Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Lockdown Lovely!

Let’s head back to July 9, 1993. I bought an RD350LC, not knowing it would have such an influence on my life.

I borrowed the money from the bank and zoomed home from work to go and pick it up from the local bike shop/breakers. Just 96 hours later I was coming round in a hospital bed. Yup, just four days it took to write the

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