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Better than money in the bank?

Better than money in the bank? You can’t have escaped how things have been out there recently, in the big, bad world. Covid-19’s grip on the globe may be loosening somewhat, but the effects of it and other factors (yes, the B-word, Brexit) also means that things have been a little unpredictable here in the UK. I’m not sure about you, but – for the first time in my professional life – I’m worried, really worried about making ends meet. Now, I’m luckier than most and I can see that my ‘dilemma’ is nothing of the sort. To pay my doubling energy bills, I will simply sack off a couple of my (many) monthly treats. With a nice glass of Chardonnay being one of them, this could even be good…

Better than money in the bank?

Better than money in the bank?

You can’t have escaped how things have been out there recently, in the big, bad world. Covid-19’s grip on the globe may be loosening somewhat, but the effects of it and other factors (yes, the B-word, Brexit) also means that things have been a little unpredictable here in the UK. I’m not sure about you, but – for the first time in my professional life – I’m worried, really worried about making ends meet. Now, I’m luckier than most and I can see that my ‘dilemma’ is nothing of the sort. To pay my doubling energy bills, I will simply sack off a couple of my (many) monthly treats. With a nice glass of Chardonnay being one of them, this could even be good for my overall health… With the clouds of…

Better than money in the bank?

TONY JEFFERIES: 1948 – 2021

Tony Jefferies, part of the famous dynasty of Yorkshire motorcycle racers and businessmen, died at the end of December 2021, aged 73. It was inevitable that Tony would become a motorcyclist and racer. The family business was begun by Joe, his grandfather, in 1917, and father Allan was a racer as well as starting Allan Jefferies Motorcycles, which today is the UK’s longest-serving BMW dealer. Tony joined the motorcycle industry straight from school, working for both BSA and Triumph; this led him to venture into road-racing from 1968. He joined his father’s firm in 1970 and also won his first major race at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. A year later he would take two Isle of Man TT wins in the Formula 750 TT and the 350 Junior classes. He would also scoop second…

TONY JEFFERIES: 1948 – 2021

The latest riding kit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more!

HJC RPHA 70 CARBON HELMET This is a sports-touring helmet fully ECE approved, which is exceptionally compact and lightweight. It features great venting; a quick-release, flat visor with tear-off posts (available separately); an integral drop-down anti-fog sun-shield; and an anti-bacterial lined, removable/washable interior. Oh, and for us speccy wearers, ‘glasses grooves’ are also included… She’s also got a five-year warranty! Comes in the usual sizes… www.oxfordproducts.com SIMOTA FILTERS Simota has been a big name in air-filter technology for the last 30 years. Formed in 1991, Simota has been a leading supplier of replacement air-filters in the car world and they’ve been doing it for bikes, too. Simota offers a wide variety of filters via UK importer Wemoto and that means various prices, too. This one fits a number of Triumph’s modern-ish retros, such as…

The latest riding kit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more!

TONY JEFFERIES: 1948 – 2021

cmm Archive TONY JEFFERIES: 1948 – 2021 PICS: MORTONS ARCHIVE Tony Jefferies, part of the famous dynasty of Yorkshire motorcycle racers and businessmen, died at the end of December 2021, aged 73. It was inevitable that Tony would become a motorcyclist and racer. The family business was begun by Joe, his grandfather, in 1917, and father Allan was a racer as well as starting Allan Jefferies Motorcycles, which today is the UK’s longest-serving BMW dealer. Tony joined the motorcycle industry straight from school, working for both BSA and Triumph; this led him to venture into road-racing from 1968. He joined his father’s firm in 1970 and also won his first major race at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. A year later he would take two Isle of Man TT wins in the…

TONY JEFFERIES: 1948 – 2021

The latest riding kit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more!

cmm Stuff The latest riding kit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more! HJC RPHA 70 CARBON HELMET This is a sports-touring helmet fully ECE approved, which is exceptionally compact and lightweight. It features great venting; a quick-release, flat visor with tear-off posts (available separately); an integral drop-down anti-fog sun-shield; and an anti-bacterial lined, removable/washable interior. Oh, and for us speccy wearers, ‘glasses grooves’ are also included… She’s also got a five-year warranty! Comes in the usual sizes… www.oxfordproducts.com SIMOTA FILTERS Simota has been a big name in air-filter technology for the last 30 years. Formed in 1991, Simota has been a leading supplier of replacement air-filters in the car world and they’ve been doing it for bikes, too. Simota offers a wide variety of filters via UK importer Wemoto…

The latest riding kit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more!

Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned

ALCOSENSE LITE 2 Being only 18, I’m new to both bikes and alcohol, so my dad got me one of these for Christmas: the AlcoSense Lite 2. He felt it was important for me to be careful about the ‘morning after’ when it came for me to head out on my Yamaha TW125 or TDR125 when I needed to head off to work as a trainee tree surgeon. I’ve basically been ‘schooled’ by my dad as to how important it is to be wary the next morning after even a few drinks. I started using this machine at the weekend when I was not heading into work, just to see what readings it gave, despite how I felt. As background, the AlcoSense Lite 2 is the entry-level personal breathalyser in the range. It…

Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned

Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned

cmm Tested Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned ALCOSENSE LITE 2 Being only 18, I’m new to both bikes and alcohol, so my dad got me one of these for Christmas: the AlcoSense Lite 2. He felt it was important for me to be careful about the ‘morning after’ when it came for me to head out on my Yamaha TW125 or TDR125 when I needed to head off to work as a trainee tree surgeon. I’ve basically been ‘schooled’ by my dad as to how important it is to be wary the next morning after even a few drinks. I started using this machine at the weekend when I was not heading into work, just to see what readings it gave, despite how I felt. As background,…

Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned

HIGHWAY CODE CHANGES

This year sees a number of important changes affecting motorcyclists, thanks to updates to the Highway Code. A new ‘Hierarchy of Road Users’ has come into use, which sets up a scale of responsibility from the biggest to the smallest road users: effectively, this ranges from lorry drivers (big responsibility as they can do most damage if things go wrong) down to pedestrians (small responsibility.) As you can guess, we are somewhere in the middle along with car drivers, which is strange as we are considered to be more vulnerable than them. The updated Code explains this new hierarchy as: ‘…a concept that places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy’. It continues: ‘Everyone suffers when road collisions occur, whether they…

HIGHWAY CODE CHANGES

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ‘CLASSIC TATS’?

