Feature Articles
Law-breakers... And Law-Makers
18 August 2010
The GT250X7 and RD250LC were the tearaway teens that ushered in new laws leading to a new era of 250 two-stroke.
Banzai Bonsai
21 July 2010.
The Japanese are experts at miniaturisation. Suzuki’s TC90J is a perfect example of the oriental art of small but perfectly formed.
One Step Closer
21 July 2010.
Another productive month on the Z550’s got Bruce looking ahead to the finishing line. One step at a time, eh, Bruce.
Bridging the years
16 June 2010.
Yamaha launched their FJ1100 sports bike in 1984. Surprisingly, the motor is still going strong more than a quarter of a century later.
Bachelor boy
19 May 2010.
One man’s passion for bikes makes his garage overflow into his house... and his love life. But what a collection to have.
Tasty Triples
21 April 2010.
The H2 wasn’t the first two-stroke triple but it’s now probably the most sought after. Prices have rocketed in the last few years. We ride them again to find out why.
Comotor RG750 Delta Six
17 March 2010.
There are projects and then there are projects. This home-grown six-cylinder RG/YZR hybrid is from the folder labelled ‘ambitious’.
Honda 400/4 Then & Now
20 February 2010.
Thirty-five years ago Honda did to middleweights what they’d done so convincingly for super bikes in 1969. The all-new 400/4 had the speed of the two-strokes with the civility of a Honda. The perfect first big bike.In June 1975 John Robinson of Motorcycle Mechanics magazine got his first ride on the new Honda. We’ve reproduced that first test for your pleasure over the next four pages.
Genesis Chapter one: Yamaha's FZ750
17 February 2010.
Yamaha’s FZ750 was possibly the biggest leap forward of any Japanese motorcycle ever. Just 12 months after Kawasaki’s GPz900R had seemingly secured the title. 25 years on much of the FZ’s design remains a blueprint for motorcycle engineering.
80s from the eighties
16 December 2009.
Mini 80cc racers from Yamaha and Kawasaki from the early 1980s have become modern-day style icons. John Nutting tested them at MIRA when they were first launched
Current Issue: Sept 2010
• Yamaha Air-cooled 350s
Spotter’s Guide to the YR series
• Honda CB250K
Riding the original
• BMW R100RS
The world’s first aerodynamic motorcycle
• 250s The rise and fall
X7, Lc, RGV
• HONDA CBX1000
Subtly modified six appeal
• Honda RC166
19,000rpm Reader’s Special
Plus... Buying a HONDA CB400-4... Fix your broken MIRRORS... Keep your BATTERY in top condition... TDR250 engine strip ... Inside a good SOCKET... Behind the scenes at DAVID SILVER...
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