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  • 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.

  • Five Minute Fix – disc valve covers

    Five Minute Fix – disc valve covers

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    Words/Picture by Steve Cooper Many 60s, 70s and 80s strokers run disc-valve induction systems with the carburettor sitting at the end of the crank. With this type of intake system it’s vital that the chamber

  • Suzuki RV90 weak lights

    Suzuki RV90 weak lights

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    Q: My new bike is a Suzuki RV90 running 6v magneto electrics. Needless to say the lights are feeble, the stop lamp glows dismally and indicators don’t. Apart from making sure all connectors and earth

  • Advice on nuts and bolts

    Advice on nuts and bolts

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    Q: Can you tell me how to tell if a nut or bolt is usable or not.  I think I over-torqued a bolt/acorn nut combination due to using a cheap torque wrench which didn’t click.

  • Five Minute Fix – finding small parts

    Five Minute Fix – finding small parts

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    Words/Pictures by Steve Cooper Dropping a fixing into a bike is a pain with ages spent crawling around to no avail. Rather than waste time stand back, take a deep breath and then put something

  • Your Tips – paint your wagon

    Your Tips – paint your wagon

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    In the October 2015 edition of CMM a chap called Rob Neal wrote about high-temperature paint for his CX500 well, I have a similar vintage CBX1000 and have used VHT silver spray paint to good

  • Suzuki GS850G crash damage

    Suzuki GS850G crash damage

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    Q: My bike was involved in a crash and came down on the right hand (timing cover) side. All the electronic ignition pick-ups have been replaced by a previous owner with parts from a GS1000. I

  • Five Minute Fix – remove paint from threads

    Five Minute Fix – remove paint from threads

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    Words/Pictures by Steve Cooper We’ve all been there; the painter or powdercoater forget to mask a thread. Taps and dies are good on smaller threads but what about larger ones? What if you’ve already fitted


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