That’s the question one of the strange public relations has thrown up for us recently, when it was revealed that Harley-Davidson is the third most ‘tattooed’ brand on people’s skin around the world… Yes, someone (a company called dealA) researched that Harley owners love their tattoos showing their two-wheeled allegiance by having the logos/machines/eagles, etc. on their skin. Apparently, Harley-Davidson has inspired around 11,804 Instagram posts about their tattoos worldwide. Research noted that the most tatted brand on Instagram was Disney and associated characters (474k tattoos) with Nintendo in second (43k tats)! Other brands included the likes of LEGO, Nike, BMW (we’re guessing cars), Tesla and Jeep, and even Coca-Cola. This leaves us asking: where are other bike brands? So – come on CMM readers – if you’ve got a motorcycle tattoo,…

HIGHWAY CODE CHANGES

cmm News HIGHWAY CODE CHANGES This year sees a number of important changes affecting motorcyclists, thanks to updates to the Highway Code. A new ‘Hierarchy of Road Users’ has come into use, which sets up a scale of responsibility from the biggest to the smallest road users: effectively, this ranges from lorry drivers (big responsibility as they can do most damage if things go wrong) down to pedestrians (small responsibility.) As you can guess, we are somewhere in the middle along with car drivers, which is strange as we are considered to be more vulnerable than them. The updated Code explains this new hierarchy as: ‘…a concept that places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy’. It continues: ‘Everyone…

HIGHWAY CODE CHANGES

MANX GRAND PRIX CHANGES

The Manx Grand Prix will be scaled back from 14 days to nine, with the Classic TT event not officially being included in the event itself. The basic need has been to reduce the cost of the event and ensure marshalling cover for the Manx GP. This is following a review by both the Manx Motor Cycle Club and IOM’s Department for Enterprise. This year’s event will take place between August 21 and 29 with the 2023 event marking the centenary of the Manx Grand Prix. Of course the removal of the actual ‘Classic TT’ rings a little hollow, but the organisers are quick to say that classic machinery will continue to be raced under the Manx Grand Prix banner and the modern classes will come more into line with those used…

MANX GRAND PRIX CHANGES

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ‘CLASSIC TATS’?

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ‘CLASSIC TATS’? That’s the question one of the strange public relations has thrown up for us recently, when it was revealed that Harley-Davidson is the third most ‘tattooed’ brand on people’s skin around the world… Yes, someone (a company called dealA) researched that Harley owners love their tattoos showing their two-wheeled allegiance by having the logos/machines/eagles, etc. on their skin. Apparently, Harley-Davidson has inspired around 11,804 Instagram posts about their tattoos worldwide. Research noted that the most tatted brand on Instagram was Disney and associated characters (474k tattoos) with Nintendo in second (43k tats)! Other brands included the likes of LEGO, Nike, BMW (we’re guessing cars), Tesla and Jeep, and even Coca-Cola. This leaves us asking: where are other bike brands? So – come on CMM…

MANX GRAND PRIX CHANGES

cmm News MANX GRAND PRIX CHANGES The Manx Grand Prix will be scaled back from 14 days to nine, with the Classic TT event not officially being included in the event itself. The basic need has been to reduce the cost of the event and ensure marshalling cover for the Manx GP. This is following a review by both the Manx Motor Cycle Club and IOM’s Department for Enterprise. This year’s event will take place between August 21 and 29 with the 2023 event marking the centenary of the Manx Grand Prix. Of course the removal of the actual ‘Classic TT’ rings a little hollow, but the organisers are quick to say that classic machinery will continue to be raced under the Manx Grand Prix banner and the modern classes…

MANX GRAND PRIX CHANGES

Specials: they divide the classic scene like little else.When the likes of Allen Millyard started sawing up Kawasaki two-stroke triples and four-stroke fours a few, vociferous, purists cried heresy but the rest of us just stood back in awe, scratching our heads. Other, likewise, talented individuals have done similar with various Yamahas to deliver triples and fours both air- and liquid-cooled. Then there are the Honda devotees who craft eight and 12-cylinder combos from the likes of SOHC fours and DOHC sixes. Clever doesn’t even come near it! Back in the day YamaGammas were a ‘thing’ – a TTTTs (Tuned To The Tits) Yamaha Powervalve shoehorned into an early Suzuki RG250 chassis thereby giving the best of both worlds at the time. Others, the lovers of the pure clean lines of…

WELSH CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE FESTIVAL

The Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club is proud to announce that the Welsh Classic Motorcycle Festival will take place over May 28 and 29. Taking place at the Anglesey Circuit/Trac Môn, the WCMF will be a premier weekend of classic and modern classic motorcycle action both on and off track at one of the UK’s best race tracks. Track sessions and parades will run all weekend on the Coastal Circuit, while the dedicated show and trade area on the Tom Pryce Loop will be headlined by the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club (VJMC) as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary and will be supported by many other motorcycle clubs of all makes and marques from throughout the UK. Landmark anniversaries will be celebrated with displays and parades for the BSA Rocket Gold Star (60 years), Kawasaki…

WELSH CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE FESTIVAL

PRE-ORDER YOUR CMM!

