Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - February 2016
67 WORKSHOP NEWS
Odds and sods, spanners and bits
for bikes!
70 Q&A
More tips from Mark Haycock.
74 YAMAHA FZ600
Mike ‘Spike’ Edwards joins CMM
with a racing resto!
78 Z650 CAMCHAIN/RE-SHIM
Ralph Ferrand tells us what to do.
82 PROJECT BOARD RACER
Stan Stephens unveils his new
project.
84 CONTROL CABLES
Mark Haycock tells you how to
make ’em!
86 DECALS
Scoop on the removal and
replacement of said items.
90 STUCK BARRELS
Stan again on how to shift ’em!
101 COMING CLASSIC
Andy Bolas on the Suzuki
GSX-R1000 K1.
102 LAVERDA 750 SF
Scoop’s Buying Guide on this
Latino lovely.
114 THREAD INSERTS
Scoop again on how to do it best.
118 PROJECT CAFÉ RACER
The latest on this Suzuki GT500-
based beast.
06 ARCHIVE
Star-studded Donington grid
shot with Wayne Gardner.
08 2000 HONDA VFR800
Dull and unappealing, or best
V4 ever?
13 NEWS
Sexy Honda on the way and
columns galore.
18 CALENDAR
February is meant for getting
dirty. No, not in that way!
20 FEEDBACK
GSX-R pipe dreams and
young readers!
22 SHOW US YOURS
Four pages a month from now
on. Get sending!
26 BACK TO THE FUTURE
PART 2
Suzuki GB’s Slabby build at
Motorcycle Live.
30 KAWASAKI F11
Steve Cooper hits the trail
with a classic stroker.
38 MOTO MORINI 3½
Reader Simon Walter restores
his in a London flat!
42 YAMAHA TZR250 3XV
Mark Forsyth rides a demonic
stroker on the Isle of Man.
50 GLAD TO BE GREY
Alan Dowds on the rise and
fall of the grey import.
56 KAWASAKI Z1000R
John Nutting rides a very
special machine.
64 RETRO REBOOT
What if Suzuki re-created the
stunning RG250.
113 NEXT MONTH
A typical hotch-potch of lies
and half-truths!
122 PARTING SHOT
Steve Baker wheelies an
RD400! Cool!