Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - November 2016

06 ARCHIVE
Wayne Rainey at the 1987
Transatlantic races.

08 HONDA CB400/4
Mossy on the middleweight
of the 1970s.

12 NEWS
Events, reports and what’s
happening in our world.

18 CALENDAR
Remember, remember bikes
are great in November!

20 FEEDBACK
You tell us how it is!

22 SHOW US YOURS
Now with added nostalgia!
‘The Way We Were!’

26 READER’S RIDE
Dave Brooking heads to
Ireland on an £800 Kwak!

32 BRIGHTON ROCKS
The glorious Speed Trials!

34 ENDURANCE LEGENDS
More info on this 2017 event.

36 SUBSCRIBE!
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editor. Again.

38 SUZUKI GSX-R750F
James Whitham on the
legendary Slabbie.

46 MZ MISCELLANY
Steve Cooper on a pair of
Eastern European marvels.

52 BIKES OF 1979
John Nutting on this amazing
year for motorcycling!

60 RETRO REBOOT
What if Kawasaki made
a KR500 for the road?

130 NEXT MONTH
Honda VF500FII, Yamaha
YZF-R6, Moto Morini 3.5
Sport and more!

64  WORKSHOP NEWS
New metal tools and reviews.

66  Q&A
Mark Haycock, Scoop and YOU
with tips!

68  YAMAHA RD350
Scoop once more fettles his
Yammy twin.

73  HONDA CBR600 F-X
Andy Bolas on this ‘coming
classic’ middleweight.

74  SUZUKI TL1000S
Andy Bolas sorts his suspension.

78  SORTING AN AIR-BOX
Steve Cooper shows you how!

82  DUCATI 996
Jim Lindsay strips his!

84  SUZUKI GSF1200 BANDIT
Bolas is back with the Bandit!

88  WIRING PART 3
Ralph Ferrand and connections!

92  YAMAHA DT175
Ralph again; gets on with part 2!

97  HONDA X-11
Coming Classic?

98  HONDA CB750 K2
Mark has another project!

110  MV AGUSTA 350
Scoop checks out a sizzler.

114  HONDA SS125
She’s pretty much done!

126  MAKE OR BREAK?
Revisited: Five years on Scott
Redmond checks prices.