PRE-ORDER YOUR CMM! Want the next issue of CMM? Of course you do! Then it’s simple. Subscribing is best but, failing that, why not pre-order? Simply scan the fuzzy circular thing with your smartphone (c’mon, we’ve all got one) and off you pop! Alternatively, if you like what you see coming up in the next issue (see page 105 for more) then go to: www.classicmagazines.co.uk/issue/preorder where you can pre-order all of Mortons’ wonderful magazines. Even ones about trains, cars or towpaths……

PRE-ORDER YOUR CMM!

SCOOPERMAN! The sunny side of the classic world, with the VJMC’s Steve Cooper Specials: they divide the classic scene like little else.When the likes of Allen Millyard started sawing up Kawasaki two-stroke triples and four-stroke fours a few, vociferous, purists cried heresy but the rest of us just stood back in awe, scratching our heads. Other, likewise, talented individuals have done similar with various Yamahas to deliver triples and fours both air- and liquid-cooled. Then there are the Honda devotees who craft eight and 12-cylinder combos from the likes of SOHC fours and DOHC sixes. Clever doesn’t even come near it! Back in the day YamaGammas were a ‘thing’ – a TTTTs (Tuned To The Tits) Yamaha Powervalve shoehorned into an early Suzuki RG250 chassis thereby giving the best of…

Popham pops up!

After a two-year hiatus the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club’s legendary auto-jumble is back and ready to supply those rare parts you’ve been looking for. Everything from a washer through to a project and even running classics will be up for grabs on Sunday, April 3 at Popham Airfield, Hampshire (SO21 3BD for your sat-nav). The gates open at 8am and close at 2pm. Entry is £5 per person for the public and £10 per pitch for traders with no need to pre-book either. So, yes, you can find those elusive parts you’ve been looking for or move on that shed full of bits you’ve been tripping over for years! Whack that date and location in your diary – Sunday, April 3, Popham Airfield, Hampshire SO21 3BD.…

Popham pops up!

MOTO CULTURE WATCHES

Former 500cc Grand Prix rider Niall Mackenzie and some-time CMM contributor is helping to plug these subtle and classy Moto Culture watches. Each Moto Culture watch represents a particular 500cc Grand Prix team that we supported during those halcyon days of the late 1980s/early 1990s. Teams like Rothmans Honda, Lucky Strike Suzuki and Marlboro Yamaha are captured in these limited edition timepieces. This was from a time where the likes of Wayne Gardner, Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey battled for victory in the blue riband 500cc two-stroke class. Each watch costs £299 and features a Seiko vk63 chronograph movement and leather strap, and is waterproof to five atmospheres: www.motoculture.co.uk…

MOTO CULTURE WATCHES

WELSH CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE FESTIVAL

cmm News WELSH CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE FESTIVAL The Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club is proud to announce that the Welsh Classic Motorcycle Festival will take place over May 28 and 29. Taking place at the Anglesey Circuit/Trac Môn, the WCMF will be a premier weekend of classic and modern classic motorcycle action both on and off track at one of the UK’s best race tracks. Track sessions and parades will run all weekend on the Coastal Circuit, while the dedicated show and trade area on the Tom Pryce Loop will be headlined by the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club (VJMC) as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary and will be supported by many other motorcycle clubs of all makes and marques from throughout the UK. Landmark anniversaries will be celebrated with displays and parades…

WELSH CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE FESTIVAL

WIN! EVERY MONTH

We’re giving away a brace of top prizes. For the Star Letter, it is a Key Collection bike goody of some description, be it helmet, jacket, jeans or boots, and for the semi-Star Letter it’s a Bridgestone Oxford Products Oximiser 3X. Simply get in touch by sending emails to: letters@classicmechanics.com or direct to the editor at BSimmonds@Mortons.co.uk or post your letters to the normal address, giving contact details in case you’re the lucky winner. Lacking backbone! Just went to file away my January issue and the spine is missing! All my other issues show a brief description, so if I want to look up a GTS 1000 or a CB250 I can quickly see. Now I have no idea what’s in the issue. Please can we have the old one back? Andrew Davies Bertie…

WIN! EVERY MONTH

Popham pops up!

Popham pops up! After a two-year hiatus the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club’s legendary auto-jumble is back and ready to supply those rare parts you’ve been looking for. Everything from a washer through to a project and even running classics will be up for grabs on Sunday, April 3 at Popham Airfield, Hampshire (SO21 3BD for your sat-nav). The gates open at 8am and close at 2pm. Entry is £5 per person for the public and £10 per pitch for traders with no need to pre-book either. So, yes, you can find those elusive parts you’ve been looking for or move on that shed full of bits you’ve been tripping over for years! Whack that date and location in your diary – Sunday, April 3, Popham Airfield, Hampshire SO21 3BD.…

Popham pops up!

