Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
This is the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines. Subscribe here.

  • September 2024

    September 2024

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    Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.

  • Classic Ride: Honda V65 Magna

    Classic Ride: Honda V65 Magna

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    Is it a poor man’s V-Max or simply Honda hubris? Scoop hurtles towards the horizon on his mate’s Honda V65 Magna – known affectionately as ‘Red Molly’!

  • Test Ride: 2001-2005 Triumph 955i Tiger

    Test Ride: 2001-2005 Triumph 955i Tiger

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    Now more than 20 years old you can bag Triumph’s 955i Tiger adventure bike for around two grand. Bertie Simmonds goes big-game hunting…

  • August 2024

    August 2024

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    Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.

  • Classic Ride: Aprilia Tuono

    Classic Ride: Aprilia Tuono

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    Few bikes can put a smile on your face like a big-capacity V-twin and Aprilia’s Tuono family can probably put the biggest grin on yer mush. But don’t expect comfort or ease-of-use, says Bertie Simmonds…

  • Yamaha XS650: the best all-round Japanese classic?

    Yamaha XS650: the best all-round Japanese classic?

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    Big parallel twins are back in fashion, apparently, but Scoop rides an original example, Yamaha’s XS650C.

  • July 2024

    July 2024

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    Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.

  • Yamaha Fazer 1000 test ride: a modern classic?

    Yamaha Fazer 1000 test ride: a modern classic?

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    Yamaha’s Fazer 1000 was supposed to be THE naked litre-class bike, but strange pricing and fierce competition meant things didn’t go to plan. Andy Bolas rides the Fazer and finds its future as a classic is as bright as its paintwork.

  • Take another look: Suzuki TC185 ride

    Take another look: Suzuki TC185 ride

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    It may look like a TS185, sound like a TS185, and certainly moves like a TS185, but it isn’t a TS185. Low and behold it’s a TC185! A what? Yes, precisely!

  • June 2024

    June 2024

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    Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines, has a fantastic new issue lined up for you this month.

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