Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - February 2015
06 ARCHIVE
Wes Cooley and the super-cool
Suzuki GS1000S.
08 1999 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 955I
Mossy mounts a Nineties naked!
13 NEWS
Old bikes sought,new cafe racer
kits, news and views galore.
18 CALENDAR
Feb is freezing but get out there!
20 FEEDBACK
All your lovely letters for us to show you.
22 SHOW US YOURS
Your splendid steeds in all their glory.
26 DUCATI 750 F1 MONTJUICH
Karl Webster on the Down Under Duke
called Monty.
30 HONDA CB350K4
SteveCooper rides one.
39 NOSTALGIA
Chris Moss on how he got into
biking. And what happened next.
44 KAWASAKI Z1300
The mighty majesty of King Kwak– and
what went wrong!
52 READER’S SPECIAL
A tasty tiddler in the shape
of the Kawasaki GA290SS.
56 READER’S SPECIAL
JARNO SAARINEN REPLICA
The build carries on to its finale.
60 HONDA CB750 SAND-CAST
MIRA Files tells you how to
spot a sand-cast.
66 YAMAHA RD350 YPVSF3
The last hurrah for the
LC rebooted.
Workshop
68 WORKSHOP NEWS
New Laser Tools, Samco hoses and
piston ring tools too.
72 PROJECT MACKENZIE YAMAHA RD400
You can’t keep him away from CMM:
new project.
76 ALL YEAR BIKER!
Mossy cocoons his bike from the
worst that winter can throw at it.
80 REGULATOR RECTIFIERS
Scoop sorts these bloomin’ things.
82 TWO-STROKE IGNITION
Scoop again – on replacing and
upgrading your ignition system.
86 STAN STEPHENS
Our Stan carries on with his V6
RD1200LC build.
88 WORKSHOP: DRILLS
Mark Haycock on this most humble
of device.
90 PROJECT SUZUKI GSX-R1100L
Our Suzuki apprentices on rebuilding
the Gixer’s chassis.
94 PROJECT KAWASAKI ZRX1100
Alan Dowds gets more bits for his
mighty motor.
105 COMING CLASSICS
Andy Bolas on the fearsomely fast
ZX-12R Ninja. It’s 15 this year!
106 SUZUKI GS1000S
Steve Cooper’s buying guide on the
big bruiser.
110 Q&A
Our experts answer your questions. So
don’t forget to send some in!
118 PROJECT SUZUKI GT500 CAFE RACER
A new for 2015 – what will it turn
out like?
122 NEXT MONTH
More drills, thrills and spills with a
trick Yamaha FZ750, James
Whitham’s X7 and much more!