Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - 15 Sep 2025
RACE REPLICA!
YAMAHA XS400
YAMAHA TZR250 2MA BUYER’S GUIDE
FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:
GSX-R & CBR600
Should I go back? Or shouldn’t I?
Ralph Ferrand
Pip Higham
Blue Miller
Mike Cowton
Kev Raymond
Steve Cooper
Luke Want
Mark Haycock
Martin HughesGames
Andy Bolas
Paul Berryman
2003 HONDA CBR600RR
SHOW US YOURS
1979 YAMAHA XS400
PROJECT HONDA CB400F Four
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ARCHIVE
WORKSHOP: LATHES PART 5
STAFFORD SHOW
News and views for October 2025
PIP HIGHAM
PROJECT KAWASAKI ZRX1200R
NEXT MONTH
CMM STUFF
SUBSCRIBE AND WIN!
CENTREFOLD
TOOL OF THE MONTH
YAMAHA TZR250 2MA
PROJECT SUZUKI GS550
PROJECT DUCATI S2R
BAY-WATCH!
Q&A
PROJECT RICKUKI
The latest riding kit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more!
FURYGAN CHATTAN D3O BOOTS
LASER TOOLS FLUID EXTRACTORS
WEMOTO IGNITION COILS
LS2 SCOPE II HELMET
TAMIYA YAMAHA FZR750R OW01
LASER TOOLS STRIPPER, CRIMPER, CUTTER
SLINKY GLIDE SPEEDO AND TACHO CABLE REPAIR KIT
Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned
S100 CHAIN CLEANING KIT
MUSEUM LIVE IN ’25!
YOSH AUCTION!
CMM NEEDS YOU!
PRE-ORDER YOUR CMM
TOP EVENTS AT SAMMY’S
SUPER STAFFORD!
Bid on the hat!
Shoot the breeze!
Bravo, bling!
Buell diagnosis?
Rock me Amadeus
GT550 moan-ish!
Loving the modernish stuff
STEVE KIRBY’S COLLECTION
LEE JAMES GIBSON’S ROYAL ENFIELD THUNDERBIRD
RONAN LUCEY’S HONDA CBR900RR FIREBLADE
DAVID CHAMBERS’ YAMAHA RD250F
PAUL EGERTON’S KAWASAKI VN2000
Theway wewere…
TANKS, LADS!
RACE REFUGEE!
RACE REFUGEE!
What Niall said back in the day…
HONDA CBR600RR FAMILY TREE
CBR600RR racing successes
600RR
Maligned MARVEL
Maligned MARVEL
Yamaha XS400 Genealogy
XS400
The Owner’s View – Dave Lancaster
From the trade: Rob Pemberton of Skellerns and Spa Motorcycles
Socket to ‘em!
Socket to ‘em!
Race replicas!
Race replicas!
In a spindle!
Sent packing…
What is ‘Packing’?
With thanks to:
Where fuels rush in!
TZR 250 (2MA)
SUSPENSION LINKAGES
TANK
PISTONS
BRAKES
TZR 250 (2MA)
EXHAUST
BODYWORK
HEAD GASKET
CARBS
POWER VALVE CONTROL BOX
It’s my Bike – Andy Bolas
What to buy and how much to pay
1998 Honda RVF400 NC35
1990 Kawasaki KR-1S
1958 Puch 175 SV
1988 Aprilia AF1 125
2000 Suzuki GSX-R600
1978 Honda Express
1950s Ransomes MG Crawlers
2000s Shineray 250
The chain gang
The chain gang
Remember Rick?
Remember Rick?
And the plan is? What, precisely?
Thanks this month to:
Rex reg wrecked!
Percy, Arthur and Jack race bikes in Belgium
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