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Sunbeam S7
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Shaft-driven Sunbeams were a gentlemanly alternative to the rufty tufty vision of 50s motorcycling, when young men supposedly roared across the countryside on Nortons, Triumphs and BSAs…
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Bridgestone 175SR
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Bridgestone motorcycles established a reputation for solid engineering. The disc valve engines were well designed, simple to service and used the very best cutting edge materials including chromium plated bores in alloy cylinder castings…
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Zundapp KS750
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The Zündapp KS750 was designed as a go-anywhere, unbreakable military wagon, able to cope with extremes of weather…
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Honda CB125T part 2
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In part one I stripped Angie’s Honda CB125TDC engine down to sort out an oil burning problem. Now with the bike in bits I can take some time to examine the engine internals and sort out what work needs to be done to put the bike back on the road
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Kawasaki GT550
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It may have looked undramatic, but Kawasaki’s shaft-drive GT550 four proved to be a solid seller for around 20 years. John Nutting rode versions at the beginning and end of the run…
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AJS G6
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The 350cc ohv AJS is one of the iconic machines of the vintage era, famed for its light weight and sporty performance…
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Triumph Trident T160
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Triumph’s three cylinder Trident provided the signature sound for racers in the early Seventies and led to the best of the bunch, the T160, made for just a year from 1975…
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Honda CB750F
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Honda’s CB750F was a desperate attempt to keep its ageing SOHC 750 in the ring with the new DOHC contenders from Kawasaki and Suzuki…
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Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk2
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Moto Guzzi never did improve on the superbly designed original, as Rod Ker finds out in the saddle of its plastic-shrouded successor…
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Honda CB125T: part one
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Angie’s Honda CB125TDC has been languishing in a rather unloved state in the back of my shed for over a year, waiting for me to sort it out…
