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High Calibre Coatings!
If powder-coat and standard paint just ain’t good enough, who ya gonna call? Scoop may have the answer.
Hundred Pound Hound!
Started at last! Will he finally get a project finished?
Perfect Prescott!
Who better to send to the ninth annual Prescott Bike Festival than the man who attends every ruddy year? Yup — Allen Millyard.
Honda GL1200 Gold Wing Aspencade
Want to travel in style while looking like 330 kilos of rust? Scottie’s got just the bike for you!
Ducati 999
We all love a fairy tale, so – in retrospect – is Ducati’s 999 still an ugly sister, or an ugly duckling about to become a beautiful swan?
Back In The Saddle
Meet CMM staffer Mike Cowton and read about how a grizzled old Rocker suddenly became all mod(ern) and bought an old Bandit!
Combe Calling!
If you like old Jap bikes having a top time on hallowed Tarmac, then head to Wiltshire in July
Ram Raider
Scoop gets to ride a rather rare 60s twin: Suzuki’s T305
The Forgotten Four
40 years on from its debut, our old mukka Jon Bentman —returned to CMM — argues that the Honda CB900FZ deserves full icon status...
Va-Va-Voom!
If there’s one engine layout machine you have to own at least once in your life, it’s a V-twin – but which one?
Adrenaline Junkies
If there’s anything better than a big powerful bike, it’s a small powerful bike. John Nutting gets out of his comfort zone and onto a pair of Yamaha TZR250 two-stroke V-twins
Holiday Fun-D
CMM reader Tim Partington had a plan for his 50th: a top holiday away with missus Nicole. Then this bike happened…
Paint Your Wagon!
As cool as she looks naked in the living room, it’s now time to fix the GSX-R 10/11’s clothes and get her ready for that first road-ride date.
Project Honda CB750 K2 Part 18 - Tank Lining Two!
As we approach the end of his ‘working’ restoration, Mark shows us the last part of sorting the tank.
Winter Wonderland!
Classic motorcycling in the British winter is, for many, limited to working in the garage – so riding classic BMWs in Andalusia southern Spain is the perfect winter riding tonic!
Christmas Cracker!
Our favourite youngster gets back in amongst it with a ‘surprise’ Christmas gift that kept on giving…
Fairing Fever!
In his penultimate piece on the RC374, our Allen gets on with the fairing.
Dave Jefferies And The R1
This may seem a bold claim, but it could be argued that the talents of just one man and the prowess of a new sports bike combined to destroy the Honda V4’s grip on the big Isle of Man TT races.
Little Gem
Scoop samples a cute little Kawasaki B8S and comes away most impressed.
Tight Club
If you like riding bikes fast, there comes a time in your life where only track days will scratch that itch. And old bikes make great track day bikes…
Yamaha FZR600 Racer Part 2 - Cut And Shut
It’s carb fiddling and plastic cutting for our mate Brooksie with his FZR600 ‘homage’ racer!
Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer
Our Bertie this month waves a flag for the slightly saner version of the R1…
Project Yamaha Fazer 600 Part 2 Cam-Chain Of Fools!
Al has picked up a neglected Fazer to pass the time while his turbo ZRX is at the exhaust welders. He’s made a mixed bag of discoveries this month. Would you like the good news or the bad news first?
Air Cool!
In the first of a series, we look at the best classic clubs in the country: First up, those cool cats with cool Kats (and other bikes) of Air Cooled Suzuki.
Back To The Future
Our Allen gets on with making an old-school Brit bike into a V-twin! This month he's concentrating on the motor and making it look 'factory'.
Kicking Up A Stink
He’s finally listening to ‘she who must be obeyed’ as Ralph gets to work on his wife’s Kawasaki Z650 clutch.
Finally Finished!
It’s time to put the fairing back on the RG500 and hope that there are no leaks or squeak.
Sizzling Hot
Niall’s R1 is coming along a-pace, but sadly a fire had left him downpipe-less!
The Sparks Are Flying
Nutters gets down and dirty and starts cutting away more redundant parts. When will the phoenix rise from the ashes?
Set To Stun!
Open the champagne! Alan Dowds’ motorcycle odyssey continues in CMM