Bespoke Motorcycles recently serviced and tuned a very tidy Triumph 1050 Speed Triple which had just been acquired by the new owner. One of the requested tasks was to replace the front brake pads. The Speed Triple is fitted standard with four piston Brembo radial mount...

Bespoke Motorcycles has recently been entrusted to service and tune a beautiful CB 500/4 Honda which was brought over from the USA.

The owner mentioned the clutch operation was not particularly good. When I tried the clutch lever, I noticed considerable play and a harsh...

For those not sure, the Cush Drive (Cush meaning Cushion) is basically a shock absorber for the chain and lives in the rear wheel where the rear sprocket carrier fits into the hub. It's role in life is to provide a rubberised cushion for the rear sprocket to engage int...

The bike has now travelled just over 2,500km and the engine feels at peace and, with the tuning adjustments to date, much smoother and stronger than it did initially.

I have just completed an oil and filter change and a general service and all is going well, with the ex...

Now that the idle mixture screw is responding correctly and with the idle mixture set, it’s time to move onto the mid-range mixture which is a function of the needle and needle jet. The Himalayan is fitted with a vacuum style CV carburettor which was the mainstay of mo...

500km has now come and gone and, as the book required, it was first service time.

A bit of a non-event in this case as I had done most of the recommended service work (and more) already. It was, however, time for the first oil and filter change which required me to spec...

As I mentioned in Part 2, having filled the bike with Shell V Power and feeling much better about the bike's potential, I found that when I adjusted the idle mixture, I was unable to get a rich end to the adjustment.

Time for some carburettor theory. The amount of fuel...

A few more kilometres on the Himalayan and I remain more than a little concerned with the extreme lean harshness to the engine and exhaust popping on over-run.

Clearly, fuelling adjustments are required, however I am a firm believer of the importance of tuning to the ty...

Earlier this week we took delivery of a 2017 Royal Enfield Himalayan, an entirely new motorcycle concept from one of the world’s oldest manufacturers.

Although I enjoyed the motorcycle during an all-too-brief dealer test ride, I must admit my initial impressions of the...

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