June 2014
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - June 2014

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• Editor's intro
Bertie sets the scene

• Archive
Eddie Lawson in his AMA Superbike days by Don Morley

• Quick spin – 1986 Kawasaki GT550
Chris Moss gives this bike a mention in dispatches

• News
Views, events, columnists and products

• Calendar
June is the best month since May, we reckon. So go places

• Feedback
Good, bad or indifferent you tell it like it is

• Show us yours
From cheap hacks to Italian exotica – you’ve got the lot

• Barry Shene Festival of Speed
Some of the bikes on show as the Aussies remember a legend

• Suzuki GT380
Scoop enjoys a classic ride!

• 1974
Bombings, bikes, elections and marvellous music

• Suzuki GSF1200 Bandit
Jon Bentman on why this big bike is appreciating fast

• Suzuki GSX-R1100 Sheene Replica
Our Aussie mate Karl and his homage to Bazza

• Yamaha RD350LC Special
Guitar Dave does more than re-tune his strings…

• MIRA files: Yamaha SR400/500
John Nutting on the old and new Yamaha SRs

• Yamaha RD350LC
One of the greatest classics ever gets a makeover for today

WORKSHOP

• News
New tool time and torque time with our Pip

• Stan Stephens
The Man gets the rolling chassis sorted on the TZR250 3XV racer

• Alternator health check
Steve Cooper on what to look out for and what to sort on your alternator

• Greased lightning
With slippery customer Mark Haycock

• Aftermarket oil filters
Why modern filters can save your classic

• Project Niall McKenzie Yamaha FS1-E
The old trout strips the Fizzy with a little bit of help from his boys

• Project Top Gun GPZ900R
We’ve been given advice aplenty this month – but we still need a bike!

• Project Honda VFR400
After a year’s break – Joe Dick finally gets on with part two!

• Project Aprilia Mille
New boots and a brush up to see what the damage is with the Mille

• Yamaha YC1
Yet more Yamaha buying tips revealed

• Kawasaki Z1000J/GPZ1100 – Showstopper
The very quick Kwak done on the cheap