MOTO CULTURE WATCHES

MOTO CULTURE WATCHES Former 500cc Grand Prix rider Niall Mackenzie and some-time CMM contributor is helping to plug these subtle and classy Moto Culture watches. Each Moto Culture watch represents a particular 500cc Grand Prix team that we supported during those halcyon days of the late 1980s/early 1990s. Teams like Rothmans Honda, Lucky Strike Suzuki and Marlboro Yamaha are captured in these limited edition timepieces. This was from a time where the likes of Wayne Gardner, Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey battled for victory in the blue riband 500cc two-stroke class. Each watch costs £299 and features a Seiko vk63 chronograph movement and leather strap, and is waterproof to five atmospheres: www.motoculture.co.uk…

MOTO CULTURE WATCHES

Peter Bloomfield’s Honda CB-1 I’ve been inspired to show you a restoration of my little Honda CB-1 400F after your recent article on said bike, that’s just been completed. I imagine like many on furlough being shed-bound for six months, a lot of spannering can be done. She was in poor shape when first purchased, very corroded and with shabby bodywork, but all parts were intact. A complete strip-down followed. The frame and swingarm were sent for powder-coat, and engine deep cleaned and rattle canned with hi-temp coating. The fuel tank was shop sprayed along with quality decals and it was nicely clear-coated over. The engine needed no work with only around 13,000 miles on it; she sounded beautiful with the gear-driven cams and original pipes. The rev limiter was sorted…

The way we were…

KIT WINNER Ray Smerdon says: “These pictures were taken at the Dartmoor Bike Show in 1994. The interesting point is that the show was actually held inside Dartmoor Prison in Princetown, Devon. The prison was built in 1809 to house prisoners from the Napoleonic War and eventually commissioned for convicts in 1850. The inmates paid a small fee to look at the bikes. The show contained motorcycles from the BMF, Harley Owners Group and the Plymouth Italian Motor Club, and was featured in Back Street Heroes at the time. I owned the Moto Guzzi California 1100i shown and BSH had a good photo of me manoeuvring it through the old prison kitchen door! As you can see from pre-adventure bike days, the bikes suitable for a Dartmoor outing included an MV Agusta…

The way we were…

Having attended the very popular Stafford motorcycle show for a number of years, I soon had an itch which I wanted to scratch… And scratch and scratch… The thing was, I once owned a GT750 Suzuki back in 1989, then sold it, and although I purchased one again in 1995 (which I sold, as I had a young family) that scratch came back and I always wanted to own one again. I tried my best to get over it, through the decades. I purchased a Kawasaki Z900 A4 in 1990, which was also a bike I loved and which I still have to this day. I got one as a good friend of mine had one the same time as I was going through my ‘Suzuki GT models’ phase. But then the…

WIN! EVERY MONTH

FEEDBACK WIN! EVERY MONTH Post to Mechanics, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6LZ or email your pictures to editorial@classicmechanics.com We’re giving away a brace of top prizes. For the Star Letter, it is a Key Collection bike goody of some description, be it helmet, jacket, jeans or boots, and for the semi-Star Letter it’s a Bridgestone Oxford Products Oximiser 3X. Simply get in touch by sending emails to: letters@classicmechanics.com or direct to the editor at BSimmonds@Mortons.co.uk or post your letters to the normal address, giving contact details in case you’re the lucky winner. Lacking backbone! Just went to file away my January issue and the spine is missing! All my other issues show a brief description, so if I want to look up a GTS 1000 or a CB250 I…

WIN! EVERY MONTH

The mighty Micron!

As many of you may well be aware, Steve Cooper isn’t just a valued contributor to CMM, he is also the editor of the VJMC’s Tansha magazine. Well, Steve very kindly invited me to write a few words about the Suzuki X7 parts I was putting up for sale as there is a good little story centred around them, which Bertie has asked me to recall for CMM, too. The centre of focus is The Micron Suzuki X7 special with over-bored (271cc) engine which took a 350cc class national Pro-Street speed record at Elvington, Yorkshire, in 1982. This bike started as a standard 1978 X7 and I had joined the staff of Motorcycle Mechanics magazine that same year. With Technical Editor Dave Walker, we decided to tune the bike, and later started…

The mighty Micron!

Show us yours We want to see YOUR pride and joy in our pages, so you can share what you ride and restore with fellow readers. Email your hi-res shots to bsimmonds@mortons.co.uk or mail in some photos to the address at the front of the mag. Let us know what you’ve done and how you’ve done it and send before and after shots if you can. Do get in touch. Bertie. Peter Bloomfield’s Honda CB-1 I’ve been inspired to show you a restoration of my little Honda CB-1 400F after your recent article on said bike, that’s just been completed. I imagine like many on furlough being shed-bound for six months, a lot of spannering can be done. She was in poor shape when first purchased, very corroded and with…

I always remember the first time I clapped eyes on the Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod… It’s the summer of 2001 and I’m sat next to the late, great motorcycle journalist Kevin Ash. We’d been whisked off to California for the sort of glitzy, glam launch we used to enjoy back then. We were expecting more of the same from Harley. You know the drill: old-style design, air-cooled, push-rods, etc. Bill Davidson was explaining to us all that: “Today is an historic chapter in the history of Harley-Davidson. We are very proud of this day. To pull the covers off this motorcycle is a great moment for us…” As he and designer Louie Netz pull the covers off the machine, jaws drop all around and Kevin next to me simply said: “F**k!” Seeing the…

The way we were…

The way we were… Send us your nostalgic snaps of you back in the day with your steed! Either send to me at bsimmonds@mortons.co.uk or via our vibrant Facebook page. C’mon! KIT WINNER Ray Smerdon says: “These pictures were taken at the Dartmoor Bike Show in 1994. The interesting point is that the show was actually held inside Dartmoor Prison in Princetown, Devon. The prison was built in 1809 to house prisoners from the Napoleonic War and eventually commissioned for convicts in 1850. The inmates paid a small fee to look at the bikes. The show contained motorcycles from the BMF, Harley Owners Group and the Plymouth Italian Motor Club, and was featured in Back Street Heroes at the time. I owned the Moto Guzzi California 1100i shown and BSH had…

