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Dirty Deeds...
Done dirt cheap… CMM reader Keith Dickinson restores and rebuilds Honda’s CRM250 AR.
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.
1998 Honda NT650V Deauville
Dismiss the Deauville at your peril. After all, couriers, paramedics and the Police can’t be wrong, right?
Getting buff
James breaks out the polishing mop to cheer himself up
Industrial Relations
Tim Helme looks at some of the industrial shunter locations that could be encountered by Derby train crew on trips from 4 Shed in the 1980s/90s, most of which have now been consigned to history.
Deluxe Delight
Due to their commercial and often gritty roles, factory Split Window trucks remain stark by nature with few frills. But what if Volkswagen had built a Deluxe version? Here is a potential answer, in the shape of Mark Angus’ well-appointed 1964 Crew Cab. It even features an additional suicide door!
Porterbrook Donates Power Cars To 125 Group…
Two EMR Class 43s will enter preservation when they are retired from TOC service.
Back To The Start
If you’ve been following the VW scene since ’87-ish and/or recall issue 1 of VolksWorld, this car will need no introduction. However, for the benefit of those that may not recognise this particular rad ride, allow us to introduce Europe’s (first) most beautiful VW….
A Traffic With Pedigree
David Ratcliffe looks at the former Pedigree Petfoods traffic that ran to and from Melton Mowbray.
Out Of Africa
Among the Utes, this '66 Ghia certainly stands out. Having been with the same owner in South Africa for the last 47 years, it’s become a familiar sight on the twisting, mountainous roads of the Lesotho massif
Resurrecting Test Car 2
Having played its part in the acceptance testing and certification of many items of rolling stock, Test Car 2 has been deservedly saved. Dave Bower, who worked on it during the 1980s and 90s, and is now a member of the restoration team at the Great Central Railway, speaks to Christopher Westcott about this historic vehicle.
A Second Chance To See… Class 101 DMUs
Neville Hill visits the Mid-Norfolk Railway to resample a Class 101 DMU, formerly one of Britain’s most numerous and widely used units, and looks back to four notable runs.
Exploring Not Touring
Our time in Australia was coming to a close and selling our van was now at the forefront of our mind
Red Hot And Blue
When Chris Tuckwell bought his Night Blue bus, getting it converted was a bit of a mission, mostly due to two doors and a fridge
Blown Away At Beaulieu
Checking the weather prior to VW T Chill, things looked ominous. A summer gale was on the way and the event was going to be right in the middle of it
Another Place
Mike Trippitt and ‘George’ steal a few of days in the northwest, and discover miles of beaches, mysterious men looking out to sea, a nineteenth century pier and a gem of a museum
Berkeley Castle Festival Of Transport Show
A real A-Z of vehicles in the back garden of Berkeley Castle - and guess what they had for V?
The Benaiah XS
Custom motorcycles are built for many reasons, but the one common denominator is passion. In the case of this Yamaha XS650, two passions came together to create one very special motorcycle
Rhon Racer
When it comes to customising one of the new Indians, there is little doubt that the powerful and lightweight Indian Scout is by far and away the most popular choice for builders, whether they be professional or amateur customisers or even official dealers. Rhönmotor is a motorcycle shop which has on its doorstep some of the best serpentine motorcycling roads in Germany, the perfect playground for a café racer-style Scout…
Project Worldbeater: Part 5
Hell fire, it bloody runs! Not that it hadn’t been a frustrating few weeks, but the bloody thing was running. Hang on though, let’s step back a little...
Mobile Chaos MCC's Rock Night - Valley Of Lune Rugby Club, Lancaster, Lancashire
One of my favourite parts of being a biker is the fact that we are all different and this really is most obvious when we all get together at a rock night. You get the typical biker, then you have the lovely older lady dressed up for a night out in her floral dress and then when you look round the room you see the guy in the shirt with flowers on it chatting to the guy who looks like his cut-off never leaves his back…
Five Years On
We don’t feature too many Jawas in this magazine, yet the little Czech bikes have a lot of customising potential, something which Paul Kuijs from Holland has proved with this motorcycle
Dirt Quake
ARLINGTON STADIUM, HAILSHAM, EAST SUSSEX As you know, here at Casa 100% Towers, we like to look at any event which has promoted itself as alternative and DirtQuake has always been one of our favourites with all sorts of unsuitable contraptions being built for racing on a dirt track
A Dose Of Reality
Evans looks at how electric and autonomous vehicles aren’t necessarily all they’re cracked up to be…
The Lost Cause
Could you believe anyone would give a car such a negative name? No, neither could we, but appropriately enough, it was the moniker given to a…wait for it… Corvair limousine! Richard Heseltine explains all…
Booze Cruisin'
If your wine rack needs stocking up, why use your local off-license when you can get everything you need for half the price in France – and have a bloody good weekend whilst you’re at it!
Winter Hybernation
Winter months are long and gruelling… so how should you take care of your bike?
Streets Ahead
Just when you thought Triumph’s Street Triple couldn’t get any more brilliant, the Hinckley maestros crank it up a notch.
Living With A Bavarian Bullet: Gen 1 S1000RR
I’d heard loads of good things about theS1000RR, so after years and years of Fireblade ownership I decided to make a change and start searching for a Beemer to try.
And Now, The End Is Near…
DORNA MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP