Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Elsie for a tanner?

Now I don’t want to get all ‘jumpers for goal posts’ about these two-stroke Yams, but they’re extremely nostalgic machines for us over 50 years of age.

For our younger readers let me explain. When us oldies were growing up we could ride a 250cc motorcycle on L plates, without training, that could pretty much do 100mph from the crate. Then we took one test and could ride any size motorcycle we wanted to

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