If you’ve been following our mission to trade our way from £5 to a motorcycle, then you’ll be pleased to know things have been progressing. Another piece of the parts bought for £1 from a mate has gone to add to the kitty. And we’ve had another result with part of a job lot I […]
Successful rehoming for the MZ
In case you were wondering what became of the non-running MZ125 that I found for sale in a local front garden when I’d only popped to get milk, it turns out there’s a happy and interesting outcome. Having advertised the MZ, I had several biters. Not only that but the first bloke to come and […]
Trading Challenge: From £5 to a motorcycle – Part 2
Follow our attempt to trade our way from just £5 up to a respectable motorcycle. If you missed the first part, check it out here, where we kicked things off by turning £5 into £15. Having emulated countless daytime TV shows by picking up something from a an auto jumble and then turning it around […]
Amazing six-cylinder RG500 special defies belief
When you think of a six-cylinder motorcycle, the chances are that it’ll be a heavy superbike of late ’70s vintage. For instance a Honda CBX, Kawasaki Z1300 or possibly even a Benelli Sei. Not this unbelievable two-stroke special based largely around a Suzuki RG500 motor. And unlike the lumbering giants of the past which came […]
Engine Torque – from ’70s to ’90s
On the surface of it these two motorcycle engines are very similar, but there are a number of massive differences hidden inside them. The Suzuki GS1000 motor dates from 1978, when heavy metal ruled, whilst the Honda Fireblade lump comes from the 90’s, when it was all casual trainers and Britpop. The Suzuki GS1000 engine […]
Honda VF500F – Classified Result or No Score Draw?
There’s still a thrill to picking out a bike from the classified small ads. Before the invention of eBay, they were the first port of call when you were looking for a bike, and they still contain an aura of excitement and mystery. From supermarket noticeboards to free papers and the motorcycle press, the thrill […]
Stunning Yamaha YZR500 Replica
This stunning Yamaha YZR500 Replica is great inspiration for those of us who can’t quite stretch to the Harris YZR500 we featured a while ago. While that bike was raced by Kevin Mitchell and built by Harris in a shed in Hertfordshire, this amazing replica was built in a shed in Essex and has been […]