The Despair Shop – Kawasaki ZZR600
Scottie emailed me t’other day to tell me he had a couple of the sort of tired old bikes that I like to buy to either break or do up. This time it was a Suzuki SV650 that had a…
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1980 Yamaha RD350 LC 4L0 Restoration – Part 9 – Now We Are Motoring
Project Elsie Part 9 – Now we are motoring. So with all the lovely parts back first thing to do was check everything was present and correct. It all appears to have been done to a very high standard, the…
Two Stroke on a budget – Aprilia RS125 (Part 4)
Two strokes on the cheap – part 4 Coronavirus special. We live in very strange times. I don’t know when you will be reading this but I am writing it in the very middle of the country being shut down…
Bright new look for LS2 Challenger
LS2 has added three new colour options for the popular sports-touring Challenger helmet for the 2020 summer season; the eye-catching, Jeans/Fluo/Orange ‘Canon’ and stylish Black/Titanium, and Red/Blue ‘Propellor’. Developed with input from LS2’s supported MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 riders, the…
GoPed 19 – Isolating Moments
The first day of March dawned with clear skies as I left the south coast aiming to beat the inevitable traffic chaos that central London would bring. Destination, Kensington to meet fellow biker and thoroughly good egg Howard; plus one,…
1980 Yamaha RD350 LC 4L0 Restoration – Part 8 – All the gear -it’s time for beer
Those of you with long memories may remember that while the gearbox seemed ok before opening it up and having a proper looksee both 6th gear pinions were well mangled. I have no idea how they came to be like…
Small ones are more juicy…
They are – sometimes! We thought we’d take a quick gander at some used bikes (some classics) that are worth looking at – maybe as second bikes! Be warned – there are some strange choices here as we dare to…
Two Stroke on a budget – Aprilia RS125 (Part 3)
Two stroke on the cheap – Aprilia RS125 Part three. Will she live? Ok, with the Aprilia back home I realised that I had nowhere to put it, a significant reorganisation of the store rooms and workshop were well overdue…
1980 Yamaha RD350 LC 4L0 Restoration – Part 7 – Is That Wheelie Necessary?
Project Elsie Part 7 – is that wheelie necessary? Hi folks, so after getting the brakes all hunky dory a decision has been made to change the brake pipes. I wasn’t really happy with the old ones, if you squeezed…
The Virtual Classic Motorcycle Show!
Are we all tired of lockdown? So are we! Relax, Bennetts Bike Insurance have organised a virtual classic bike show! How does this work, we have no idea but we’ll try to give you an idea of what’s in store……