The way we were…

CMM BIKE OF THE YEAR READER’S SPECIAL Family affair! Delwyn Llewellyn lives in Tonypandy in the Rhondda Valley and he had an urge to get himself his dream bike… again. What followed was a joyous team effort from the trio of dad, son and grandson… WORDS: DELWYN LLEWELLYN PICS: TONY SMITH Having attended the very popular Stafford motorcycle show for a number of years, I soon had an itch which I wanted to scratch… And scratch and scratch… The thing was, I once owned a GT750 Suzuki back in 1989, then sold it, and although I purchased one again in 1995 (which I sold, as I had a young family) that scratch came back and I always wanted to own one again. I tried my best to get over it,…

Stop-gap SUPERBIKE!

What makes an iconic motorcycle? For many fans of classic Suzukis, the GS1000S stands out, mostly because of the riding exploits of the late Wes Cooley who raced his Yoshimura-tuned machine to back-to-back US Superbike titles in 1979 and 1980. With its ‘bikini’ fairing and ‘works’ Suzuki blue-and-white paintwork, the GS1000S stood out from the crowd at a time when the other Japanese factories were raising the performance stakes. For 1978 Honda had launched its blisteringly fast 1047cc six-cylinder CBX and 16-valve CB900 four, and Yamaha its worthy shaft-drive XS1100 four. While Kawasaki offered a restyled version of its 1015cc Z1000, the Z1R, it was also putting the finishing touches to its sucker punch, the 120bhp Z1300 six, unveiled at Cologne at the end of the year. Suzuki, meanwhile, was still catching up…

Stop-gap SUPERBIKE!

Displayed to the public as a 1000cc concept at the 2003 Tokyo show, the RC8’s origami lines had jaws dropping with its Katana-esque vibe and outright bullishness. It would be half a decade before the bike would actually begin production and by the time it arrived in 2008 it had grown to be a 1150cc mix of tractable, revvy 155bhp power, sweet handling and, er, snatchy throttle response. Those edgy, unique aesthetics gained a strong following and together with the success of the 990 V-twin Superduke, it helped to firmly establish KTM as a real player in the game of European road bike manufacturers. Sadly for the RC8, changing priorities at KTM meant the end of the line for the bike. The CEO deemed 200bhp sportsbikes ‘too dangerous’ for the road (180bhp…

The mighty Micron!

The mighty Micron! Legendary scribe Brian Crichton recently had this amazing bike for sale – we recount the tale of the UK’s fastest Suzuki X7 WORDS AND PICS: BRIAN ‘BADGER’ CRICHTON As many of you may well be aware, Steve Cooper isn’t just a valued contributor to CMM, he is also the editor of the VJMC’s Tansha magazine. Well, Steve very kindly invited me to write a few words about the Suzuki X7 parts I was putting up for sale as there is a good little story centred around them, which Bertie has asked me to recall for CMM, too. The centre of focus is The Micron Suzuki X7 special with over-bored (271cc) engine which took a 350cc class national Pro-Street speed record at Elvington, Yorkshire, in 1982. This bike…

The mighty Micron!

Q: I hope you can help! I have a 1966 BSA A65L 12-volt fitted with Boyer Bransden electronic ignition and dual coil, also modern rectifier and diode all nearly new. The other day the bike would not start. After a lot of kicking I took the tank off and put some ignition testers (red plastic plug-type thing with an LED inside) between the plug cap and plug, kicked it over, and the LEDs did not flash. I took the plugs out, rested them on the cylinder head with the testers, kicked it over and they flashed. I put one plug and tester back in the hole, the other on the cylinder head, kicked it over and both flashed, but they would not flash with both plugs in; it’s as though…

CLASSIC RIDE Liquid metal! More than 20 years ago a new type of Harley-Davidson was launched, one unlike any other that had gone before. And that made it very different indeed… WORDS: BERTIE SIMMONDS PICS: HARLEY-DAVIDSON UK/MORTONS ARCHIVE I always remember the first time I clapped eyes on the Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod… It’s the summer of 2001 and I’m sat next to the late, great motorcycle journalist Kevin Ash. We’d been whisked off to California for the sort of glitzy, glam launch we used to enjoy back then. We were expecting more of the same from Harley. You know the drill: old-style design, air-cooled, push-rods, etc. Bill Davidson was explaining to us all that: “Today is an historic chapter in the history of Harley-Davidson. We are very proud of this…

I’ve had a quiet month in terms of my own projects, but have been having a bit of fun working on a moped called a ‘Kerry’. This is a type of moped previously unknown to me, but it was made in 1964 and is fitted with a 50cc single-speed Minarelli two-stroke engine. The bike had stood unused for many years and was in poor condition, slightly worse than what I would call ‘oily rag’ condition. The engine was seized and the wheels would barely rotate, but it’s an interesting bike and worth saving if I could get the engine running. The handle bar controls looked unusual. It had the normal front brake, rear brake and throttle, but on the left-hand side there was an extra lever with two cables. On further investigation…

Stop-gap SUPERBIKE!

