September 2015
September 2015   


Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - September 2015

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06 ARCHIVE
Alex Bedford on the Pro-Am
RD350LC

08 HONDA VTR FIRESTORM
Chris Moss on Honda’s
1990s 1000cc twin.

13 NEWS
Damon Hill on an RD-LC?

18 CALENDAR
Get hill-climbing this September!

20 FEEDBACK
Those short in the leg should read this!

22 SHOW US YOURS
An EXUP re-born, amongst many others.

26 1990 HONDA XRV750 AFRICA TWIN
One reader’s restoration.

30 BRIDGESTONE HURRICANE
Steve Cooper on a 175cc satanic scrambler!

38 OGILBY’S ROADS
A reader shows us some
classic roads to ride.

42 1996 SUZUKI GSX- R750WT
Bertie Simmonds on the
frantic, radical SRAD!

50 PRO-AM RETURNS!
And CMM’s Niall Mackenzie
will be riding in it!

56 YAMAHA XS650 SPECIAL
Dirt-track homage in this
month’s MIRA Files!

64 YAMAHA YZF-R6
Manic 90s middleweight
retro-rebooted!

129 NEXT MONTH
Honda trail bikes and a
Munch Mammoth!

130 PARTING SHOT
Mike Hailwood and James Hunt!

68  WORKSHOP NEWS
What new parts you may be
partial to.

70  Q&A
Your questions answered.

74  WITHOUT WHOM
Why Harrison Billet are the best
of British!

78  ENLARGING PORTS
Stan Stephens shows how.

80  GT500 CAFÉ RACER
What’s been happening with our
stroker?

84  YAMAHA RD350
Scoop’s only gone and got one!

88  KAWASAKI ZRX1100
Alan Dowds’ turn to strip and coat
his project.

94  SUZUKI GSX-R1100L
Suzuki Apprentices strip and
rebuild the motor.

98  SUZUKI STINGER
Steve’s pulling the various bits
together at last.

110  MOTO GUZZI LE MANS Mk5
Read our buying guide.

122  HOW TO MAKE A GASKET
Scoop shows us for his Stinger.

127  COMING CLASSIC
Suzuki’s follow-up to the SRAD.