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.a I. s h n 0y tr ente . ’ y o little kud , access replacements. , token following… if you listened to the loudest . To the burgeoning classic movement the only i ;. And then there was a subtle change whereby those w o cou n a or any of the or g na r o egan to ig up the a van ages o t e 00 A4. From er on n t e in erella o t e amily egan to be ee f r exactl what it is a enuine evolutionary The Z900 A4 is the motorcycle Kawasaki was y year. Smaller carburettors, down from 28 to 26mm, eh - have boosted mid-range. Unfortunatel mid-70s ncers r s a t ,g s cr, . ENGINE Toug as they come but if it smokes suspect valve stem oil seals as a first off. Cam-chain tension can rattle but are easily fixed. www.classicmechanics.com / 111

. s u or e a e u e c ances are ou won e e n en ran ac on e e w en . In essence you’ll be paying over the odds for a restoration wearing the wrong paint. Barn find ’ . o aroun £10,000 t ere s ots o c o ce. IT’S MY BIKE: be ukka. Around £7500-£8000 ets ou a ood exam le of the real deal and mint ones seem to be topping out at £9000-£10,000. Anything beyond this and it needs to be genuinely special with no Charlie Owen . I saw this online at We’ve spotted a couple of very clean A4s up in the £14,000-£15,000 region but this is really DK Motorcycles and it looked a mess. . Advertised as a e s exce t ona an B ou enu ne ee t e 7000 mile bike bike is worth this sort of money. someone had carried out a DIY advertised as Z900 A5s; this model was made in rattle can repaint in gloss black. not worth any more, it’s genuinely the last of e ree e ore e mo or a ne a Every bit of chrome and the . . engine were gloss This all added some 10-12 kilos to the dr wei ht black: I put in a late which, with the minor drop in performance, bid and got it for £3000. Looking at stabilit to the bike. The fact is that ust like the of where the issue mi ht lie. Addin to ease of use the bike, I could see , , it was actually very genuine and the a e more san se … or epen ng on your v ew pe ro cap o ssua e ran om oppor un s ue mileage looked point) the rougher edges had been knocked off to syphoning, hazard lights and a revised set of clocks. correct. I took off deliver a more user-friendly and arguably more Nice but not necessarily desperately needed. the black paint and accessible 900cc, DOHC, air-cooled, four. Kawasaki However the addition of twin discs to the front end underneath it was in had simply followed global legislation allied to of UK machines was a much needed upgrade that amazing condition. common Japanese practice whereby legends are the earlier 900s could have done with from Day One. made with launch models and then everything is Whatever the critics might say the Z900 really isn’t Things like the gradually backed off and slightly mollified. Check either substantially or significantly poorer than the hubs and rims were out Honda’s CB750/4 across the first 1969-1978 models that went before it; it’s of its time and the stunning. Initially I (K0 to K8) – exactly the same thing happened. product of a period reflecting the fast changing thought I’d just tidy whims of bureaucrats around the world. If rarity were it up then sell it off In among the apparent tweaking that involved new the true arbiter of a bike’s worth then the Z900 A4 but in the end I profiles to the side panels, different badges and a would be outselling both of its two predecessors. decided to keep it, cosmetic makeover, the Z900 A4 also benefited With a declared build number of 23,674, the A4 so a full resto was from some considered upgrades. The electrical lags some way behind the Z1A at 27,000 and embarked upon. The system received a three fuse loom facilitating some hugely behind the almost common Z1-B at 38,200. engine got a vapour considered targeting of investigation should the clean to oust the electrics go AWOL. At least the owner had an inkling Period road tests had nothing but praise for the last of the black Subtly different to Z1 clocks. fourth iteration of the legendary New York Steak paint and the paint project; no one complained about the extra kilos, work was redone. the one horsepower drop in power didn’t even figure, everyone seemed to like the restrained looks… it A big expense really wasn’t some low rent afterthought. And was the replica interestingly the few complaints levelled at the exhaust from Z A4 were the same ones its three older siblings had Power, needed to been stung with; poor headlight, fuel range and replace the four- riding position. Other than that the King was still into-one that came the King: period. with it. At £1300 they’re not cheap Four decades on, Kawasaki’s Z900A4 is still as but at least you can good as it ever was and offers that vital, visceral buy them. The rest edge that Honda’s CB750/4 never had. It’s cheaper of the chrome work than its older siblings, makes the same noises, is all original. I’m moves just as fast, still looks good and, significantly, delighted with the is a fair bit cheaper. In all honesty what is there bike and it’s about a Z900A4 not to like? cmm definitely a keeper. 112 / classic motorcycle mechanics

SPECIFICATION DISPLACEMENT cc CONFIGURATION Four-stroke, DOHC, four BORE X STROKE 66mm x 66mm COMPRESSION RATIO 8.5:1 MAX HP MAX TORQUE 52.8lb-ft @ 7000r m IGNITION Points & coil CARBURETION 4x 26mm Mikuni VM26SS OVERALL LENGTH OVERALL WIDTH . OVERALL HEIGHT mm . n WHEELBASE 1499mm (59in) USEFUL CONTACTS SEAT HEIGHT 813mm (32in) ■ www.c n .co WEIGHT 230kg (507lb) ■. .o . BRAKES ■ www.kawasakiz1.com Dual di c rum rear R ■ .- . . front disc TYRES ■ l i i .o . ■ www.z1ownersclub.co.uk . ■ .. ■ www.kawasakiownersclub.com www.classicmechanics.com / 113