MAIN TEST Stop-gap SUPERBIKE! Suzuki’s GS1000S was dubbed the ‘Wes Cooley replica’ after Superbike racing success, but it wasn’t a replica because the faired machine came first, as John Nutting recalls. WORDS: JOHN NUTTING PICS: GARY CHAPMAN What makes an iconic motorcycle? For many fans of classic Suzukis, the GS1000S stands out, mostly because of the riding exploits of the late Wes Cooley who raced his Yoshimura-tuned machine to back-to-back US Superbike titles in 1979 and 1980. With its ‘bikini’ fairing and ‘works’ Suzuki blue-and-white paintwork, the GS1000S stood out from the crowd at a time when the other Japanese factories were raising the performance stakes. For 1978 Honda had launched its blisteringly fast 1047cc six-cylinder CBX and 16-valve CB900 four, and Yamaha its worthy shaft-drive XS1100 four. While Kawasaki…

Stop-gap SUPERBIKE!

Ralph’s X-files!

Last month I showed you some basic marking out tools you will need to fabricate parts, be they spares that are no longer available or for customising a bike. One can make the most wonderful things for a bike with only the most basic hand tools combined with some perfectly learnable skills. For this article I decided to compare some hacksaws, blades and files. For sawing aluminium I would usually recommend 24TPI (Teeth Per Inch). I did test a new vari-pitch blade Sealey sent me with a 20/24TPI pitch. I did try and get an official answer from Sealey about what the perceived benefits of the vari-pitch hacksaw blade were and how it was supposed to work, but there wasn’t a whole heap of info given. Because I’m currently building a Z900…

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Up and running!

G’day! Well, my long-suffering CMM friends, it has taken me six previous articles to get here but finally my RM is a runner. Not only that, but it also looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor having been pre-delivered by a 16-year-old apprentice mechanic (who would now be 57!). So why the long delay? Covid-19 hasn’t helped. Four kids to home school, a publishing company to run and save, a knee operation and lots more… But eventually all the parts arrived and over the Christmas break and into late January I found time to get down the shed and sort the 80X. First job was the exhaust, which needed a good rub down and a dent filled. Next was the carburettor, which I stripped and ultrasonically cleaned and assembled with…

Up and running!

RETRO REBOOT KTM RC8R It said it would never build another big sportsbike, but what if KTM changes its mind? WORDS AND IMAGES: KAR LEE Displayed to the public as a 1000cc concept at the 2003 Tokyo show, the RC8’s origami lines had jaws dropping with its Katana-esque vibe and outright bullishness. It would be half a decade before the bike would actually begin production and by the time it arrived in 2008 it had grown to be a 1150cc mix of tractable, revvy 155bhp power, sweet handling and, er, snatchy throttle response. Those edgy, unique aesthetics gained a strong following and together with the success of the 990 V-twin Superduke, it helped to firmly establish KTM as a real player in the game of European road bike manufacturers. Sadly…

Dead-on drilling!

I’ve just totted up the number of drilling devices I have, as one does. It seems that I have in my shed: three cordless Makitas, of varying poke and proficiency, then there are two corded drills. One is a general-purpose lump that, thanks to the wonder of Lithium, seldom sees much use these days. The daddy is an ancient low speed pistol-style Makita; it’s wrist-snappingly torquey, but when the optional side handle is fitted it can drill big holes in hefty steel sections… it’s a brute! I never lend this to anyone. In these litigation-rich days I feel I could be sued to Skipton and back if a bad thing happened, as they do sometimes. I’ve drilled holes in just about every material known to man over the years, from rinky-dink brass…

Dead-on drilling!

WOEK SHOP cmm Q&A Q: I hope you can help! I have a 1966 BSA A65L 12-volt fitted with Boyer Bransden electronic ignition and dual coil, also modern rectifier and diode all nearly new. The other day the bike would not start. After a lot of kicking I took the tank off and put some ignition testers (red plastic plug-type thing with an LED inside) between the plug cap and plug, kicked it over, and the LEDs did not flash. I took the plugs out, rested them on the cylinder head with the testers, kicked it over and they flashed. I put one plug and tester back in the hole, the other on the cylinder head, kicked it over and both flashed, but they would not flash with both plugs…

G’day! My red, yellow and white future best mate Bruno is coming together quickly now that I have been able to overcome some parts hurdles. I can tell you that this has turned out to be a very complex resto when it comes to identifying parts! First of all, this Mk.2 built in 1984 (early single disc front-end version of the Mk.2) is actually a 1985 model over here in Australia. The compliance plate on the frame is stamped 4/85 and the VIN number matches the frame, identified by Suzuki as a 1984 with the original engine according to the engine number. However, where it gets weird is the 1985 compliance… as we all know, the 1985 RG was completely new and different. Some head scratching by Suzuki Australia eventually led them…

Allen Millyard Award-winning motorcycle engineer! 50cc of FUN! I’ve had a quiet month in terms of my own projects, but have been having a bit of fun working on a moped called a ‘Kerry’. This is a type of moped previously unknown to me, but it was made in 1964 and is fitted with a 50cc single-speed Minarelli two-stroke engine. The bike had stood unused for many years and was in poor condition, slightly worse than what I would call ‘oily rag’ condition. The engine was seized and the wheels would barely rotate, but it’s an interesting bike and worth saving if I could get the engine running. The handle bar controls looked unusual. It had the normal front brake, rear brake and throttle, but on the left-hand side there…

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Ralph’s X-files!

Tool of the month with BIKER’S TOOL BOX Ralph’s X-files! Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk so he knows what works. Last month I showed you some basic marking out tools you will need to fabricate parts, be they spares that are no longer available or for customising a bike. One can make the most wonderful things for a bike with only the most basic hand tools combined with some perfectly learnable skills. For this article I decided to compare some hacksaws, blades and files. For sawing aluminium I would usually recommend 24TPI (Teeth Per Inch). I did test a new vari-pitch blade Sealey sent me with a 20/24TPI pitch. I did try and get an official answer from Sealey about what the perceived benefits…

Ralph’s X-files!

