Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - August 2015

06 ARCHIVE
Old Pals Act: Barry Sheene and
Steve Parrish.

08 1997 HONDA CBR900RR FIREBLADE
Bertie Simmonds on a classic.

13 NEWS
New games about old bikes,
Seb Vettel on an H2 and more!

18 CALENDAR
August rules – it’s going to be a
great summer!

20 FEEDBACK
More Diversion owners surface:
and Nutting gives us a history
lesson.

22 SHOW US YOURS
Your sheds are alive with the
fruit of your work.

26 NOSTALGIA
How one man was reunited with
his Honda MT-5.

30 KAWASAKI S1A
Steve Cooper rides a two-stroke
classic!

39 RON HASLAM SCHOOL
We get our own Justin
Blackamore onto two wheels.

42 HONDA VT500E
Jon Bentman’s last hurrah on a
middleweight V-twin!

50 EIGHTIES EXCESS!
Spanish reader Eduardo Sanz’s
amazing collection!

56 TYRES
How they’ve developed and
what to buy.

64 SUZUKI RF1000
The RF900 for the retro-reboot
era. Does it rock you?

121 NEXT MONTH
Suzuki’s GSX-R750 SRAD,
Bridgestone Hurricane
Scrambler and more!

122 PARTING SHOT
Sheenie once more – on the
TR500.

67  WORKSHOP NEWS
New metal bits abound
this month!

70  Q&A
Your questions answered.

74  SORTING CV CARBS
Scoop on how to clean your carbs.

78  YAMAHA RD400
Niall Mackenzie makes progress.

80  BLASTING
Steve Cooper on blasting.

84  YAMAHA RD350
Changing Vrooms for Scoop.

86  GEARBOXES
Stan Stephens on the Yamaha
two-stroke twin gearbox.

88  YAMAHA TX500
Mark Haycock sorts brakes
and steering on his TX.

92  OIL PUMPS
Stan shows us how to sort out
oil pumps.

102  SUZUKI RV125 VAN VAN
Be Mr Sand-man…

114  SUZUKI GSX1100 EFE
A knowledge masterclass from
Pip Higham.

119  COMING CLASSIC
Kawasaki’s ZX-6R Ninja.