August 2016
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - August 2016

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Contents

06 ARCHIVE
What happened when four-
strokes tackled two-strokes.

08 2001 APRILIA RST1000 FUTURA
Mossy mounts a quirky
Italian sports-tourer.

13 NEWS
Why we have it better than the
classic car world. Or do we?

18 CALENDAR
Lots happening in the month
of August.

20 FEEDBACK
Lots of your lovely letters.

22 SHOW US YOURS
With added nostalgia! Check
out ‘The way we were!’

26 BENELLI 2C
Steve Cooper rides this
beautiful Italian machine.

32 YOUNG GUN
13-year-old Jack Watts shows
our future is in good hands.

38 1974 SUZUKI GT750L
Steve Cooper on a core
classic.

46 BEAMISH SUZUKI
John Matthews restores a trial
iron. Feet ooop!

52 CRK TRIUMPH CAFÉ RACERS
John Nutting on the beautiful
CRK Hinckley kit bikes.

60 RETRO REBOOT
What if Yamaha built am
FZ750 for today?

130 NEXT MONTH
Like old Ducatis or Yamaha’s
FJ1100? Then tune in!

34 SUBSCRIBE!
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63 SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
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Workshop

64  WORKSHOP NEWS
New bits and pieces out there.

66  Q&A
Mark Haycock with more tips.

68  BASIC MAINTENANCE
Andy Bolas on changing fluids,
coolant etc.

72  YAMAHA TX500
Mark Haycock sorts his fuel caps.

74  HONDA C70
Niall Mackenzie on his latest
project in CMM!

78  YAMAHA TZ250 S
James Whitham on sorting his
racer’s motor.

80  HONDA VFR750 F-R
Bertie’s £100 Hound comes to a
crossroads.

88  DUCATI 888
Mark Forsyth on the engine
rebuild of his rare racer.

92  HONDA CB125T
Ralph Ferrand’s part three on this
tiddler twin.

98  PLUG INSERTS
Pip Higham on replacing plug
threads, the best way.

110  KAWASAKI Z900
Scoop on why this could be better
than a Z1.

114  YAMAHA FZ600 RACER
‘Spike’ Edwards on Project Nancy.

127  CLASSIC CLASS…
What is it about the 900 class
that makes it special?