For all its expertise, innovation and knowledge The Big Aitch can, on occasion, drop the ball and, sometimes, spectacularly so. Honda’s VF750S immediately springs to mind along with the main bearings on their early 1980s stroker singles, the MVX250 and a few others. The normal MO for Honda is to dust itself off then carry on developing, refining and honing its two-wheeled art. It can never be palatable for the world’s foremost motorcycle manufacturer to swallow its pride, but when it comes to half-litre singles Honda’s had to do it more than once. To parody Oscar Wilde: “To mis-invent one 500 may be regarded as a misfortune but to make two wrong ’uns looks like carelessness!” Okay, possibly a less than charitable statement but, for many, the FT500 was little short of…

Up and running!

WORK SHOP cmm Project Suzuki RM80X Restoration part 7 Up and running! Jeff is as happy as a pig in the proverbial, and for good reason. The pandemic, home schooling, running and saving a business, a knee op and… yes, it goes on, he comes out the other end after finding shed time with the RM… and what a result! WORDS AND PICS: JEFF WARE/THE WARE FAMILY G’day! Well, my long-suffering CMM friends, it has taken me six previous articles to get here but finally my RM is a runner. Not only that, but it also looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor having been pre-delivered by a 16-year-old apprentice mechanic (who would now be 57!). So why the long delay? Covid-19 hasn’t helped. Four kids to home…

Up and running!

Dead-on drilling!

WORK SHOP cmm Dead-on drilling! It’s a workshop basic, but it’s always handy to have some tips to fall back on. Enter, stage left, Pip Higham. WORDS AND PICS: PIP HIGHAM I’ve just totted up the number of drilling devices I have, as one does. It seems that I have in my shed: three cordless Makitas, of varying poke and proficiency, then there are two corded drills. One is a general-purpose lump that, thanks to the wonder of Lithium, seldom sees much use these days. The daddy is an ancient low speed pistol-style Makita; it’s wrist-snappingly torquey, but when the optional side handle is fitted it can drill big holes in hefty steel sections… it’s a brute! I never lend this to anyone. In these litigation-rich days I feel I…

Dead-on drilling!

Connectors, bulbs and indicators!

Here we are again… After the last missive from the legendary Ferret you might think we’d be finished with the TS400’s electrics, but no. There’s still more to learn about the black art of motorcycle electrics and, perhaps, what’s on offer this time is key to understanding why it really pays to go through a bike’s electrics from stem to stern. To finish up our ‘mini-series within a series’ The Messiah of Wire gives us the inside line on multi-pin connectors, corrosion and what it does, along with bulbs and, finally, no matter how good they look, why you should always carefully appraise pattern parts. Over to you, Ferret sir! Yes, it’s Ferret here again and my final offerings; if there’s one thing that really has the potential to cause issue on…

Connectors, bulbs and indicators!

WORK SHOP cmm Project 1984 Suzuki RG250 HB replica part 6 On Two Wheels Bruno’s fork inner tubes finally arrived home from the forking hard chroming joint, and he was able to get his suspenders on! WORDS AND PICS: JEFF WARE G’day! My red, yellow and white future best mate Bruno is coming together quickly now that I have been able to overcome some parts hurdles. I can tell you that this has turned out to be a very complex resto when it comes to identifying parts! First of all, this Mk.2 built in 1984 (early single disc front-end version of the Mk.2) is actually a 1985 model over here in Australia. The compliance plate on the frame is stamped 4/85 and the VIN number matches the frame, identified by…

A short treatise upon the elimination of indicator indolence…

The case for the prosecution: Additionally our esteemed client has furthermore indicated to me that he desires not only to equip his machine with orange coloured flashing turn signal lamps, but also that items identical in form to the original examples previously adorning the front of the said motorcycle would represent, in his ‘Considered Opinion’, an aesthetic affront, cosmetically distasteful in both appearance and location. The style employed upon the contemporary Yamaha machines being felt to be a much more agreeable proposition, in that they are affixed to the handle bar by a stout clamping arrangement, rather than dangling precariously from a flimsily contrived metal stem emanating from each side of the head lamp, where they might, and quite reasonably so, be thought more susceptible to accidental damage. An additional directive…

A short treatise upon the elimination of indicator indolence…

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The final engine maintenance operation to look at is checking the cam-chain tension. On the CB450 the tensioner is simply a spring-loaded rod which presses a wheel against the chain to set the tension. Strictly speaking it is actually not quite that simple, as there is a block of rubber between the rod and the wheel, which provides a little springiness when in operation: the coiled spring is just used to provide a set pressure against the rubber block. To set the rod position you just need to undo a set screw and its lock nut, then do them up again. The camshaft has to be in the right position when doing this to minimise chain tension and on the CB450 that is when the left-hand piston is at top dead centre.…

BUYER’S GUIDE STEVE COOPER PHOTOS: GARY ‘D’ HONDA GB500 Honda’s final go at a single-cylinder, half-litre road bike, but what is it like to buy and run? WORDS: CHAPMAN For all its expertise, innovation and knowledge The Big Aitch can, on occasion, drop the ball and, sometimes, spectacularly so. Honda’s VF750S immediately springs to mind along with the main bearings on their early 1980s stroker singles, the MVX250 and a few others. The normal MO for Honda is to dust itself off then carry on developing, refining and honing its two-wheeled art. It can never be palatable for the world’s foremost motorcycle manufacturer to swallow its pride, but when it comes to half-litre singles Honda’s had to do it more than once. To parody Oscar Wilde: “To mis-invent one 500…

