January 2015
January 2015   


Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - January 2015

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06 ARCHIVE
 The Prince of Speed and
The King of the Mountain.

08 1980 BMW R80/7
Mossy gets sensible about bikes with panniers.

13 NEWS
Columnists,FreddieSpencer,
New Year news and fun.

18 CALENDAR
 January’sjollies for you listed here. Chilly out!

20 FEEDBACK
 You tell us how it is and we listen. Honest.

22 SHOW US YOURS
 A cornucopia of cool bikes from your sheds and garages.

26 NOSTALGIA!  
Nutting and Stephens recall their 1983 attempt at cracking
the ton on an RD125DX!

30 HONDA CBR1000F
 Steve Cooper on the magic carpet Honda CBR1000F.

39 TREASURE!
Bertie takes a peek at The National Motorcycle Museum.

44 HONDA BRITAIN
 Scoop on the original Honda race-replica: or is it?

52 KING OF THE (URBAN)JUNGLE
Carl Fogarty’s Honda Dominator-based special.

56 JARNO SAARINEN REPLICA
One reader’s tribute to a legendary racer.

60 YAMAHA RD200
Yamaha’s racy two-stroke twin recalled in MIRA Files.

68 KAWASAKI GPz 1000R TURBO
The best Turbo of the 1980s is
rebooted for today.

110 HONDA CB750
Steve Cooper’sbuying guide on
the legendary big Honda four.

129 COMING CLASSICS
Andy Bolas on the beauty of the Yamaha Thunderace.

130 NEXT MONTH
Z1300 main test, Speed Triple quick spin, drills, V6 RD,
Whitham, Parrish and more.

70 WORKSHOP NEWS
New metal bits and Pip Higham’s tales from the torque bench.

74 PROJECT YAMAHA FS1-E
It’s finished! Then Niall Mackenzie
rides it off a ramp!

78 YAMAHA RD1200LC V6!
Stan Stephens builds a monster
motor for a special machine.

82 WINTER LAY-UP!
Scoop’s skills on hibernating your
classic for the winter.

87 RECOMM’ AN OLD BIKE
The final instalment on getting a
bike going again.

90 PROJECT YAMAHA FZ750
Steve Parrish flies to Norfolk to get
parts for his Superstocker…

92 WORKSHOP: VALVES
Mark Haycock on how to make
valves. Yes... it’s not easy.

94 PROJECT SUZUKI DR600
Paul Berryman has woes with his
big thumper…

96 PROJECT KAWASAKI ZRX1100
Alan Dowds gets a box of bits for
his mighty motor.

98 SUZUKI RG500 DISC VALVES
Stan Stephens on what can go
wrong with the vital disc valves.

124 ENGINE CLEANING
We hear from an expert on how to
do it properly.

126 Q&A
Your questions, our
experts answer!