Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - May 2014

• Editor's intro
Bertie sets the scene

• Archive
A flying Boxer twin captured forever by Don Morley

• Archive extra
The artistry of Arto Nyquist, by the artistry of Don Morley

• 1989 Yamaha FZR1000 EXUP
Chris Moss rides a litre-class giant and comes back smiling

• News
News, views, columnists and products. And more

• Calendar
May we suggest where to go in… er… May?

• Feedback
You tell us like it is and we love you for it. Honest

• Show us yours
A smattering of what’s in your garage. Keep ’em coming

• Yamaha FZR1000 family
Why an FZR is a sensible modern classic buy right now

• Focus on BMW
Beemers you should be buying!

• 1994
Britpop was coming and Foggy was winning. Magic days

• Yamaha YDS2
Steve Cooper rides a classy tiddler and is impressed

• Kawasaki ZXR750H2
Aussie Karl builds a race bike from a wreck in a week

• Aussie rules!
More Antipodean antics but this time from the VJMC

• MIRA files: Top 10 tiddlers
Do your 1960s-1980s tiddler choices match up with JN’s?

• Kawasaki ZZ-R800
The Big K’s middleweight powerhouse reborn for today

WORKSHOP

News
Pip is the torque-meister and what odds and sods are new now?

• Fix it for peanuts
Pip Higham on what to look out for when fixing carbs

• Oil leaks
Scoop starts our special on what to look out for when you spot oil

• Yamaha XS650
Mark Haycock sorts an XL oil leak on an XS!

• Kawasaki ZRX1100
Alan Dowds gets busy with the ZRX and gets her stripped

• Project SPA KAT
Paul Berryman’s race to be on the Spa grid continues

• Kawasaki KR-1S
Stan Stephens on rebuilding Kawasaki’s parallel twin stroker

• Project Aprilia Mille
The editor with no idea buys a big twin from Noale. The prat

• Yamaha YR3
Yamaha tiddler buying tips

• Q&A
Problems shared are problems halved and solved, it seems

• Suzuki GSX1100EFE – Showstopper
It’s a laughing matter, this one. What a gas!