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  • Debut of a King

    Debut of a King

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    The location is San Carlos in Venezuela and it would be an inauspicious start to their 500 campaign as a mechanical issue side-lined rider Kenny Roberts and reigning champ Barry Sheene would win. It wasn’t

  • 1989 Honda CBR1000F-K scuffed cover

    1989 Honda CBR1000F-K scuffed cover

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    Q: I have a 1989 Honda CBR1000F-K and its looks are spoiled by a scuffed round right-hand engine cover. It appears not to have a part number that I can find anywhere, even my Haynes

  • Chain tension and sidestands

    Chain tension and sidestands

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    Q: In a world of no centrestands do you measure chain tension on the sidestand when travelling? Anon A: The obvious answer here is that if the bike was sold when new with only a

  • 1979 Suzuki GS850G fuel meter wiring

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    Q: I have recently got my 1979 Suzuki GS850G fuel meter to work but the wiring is incorrect. I cannot as yet find the live feed from the meter to the tank gauge (due to

  • Moto Morini Corsarino

    Moto Morini Corsarino

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    Q: I’m a long-time reader of your excellent mag and I also suffer from petrol addiction! I have a Moto Morini Corsarino 50cc four-stroke that has started to develop a running issue. After a couple

  • 1984 Yamaha TY250 yellowed tank

    1984 Yamaha TY250 yellowed tank

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    Q: Having recently acquired a 1984 TY250 trials for restoration but I find myself with a plastic fuel tank that has a nice yellowy tinge to it. Is there any way of returning this it

  • 1981 Yamaha TR1 popping exhaust

    1981 Yamaha TR1 popping exhaust

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    Q: Hi, great article in a recent mag on the TR1. I own a 1981 model which I rebuilt from a basket case. It’s a lovely bike and as John Nutting says the torque is

  • Suzuki GSX1300 Katana

    Suzuki GSX1300 Katana

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    It arrived in 1980 in a background of gasps – the public didn’t quite know what to make of the fastest the Suzuki ever.

  • Retro Reboot: Yamaha FS-1E Fizzy

    Retro Reboot: Yamaha FS-1E Fizzy

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    What if Yamaha gave the Fizzy a real kick up the retro pants and morphed it into a modern-day machine?

  • Retro Reboot: Suzuki TL1000R

    Retro Reboot: Suzuki TL1000R

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    If a new V-twin sportsbike appeared via Japan, we can only hope it’ll come from Suzuki, as they created a monster back in the 1990s.


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