The sticky motion of a chronometric speedometer needle is one of the eccentricities of pre-1960s bikes. Here’s how to keep the needle moving and recording the right speed

Frustrated by speedometer failure on an elderly Citroën C5 just before an MOT Test, Rob Marshall flexes his credit card to effect a fix but not in the way that you would imagine...

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It has been a hectic season for the Stovebolt Special: 11 hillclimb weekends, two hillclimb schools, and 3000 rapid road miles getting to and from them. And one serious breakage. That was sorted in ti

There’s not much instrumentation on most British bikes, but what there is can take many forms – and making sure your needles move as they should is a key part of ownership

Andy Ibbotson shows you how to adjust and diagnose common issues with indicator self-cancelling mechanisms…