March 2017
March 2017   


Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - March 2017

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06 ARCHIVE
King Carl Fogarty in
all his pomp.

08 1984 HONDA NIGHTHAWK
Bertie Simmonds gets
off quietly surprised!

12 NEWS
All of what’s occurring in the
modern classic world.

18 CALENDAR
Be a mad March hare!

20 FEEDBACK
Your letters and emails
about CMM.

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

26 4-HOUR ENDURANCE
The latest on this
must-see event.

30 SUZUKI GT550J
Steve Cooper rides the
thinking man’s two-stroke.

38 1998 SUZUKI
GSX-R1100 WT
Bertie rides a big bruiser:
but does he like it?

47 YAMAHA RD350LC SPECIAL
Brian Thomson’s beautiful
IRN-BRU LC.

52 BEST BIKES OF 1981
John Nutting goes back to
the time of Bucks Fizz and
fine bikes.

60 RETRO REBOOT
It’s back! What would a
modern Z1300 look like?

114 NEXT MONTH
Yamaha RD350 N2,
Kawasaki Z650 and
a GL1500 Gold Wing
and much more!

62  WORKSHOP NEWS
New parts, kit tested.
64  Q&A
Mark Haycock, Scoop and
you with tips!
66  YAMAHA DT175 MX
Ralph Ferrand sorts the
suspension out this month.
70  YAMAHA RD350
Scoop MoTs his two-stroke twin.
74  DUCATI DAYTONA
Pip Higham restores a Duke.
78  KAWASAKI KR-1/S
Stan Stephens on tuning this
two-stroke race-rep.
89  SUZUKI GSX-R1100 L
The Suzuki apprentices finally
finish the beast!
94  YAMAHA TX500
Steve Cooper’s buyer’s guide
on this quirky twin.
98  YAMAHA FZS1000 FAZER
Bertie makes a case for this
being a ‘coming classic’.
106  YAMAHA TX500
Mark Haycock on some issues
with his!
108  DUCATI 996
Jim Lindsay polishes his
Bologna bullet!
112  HONDA CB750 K2
Mark puts his carbs back
together.