WOW! Considering the old tyres, this bike impresses immediately. Admittedly a little bit wary on roundabouts because the tyres are as hard a...

Suzuki GS550E — I'm attached to this little bike. It's nowhere near restored or concourse, and likely never will be, but looks pret...

Rusty Tanks? Sounds like a Blues singer. And if you leave the rust to spread, the blues is what you'll be singing. Takes me back to w...

One at a time... So I was going for the approach here of " If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Only the RH fork seal i...

For the good lord said unto them... " T ell me what it is you want."  And the fools they cried, "We want power. Great power...

Where are we at? OK, so I've changed the oil twice since doing the original oil and filter change when I first got the bike. For those ...

Stone me guv'nor, what a bike! Does any Japanese motorcycle manufacturer make a bad bike anymore? Like sports bike tyres, there are gre...

2000 Grit Wet & Dry After a good flatting with soapy water and the old P2000 grit, the paintwork was looking smooth and, well, dull. Ta...

The BikeTech7 Guide to being a Punter. Here's a collection of abbreviations and descriptions to help you out when you're buying, or...

Skeptical, or concerned? You will find different opinions on using engine flush from every mechanic out there. Some say never use it no ma...

Funnily enough... grease dries out and goes hard after thirty years of getting mashed in a worm drive, but how do you get the speedo drive a...

Doing It The Old Fashioned Way. Because my brand new, fitted two years ago, gasket broke when removing the clutch cover, I needed a new one...

You can put the insulation tape away too! It maybe considered pedantic, considering the rest of the bike at the moment, but I didn't li...

Misfire in the Wet? Weak Spark? Sat under the tank, they tend to get forgotten. But the leads that take the all important spark to the plug...

Considering the state of it, that's pretty impressive.   With water ingress obvious - the carb tops have almost rusted through, the exh...

New parts are rolling in fast. But some of the old bits seem to have done a bunk! I cleaned, painted (then scratched) a LH handlebar switch...

Progress is made... With the genuine fuel filter, and other bits, quickly delivered from International Moto Parts , and the aftermarket pum...

Tyres & Temperatures. Nowadays, I don't think many riders would dispute the importance of warming a tyre before hard use. Thirty ye...

What is it? If you're getting a bad vibration every time you apply the brakes, there's a good chance you've got a warped disc. ...

Just missed out on an old XL250 on ebay. Yes I should have put a higher bid in but sometimes, when you're in two minds, you chance it to...