Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Dedicated to the later classics and Japanese machines, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics has it all. Now 116 pages of road tests, rebuild guides, 'Street Specials' reviews and much much more... Staff Bikes - Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is the only magazine that "Buys its own bikes, rebuilds 'em and rides 'em".

Classic Motorcycle Mechanics • December 2025 Issue 458

Changing tastes… it’s a good thing!

Bazza’s first!

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

Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned

CELEBRATE THE KING!

HEAD TO THE WINTER CLASSIC!

NEW HONDA CB1000F!

CLASSIC DIRT BIKE SHOW IS GO!

PRE-ORDER YOUR CMM

STAFFORD WAS SUPER!

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FEEDBACK • Post to Mechanics, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6LZ or email your pictures to editorial@classicmechanics.com

Show us yours

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, we’ll send you a T-shirt if you are our first pick!

COOL KWAK! • Scoop samples a Kawasaki UJM in the form of the Kawasaki GPz750 and takes a real shine to it.

Meet the family

The owner’s tale – Ian Bird

THE GYPSY DANCER • Ted Aves of the International Laverda Owners Club relates the inception of the Laverda Jota after interviewing Richard and Roger Slater for the ILOC 50th Anniversary Book.

BEAR NECESSITIES • It’s cheap, it’s simple and it’s the sort of bike Bertie Simmonds really doesn’t like. So why is he smiling so much then?

Stand – and deliver! • Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk so he knows what works.

THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT LASTS ALL YEAR!

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Laverda Jota

Foot-loose! • …not fancy-free! Our Ralph is getting on with sorting the homemade foot-rests for his Kawasaki Z900 Special.

Mission Creep • It’s all got out of hand, says Will Holman, as he battles to get his two-stroke dream out of the garage and on to the potholes!

THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT LASTS ALL YEAR! • Buy a magazine subscription for someone special

Tank warfare! • Fibre-glass tanks and pump petrol don’t go well together, but Major Steve Cooper has a battleplan!

Kawasaki KMX125 • It’s green, it’s zingy and it’ll make you smile. Just ask our own Bertie!

Bay-watch* • *and FB Marketplace, and Gumtree, and anywhere else we spot something we like…

Lecky love! • Mark is looking at the electrics of his soon-to-be-super Honda CB400 Four this issue.

Problems, problems! • Imperial nuts, confounding rotors and oil-pumps all feature in this instalment!

Where does that bit go mister?

Love lithium? • In a shock (ahem) return to CMM, sparks specialist Ferret talks about batteries and Scoop’s Rickuki project.

Seven problems! • Our verbose V-twin lover is back! PB tells us what ails his cheap 748.

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