Sometimes you just have to put up and shut up when it comes to sorting out old bikes. If the job is worth doing then many of us will give it the best shot we can, even if that means spending more money than we want to. If you decide to take on a rest

Currently, I’m a bit baffled. I need a lie down and I’m exhausted. For those of you yet to experience a colonoscopy (you will, you will), it’s a voyage of discovery into a seldom seen gloomy space. How is this relevant? Well, the process shares sever

Bennetts are offering the chance to win a Ducati 916 for any rider who receives a quote for insuring a classic bike. From now until December 31, 2019, potential customers will be entered into a free prize draw to win a stunning example of the iconic

Q : The bike has 17,000 miles on it and was just purchased after 20 years in a barn, fully serviced and it’s been ticking over lovely. It has a Motad 4-into-1, CV carbs ultrasonically cleaned and now has new diaphragms to try to solve the problem of

MOREBIKES… Rumours are that Suzuki is working directly with Yoshimura to create a trick production Katana, which is why Suzuki France has decided to beat them to it. A few minor changes help the Yoshi Katana from France stand out. It gets a Yoshimura

Just wanted to say that I’ve gotten back into biking for the first time in a few decades: who can I thank for this? The ex-wife. Best thing she ever did for me, apart from the kids, of course. What I wanted to congratulate you at CMM for is two thing

I enjoyed the feature on the CB900F, a model I remember quite well as it came out just after I started in the trade, although the only Euro-style Honda I owned myself was the smallest, the CB100N, at least until I bought myself a CB250N earlier this

I was really looking forward to riding my Velocette V-twin to the Isle of Man for the VMCC Jurby festival at the Classic TT. In preparation I had been checking the bike over for several weeks and have ridden around 1200 miles virtually trouble-free,

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

Darren Groucutt says: “I’ve just found these while having a rummage: a couple of pics of me with my bikes of the time. First one is my 1988 Yamaha FZR1000 Genesis, which I’d painted in the colour scheme of the then new EXUP; this would have been arou

Before the ground-breaking Yamaha DT1 of 1968 trail bikes were generally based upon existing road bikes with just enough changes to ensure the ‘new’ bikes didn’t immediately get stuck in the mire. Yamaha had the likes of the Trailmaster as seen her

I have the paint kit for the CS3C now fully sorted and safely stored out of harm’s way and wrapped in soft blankets at the back of a cupboard in the house. Over the years I’ve learnt the hard way that paint kits stored in workshops or garages seem