ250R, which he finds shares many parts from other tiddler Yamaha models.

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February 2020
Gold digger!: Project Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 3
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Gold digger!: Project Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 3

Our own Paul Berryman seems to be panning for gold… but what are the nuggets in the 2004 R1 sump pan?

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February 2020
Bath time!: Project Yamaha RZV500R part 5
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Bath time!: Project Yamaha RZV500R part 5

There’s nothing like a refreshing bath after a hot Australian Summer’s day, even if it is in diesel and kerosene…

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February 2020
Basket case!
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Basket case!

We’re inside the back of a clutch basket and there are no listed spares. Welcome to part one of sorting a clutch’s shock absorber.

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February 2020
Apache hunter!: Project Suzuki TS400 part 2
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Apache hunter!: Project Suzuki TS400 part 2

All you never wanted to know about Suzuki TS400 and more! And knowing Scoop, probably some you didn’t… hee hee!

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4 mins  |
February 2020
Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 4 How 8 goes into 1!
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Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 4 How 8 goes into 1!

Poor PB is rueing his choice of track-day steed – but with some patience and research he may just have tracked down some rare parts…

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6 mins  |
April 2020
Two-stroke Know How part 1 Two-stroke guru!
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Two-stroke Know How part 1 Two-stroke guru!

We get to meet a two-stroke fan and engineer who rides the bikes he modifies.

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April 2020
Suzuki TS400 Apache part 4 Indian country!
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Suzuki TS400 Apache part 4 Indian country!

Thanks to the internet Scoop is able to inspect his latest purchase remotely!

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April 2020
Project Triumph Daytona 1200 part 2 Key decisions!
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Project Triumph Daytona 1200 part 2 Key decisions!

Oh dear! A simple sort out of the mighty 1200cc Daytona has left our Andy B with a big list of things to find and sort! And where are the keys?

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April 2020
Cutting the wire!
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Cutting the wire!

When repairing electrical faults or fully rewiring a bike the first thing you will want is a method of cutting the wire and removing the insulation.

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April 2020
Project Yamaha YZR500 part 2- Master Blaster!
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Project Yamaha YZR500 part 2- Master Blaster!

With 160bhp going through it, the YZR clutch needs to be up to the job. Niall’s wasn’t! What else did he find lurking under the fairing?

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5 mins  |
March 2020
Multimeters!
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Multimeters!

If you have an electrical fault on your bike the only realistic way to find it is with a multimeter.

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3 mins  |
March 2020
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Max Zed Vroom!

The proof of the pudding is in the eating, right? That’s why we ride a very trick one-owner 1976 Z900 A4 from BuzzWorkz!

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7 mins  |
March 2020
Project Suzuki TS400 Apache part 3- Scoop scalped!
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Project Suzuki TS400 Apache part 3- Scoop scalped!

The silly old fool has apparently found the bike of his dreams... in America! He’s about to be financially scalped by an Apache!

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4 mins  |
March 2020

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