October 2014

• Editor's intro
Bertie sets the scene

• Archive
Move over Marquez – Freddie Spencer did the double!

•1999 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
Chris Moss on a modern classic rocketship

• News
Stafford show update, news and columnists
 
• Calendar
October will be the start of our Indian summer. Honest!

• Feedback
More feedback from yours truly: thank you all

• Show us yours
A whole family on two wheels? Superb

• Kawasaki KZ750
Kwak’s big twin ridden and remembered by our Scoop

• 1986
Chernobyl and Challenger, VFR and GPX: a memorable year

• BMW R60
A terrific Teutonic Boxer twin with our own Jon Bentman

• 1974 Suzuki RV125 Vanman
One man and his beachcombing balloon-tyred bike

• Aprilia RS125/KTM Hybrid
A gorgeous stroker, rebuilt as a thumper

• Suzuki GSX-R1100K/L/M
MIRA files marvels at the mammoth GSX-R1100 family

• Honda CBX1000 cafe racer
Our own take on the cafe racer craze with a CBX

• Coming classics
Is it just the Hayabusa which is a future speed king collectible?

• Next month
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WORKSHOP

• Workshop news
Lots of new metal and the AP50 remembered

• Project CB750 RC42
He wanted a CBX? This is Scoop’s new scoot

• Project Spa Kat
The final instalment on the build by Paul Berryman

• Project VFR400R
Joe Dick on his gearbox and clutch swap: fingers crossed

• Four-stroke oil change
Scoop’s new scoot gets a transfusion.

•Project Rickuki
Scoop’s cafe racer getting its fitments and fittings

• Project GSX-R1100L
The kids from Suzuki’s apprentice programme whip out the motor.

• Stan Stephens Yamaha RD350LC
Stan on the rebuild of the perfect 350LC motor

• Multimeters
Mark Haycock returns on the wizardry of the multimeter

• Honda CX500 Turbo
Steve Cooper on the next turbo in our series – the humble CX

• Tank furore
Why has removing a tank become a chore, asks Haycock?

• Q&A
Our experts answer your questions