With the new bearings, piston rings and seals fitted into the 850 block (at last), it was time to pull the old 700cc engine from the Vegemite Special so certain other parts could be swapped over. Firs

Tech solutions and real world tips

Alex was drawn to his Yamaha RD200DX by its bespoke stainless steel expansion-chamber exhausts, but it seems they weren’t made with longevity in mind

The recently resurrected trailie joins Bike ’s long-term test fleet. Martin FitzGibbons checks in with his first impressions

Refreshing our Dunstall Honda CB750’s forks should be straightforward, but ends up involving precision machining and much profanity. Alan reports from the end of his tether

Garage time and a liberating first ride back after injury mean it’s a month of bonding for Matt and the DR-Z4S