YAMAHA SDR200: Andy Bolas on this svelte little two-stroke. HONDA VTX1800: Two decades later, we ride the cruiser with dinner plates for pistons! STORM WARNING: Roland Brown rides a classic Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 special – the Cyclone! WORKSHOP HOW TO: When carbs go wrong! Sorting your bike for spring! And much more – if we can fit it all in! BRIDGESTONE/CMM BIKE OF THE YEAR: Another one of YOUR restos/specials in the spotlight! PROJECT BIKES: We will be showcasing some of the following (space allowing): Pip Higham’s Yamaha SDR200, Mark Haycock’s Honda CB450, Steve Cooper’s Yamaha C3SC and Suzuki Apache, Kawasaki Hybrid or Rickuki, and Jeff Ware’s Suzuki RM80X and Suzuki RG250 HB replica. Ralph Ferrand with his Project Zed and maybe his Yamaha YZF-R6, Malc Shaw with his Suzuki TR750. We may even get to…

Reasons to be cheerful: part three…

…or maybe part four (with respect to Ian Dury). Yes, I think I’ve got it weighed up now, all this bike thing, y’know, adding stuff on, making stuff nice, spending 27 hours removing sun-baked cow dung off a set of 50-year-old foot-rest (not foot-peg) brackets with a second-hand toothbrush and a margarine tub of Old Peculiar mixed with Grecian 2000. It came to me in a flash while I was removing sun-baked…no, no, I was looking at a quick video of a guy called Tony Keating from DOT Motorcycles giving an appraisal of the latest Barista-style offering from an artisan-based collective in that Bolton. I loved his enthusiasm and I had quite specific reasons for taking an interest in the project. In the first instance I attended Bolton Tech when it still…

Reasons to be cheerful: part three…

Connectors, bulbs and indicators!

WORK SHOP cmm Project Suzuki TS400 Apache Part 9 Connectors, bulbs and indicators! Ferret has finished off the electrics of our big trailie and signs off with some more, hard-won, knowledge! WORDS AND PICS: STEVE COOPER, FERRET Here we are again… After the last missive from the legendary Ferret you might think we’d be finished with the TS400’s electrics, but no. There’s still more to learn about the black art of motorcycle electrics and, perhaps, what’s on offer this time is key to understanding why it really pays to go through a bike’s electrics from stem to stern. To finish up our ‘mini-series within a series’ The Messiah of Wire gives us the inside line on multi-pin connectors, corrosion and what it does, along with bulbs and, finally, no matter…

Connectors, bulbs and indicators!

A short treatise upon the elimination of indicator indolence…

A short treatise upon the elimination of indicator indolence… The case for the prosecution: Additionally our esteemed client has furthermore indicated to me that he desires not only to equip his machine with orange coloured flashing turn signal lamps, but also that items identical in form to the original examples previously adorning the front of the said motorcycle would represent, in his ‘Considered Opinion’, an aesthetic affront, cosmetically distasteful in both appearance and location. The style employed upon the contemporary Yamaha machines being felt to be a much more agreeable proposition, in that they are affixed to the handle bar by a stout clamping arrangement, rather than dangling precariously from a flimsily contrived metal stem emanating from each side of the head lamp, where they might, and quite reasonably so,…

A short treatise upon the elimination of indicator indolence…

WORK SHOP cmm Project Honda CB450 part 4 Motor mayhem! Mark delves further into the innards of the Honda CB450 and… what does he find? The odd bodge or two… WORDS AND PICS: MARK HAYCOCK The final engine maintenance operation to look at is checking the cam-chain tension. On the CB450 the tensioner is simply a spring-loaded rod which presses a wheel against the chain to set the tension. Strictly speaking it is actually not quite that simple, as there is a block of rubber between the rod and the wheel, which provides a little springiness when in operation: the coiled spring is just used to provide a set pressure against the rubber block. To set the rod position you just need to undo a set screw and its lock…

Next month IN YOUR MILDLY RESTORED CMM! YAMAHA SDR200: Andy Bolas on this svelte little two-stroke. HONDA VTX1800: Two decades later, we ride the cruiser with dinner plates for pistons! STORM WARNING: Roland Brown rides a classic Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 special – the Cyclone! WORKSHOP HOW TO: When carbs go wrong! Sorting your bike for spring! And much more – if we can fit it all in! BRIDGESTONE/CMM BIKE OF THE YEAR: Another one of YOUR restos/specials in the spotlight! PROJECT BIKES: We will be showcasing some of the following (space allowing): Pip Higham’s Yamaha SDR200, Mark Haycock’s Honda CB450, Steve Cooper’s Yamaha C3SC and Suzuki Apache, Kawasaki Hybrid or Rickuki, and Jeff Ware’s Suzuki RM80X and Suzuki RG250 HB replica. Ralph Ferrand with his Project Zed and maybe his…

Reasons to be cheerful: part three…

Pip Higham Tuner, engineer, rider Reasons to be cheerful: part three… …or maybe part four (with respect to Ian Dury). Yes, I think I’ve got it weighed up now, all this bike thing, y’know, adding stuff on, making stuff nice, spending 27 hours removing sun-baked cow dung off a set of 50-year-old foot-rest (not foot-peg) brackets with a second-hand toothbrush and a margarine tub of Old Peculiar mixed with Grecian 2000. It came to me in a flash while I was removing sun-baked…no, no, I was looking at a quick video of a guy called Tony Keating from DOT Motorcycles giving an appraisal of the latest Barista-style offering from an artisan-based collective in that Bolton. I loved his enthusiasm and I had quite specific reasons for taking an interest in…

Reasons to be cheerful: part three…

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