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Fab At 50!
Honda’s 750 Four set the world alight when it appeared in 1968 to establish the Superbike age. John Nutting rides one of the earliest examples to sample the sound and the glory.
Honda's Superb CB750
Fifty shades of grey nicely sums up the current Honda CB750 market.
Meet Tel at Stafford!
The Carole Nash CMM Show at Stafford on October 13-14 promises to be a biggie… just ask Terry Rymer.
The Price Is Right
Our resident expert Paul Jayson from The Motorcycle Broker spills the beans on prices for the ultimate CB750 models.
Suzuki GSX-R1100
How does a bored-out GSX-R1000 K5 in Slabbie styling sound to you?
Sort The Suspenders
He’s still not finished it: this is like War and Peace! Ralph sorts the suspenders…
Game Changer...
This month marks the 50thanniversary of Honda’s seminalCB750. It was 50 years ago that the almost futuristic shape of the Honda CB750 Four was first revealed at the Tokyo Automobile Show in October 1968.
Right Said Fred
Steve Cooper discovers a famous racing machine right on his door-step: Fred Merkel’s title-winning Honda RC30.
Frame Game
It’s time to finally get the RC374 on its wheels…
Putting A Damper On...
Scottie’s got an issue with his frame: and it’s all thanks to a safety device!
Regressive Theory
Mark Forsyth samples the sublime 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 asks the question: when sportsbike design start going backwards?
The Frame Game...
By the time you read this, the beauty pictured above will be at Salon Prive; but how was the frame made? Allen tells all...
Project Honda CBR1000F Part 1 - Saints Be Praised!
A 21-year-old range-topping sports-tourer for little more than a bag of sand? Heavens above!
Project Aprilia RS250 Part 2 - Harada And Faster!
Last issue we got the rolling chassis and the engine fitted and plumbed up. Now it’s time to get the RS on the road…
Sheene Machines At Prescott
Prescott Bike Fest will feature a number of very special bikes this year – including some once ridden by the legendary Barry Sheene
From Canine To K6!
One man’s loving restoration of a dog to a classy Honda CB175 K6.
Purple Haze!
Far out, man. This 1973 Candytone Purple H2 750 has totally blown Jeff’s brain
The End
There’s set up, a rotten rotor to sort and then a test ride: the mighty Zed is finished!
The First Cut Is The Deepest
What’s it like building one of CRK’s custom conversions? Nutters is about to tear apart a perfectly good Triumph tourer to find out. Ouch!
A Space Oddity!
This month Scoop is hooning around on one of the 1970s’ seriously overlooked strokers, the GT185. But why this cubic capacity Suzuki?
Bobber Dazzler?
Bertie Simmonds rides a characterful Moto Guzzi, but asks if this is just a fad too far?
Tight Fit!
Gawd he’s taken forever and been as miserly as Scrooge – but we can’t deny that (at last) Mark’s CB750 K2 looks magical!
Retro Reboot - Yamaha RD350N
Pure, stripped down fantasy, this is what a rebooted naked Powervalve could look like.
Parallel Lines
While the R1-Z didn’t officially come into the UK, there is a lot to love about this Yamaha parallel-twin two-stroke, according to Andy Bolas.
Race Paint Reps
As the saying goes: ‘You can’t polish a turd, but you can paint it!’ Scott Redmond looks at prices of the custom-painted race replica
Project Kawasaki H2C Part 1 Purple Pain!
Meet Purple Pain (apologies to Prince). She is Ralph’s widow maker and she is not quite right, as you will find out.
Project Triumph Daytona 1200 Part 1 Mellow Yellow!
What’s this big yellow lump doing in the collection of our mate Andy Bolas? Doesn’t he only like Jap bikes?
Project Honda VFR800 Part 1 - Hedge fun-d!
Meet biking barber Jonny Hedges: he's a whipper-snapper who collects bikes, wheelies dirt bikes and loves his Honda V4s!
Birth Of Zed Power
Every month we take a look at the classic motorcycle market with a range of industry experts. This month, Paul Jayson from The Motorcycle Broker and our very own Scott Redmond look at high-performance yardsticks and Kawasakis in particular.
Honda VF1000R
So Honda finally gave us the V4 sports bike we’d been waiting for but the beautiful RC213V is horrendously expensive. How about a V4 for us non-lottery winners?