Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - April 2015
06 ARCHIVE
Barry Sheene’s mind games
with Pat Hennen.
08 2000 BMW R1150GS
We loved them way before
Ewan and Charley did!
13 NEWS
You really need to come to
Anglesey with CMM.
18 CALENDAR
April means we will be at
Gibson’s Exhausts! Come!
20 FEEDBACK
We think you’re starting to
warm to us. Awwww!
22 SHOW US YOURS
Plenty of the marvellous
metal in your shed. Love it!
26 30 YEARS TOGETHER!
Meet a man and GSX-R750
together forever.
30 THE GREEN PARTY
A look at some historical
facts about Kawasaki.
39 NOSTALGIA
How the GT750 became a
100bhp TR750.
44 SUZUKI GT750 KETTLE
Jon Bentman rides a real
classic motorcycle.
52 READER’S SPECIAL
Andy Westlake on a Kawasaki
F6 trail-iron.
56 READER’S SPECIAL YAMAHA R3.5
One man and his bid to
reboot the YPVS F2!
60 YAMAHA RD250LC
MIRA Files on a race and
gorgeous learner special.
66 HONDA VTR SP-3
We don’t want dull V4s
Honda, we want a race-rep
twin for today!
130 NEXT MONTH
An Eddie Lawson Replica and
much more in May.
69 WORKSHOP NEWS
Lots of new metal bits!
72 Q&A
Expanded to cover two pages not one:
tell us if this is what you want!
76 HONDA SS125
Scoop finds a man on a mission to
recreate his first love.
80 STAN STEPHENS
Stan on how to match cylinder barrels
to crankcases.
82 REPAIRING INDICATORS
Scoop’s blinkin’ blather part two!
87 YAMAHA XS650
Mark Haycock starts to assess what
he’s gone and bought.
90 SUZUKI BANDIT 1200
Our own Andy Bolas of the VJMC on
sorting his sussies.
92 SUZUKI GSX1100E
A CMM reader with a question.
94 SPONDON RD680LC
More work from Stan on widening the
Spon’s power-spread.
98 CB400F FORK LEGS
Part two of a strip and rebuild.
110 KAWASAKI KH400
Steve Cooper’s buying guide on the
thinking man’s triple.
122 YAMAHA RD125DX
Let’s strip the nipped-up motor!
129 COMING CLASSICS
The Honda V-twin FireStorm.