Letters
Star letter: Helping hand
18 August 2010
While reading the Q&A in the July edition I noticed that 'Grommit'" had sent an email trying to source a mudguard for his Honda CD200T-B project.
Q&A: Heavy smoker
18 August 2010.
Q: My lovely 1975 Suzuki GT250 has lately started to smoke quite heavily from the right hand exhaust pipe. I took a look at the spark plugs and they both appear fine and similar.
Teenage kicks
21 July 2010.
After getting the June issue of CMM, I quickly scanned the front cover, and went straight to the showstopper, the Honda CB125S. Drooling time over, I went to the Dyno Day feature at Gibson Exhausts and was greeted with some tastily restored Fizzies – and a blatant lie, as I think I could have been CMM’s youngest reader...
Q&A: A not so idle idle
21 July 2010.
Q: My problem is that when I start my 1975 Honda CB550K1 (no: cb550L-1060824) it will not tick over properly. Once warmed-up it will tick over at 1250rpm then without any throttle will fly up to 3000rpm stay there for a few seconds then slowly return to 1250rpm then die.
NC30 not RC30?
16 June 2010.
Let me start by congratulating you on an excellent mag. I really enjoyed the awesome feature in June’s issue on two bikes I used to lust after most as a young biker – the RC30 and OW01.
Q&A: Dodgy handling
16 June 2010.
Q: My 30,000 mile 1987 Yamaha FZR1000 Genesis doesn’t like turning into tight right-hand bends.
Q&A: Please help!
19 May 2010.
Q: My CB750 has never run properly. It breaks down with wet plugs. I tried a Colortune but found the pilot screws seized and their housing damaged beyond repair...
Q&A: Cracked Confidence
19 May 2010.
Q: I own a 1995 Honda NC30, which has a crack in the weld on the headstock...
Can't you tell your bikes
19 May 2010.
In May’s issue of CMM, Simon Duncan wrote about Police motorcycles in Mexico back in early 1990.
And, here's what the didn't tell you
19 May 2010.
As a regular CMM reader and professional carburettor restorer, I read your recent article on ultrasonic cleaning tanks with great interest. I thought I’d share a bit more info on the subject with CMM’s readers:
Current Issue: Sept 2010
• Yamaha Air-cooled 350s
Spotter’s Guide to the YR series
• Honda CB250K
Riding the original
• BMW R100RS
The world’s first aerodynamic motorcycle
• 250s The rise and fall
X7, Lc, RGV
• HONDA CBX1000
Subtly modified six appeal
• Honda RC166
19,000rpm Reader’s Special
Plus... Buying a HONDA CB400-4... Fix your broken MIRRORS... Keep your BATTERY in top condition... TDR250 engine strip ... Inside a good SOCKET... Behind the scenes at DAVID SILVER...
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 15th September 2010








