June 2018
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics - June 2018

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62 ❙ Q&A
Mark Haycock with a page of tips.

64 ❙ KAWASAKI Z1325
Ralph Ferrand fits an oil-cooler
to the powerful Zed.

68 ❙ ALLEN MILLYARD
The genius is sorting his
six’s clutch!

72 ❙ SUZUKI GSX-R750 SRAD
Scott Redmond is exhausted this
month. It’s an end-can thing.

74 ❙ KAWASAKI Z1300
Ralph is sorting the valves on
his mighty six this month.

79 ❙ PROJECT SUZUKI RG500 PART 2
Evil Jeff Ware gets his kids to
do the work.

82 ❙ YAMAHA CS3C
Scoop gets a little stuck this
month! Or something is!

94 ❙ YAMAHA RD 400
Scoop’s guide on the ultimate
street two-stroke?

110 ❙ PROJECT KEV RAYMOND
Well, more the bikes owned by
the man himself!

114 ❙ WORKSHOP: TOOLS
Scoop shows how to make
specialists tools.

118 ❙ HONDA CB750 K2
Mark Haycock gets to work
on the motor.

06 ARCHIVE
Lovely shot of a Gus Kuhn
boxer-twin racer!

08 CMM MARKETPLACE
On the subject of Beemers…
what’s pricey and what’s not!

10 CMM STUFF
New kit, tools and tyres
and stuff.

12 CMM TESTED
We try stuff out.

14 NEWS
Events, news and our fave
Cornish classic enclave.

20 FEEDBACK
WIN Bridgestone tyres for our
star letter!

22 SHOW US YOURS
WIN S-Doc cleaning kit and
Tamiya kits!

26 SUZUKI RF900R
Andy Bolas on this cheap Suzi power-house!

32 BMW R100 RS
Steve Cooper on the boxertwin
trans-continental tourer.

40 SUBSCRIBE!
Subscribe and save cash!

42 YAMAHA YZF-R1
2002’s 5PW is a beaut:
buy one!

44 HONDA CBX1000
John Nutting on the birth
of the Honda six…

53 CROSBY RESTOS!
Graeme Crosby restores old
Kwaks in Kiwi-land!

60 RETRO REBOOT
Honda’s CBR-XX Super
Blackbird reimagined…

121 NEXT MONTH
What’s happening in the
July CMM?

122 PIP HIGHAM
Be loud and proud,
says our Pip!