Project Yamaha FZ600 ‘Nancy’ part 5 Nearly, Nancy! She’s finally looking ship-shape is our Nancy, ready to take to the track. Once I got the motor needed some work before assembling. Old versus new: no comparison. back from Don with a Despite all the threaded holes having bolts clean bill of health, I in them for the coating process, they still could finally start the rebuild. needed a tap running through them to get out every last remaining bit of grit and When we stripped Nancy powder. I have a very understanding wife down every nut, bolt and washer including and she allowed me to do this on the the various brackets, clips etc. all went kitchen table as the garage was just too into a box for plating and Bod at cold to spend any serious time in! Langthorpe Plating in Boroughbridge, had phoned to say it was all ready for Steve McNichol suggested we put collection. I don’t think there’s anything Nancy’s engine on a stand on the worse than a rebuild with loads of fresh workbench and fit the frame to the engine components and newly painted bits ruined rather than build the chassis up on the by assembling them with a mixture of bench and then struggle to lift the engine different, dirty, rusty nuts and bolts. On into the frame, as she is one incredibly Bod’s advice I chose nickel plating as it is heavy lump. Good call! The step I use for so much brighter than cadmium yet less my coaching transporter was exactly the trouble to look after than chrome. right height for the engine so that was the starting point. The headstock bearings Everything was ready for the rebuild, but knocked in okay, then bottom yoke without the plated bolts nothing could go followed by the top yoke. There was some back together, so I was really excited to powder-coating I had to Dremel off the get the call from Bod. Picking everything frame to give the right clearance when we up, it all looked fabulous and I’m sure that lifted the frame with yokes onto the motor. it will certainly add that extra little touch The oil cooler was next as one of the bolts to Nancy. The frame and yokes now holding one of the oil lines on to the powder-coated, looked very nice, but still 114 / classic motorcycle mechanics

Simple solutions: Hard carb rubbers? Plastic bags and silicone spray! New downpipes look amazing and sound better. engine could only be fitted while the A mess of wiring needed sorting pronto. Silicone spray and rubbers worked! removable down tubes were off, then I endless age with very little progress, I tightened up the main frame bolts. Then “Expelliarmus!” says Spike... lifted the calipers higher than the master in went the swingarm and all the linkages. bag with a bit of warm water they dropped cylinder and ‘hey presto’ I ended up with a However, as everything had been plated, nicely into place in the airbox. See? Not brake that worked! the main drop links were a bit tight on the all forums tell porkies! bushes so needed rubbing with some After fitting the new clipons I found the emery cloth to give the correct clearance Nancy was beginning to come together, master cylinder hit the fork leg clamp to the surfaces. The Ohlins shock then so it was now the fairing mounting which prevented me rotating the lever to proved slightly problematical; Gareth from bracket, forks, calipers and HEL brake the correct angle, so I pulled out my Reactive Suspension did the main work lines which dropped into place quickly Dremel (again) and ground off the reducing its length down to 302mm and along with the wheels. These needed new offending edge of the clamp – job done! fitted a 12mm top eye. When I tried to fit valves, new bearings and seals knocked in Next up was refitting the wiring harness the top mounting into the frame I had to them, then it was across town to my local back to the bike, I didn’t really pay too Dremel a couple of millimetres off the top bike dealer Acklams Motorcycles to get the much attention to the original routing of it of the top eye casing to give it just enough tyres back on. Then, so the discs could when we stripped the bike as I knew it clearance and to get the top bolt in; then seat neatly on to the wheels with new wasn’t correct anyway. I spent most of the everything else dropped in perfectly. retaining bolts, I had to do a bit more time figuring out where the various refining with the Dremel to trim off the off-shoots exited the main wiring harness, Subframe, rear mudguard and battery powder coating. Now, I’ve been racing for once I worked out the routing and removed box were next followed by the airbox and 34 years and I simply hate bleeding all the old sticky insulating tape, cleaned carbs. Dave from Yambits has been very brakes; it is one of the worst parts of riding off the glue and dirt it all started to fall supportive and had supplied new carb a bike in my honest opinion. The process (literally) into place. I used some fabulous clips, all the disc bolts, nuts, screws, can be messy and eye-wateringly wrap round sleeving from Frost Restorative brake seals, pad pins, bleed nipples, frustrating for me at times, causing me to Products and self-bonding tape to give it caliper paint, wheel bearings, grommets walk away swearing on more than one a real factory look and so much better and O-rings. Oh, and he did the vapour occasion, vowing never to do it again. blasting of the calipers: what a top bloke! However, after what seemed like an The pièce de résistance was that Dave had sneakily secured an old airbox from America for me, it was knackered, but the inlet rubbers were intact; at long last Nancy was going to get new inlet rubbers! Being 30 years old, the rubbers were very hard with virtually no flexibility and a real nightmare to fit into my now newly repaired airbox. There were a couple of solutions offered on the internet forums, one of which was dousing with Winter Green oil (I’ve absolutely no idea what this is or where to get it) but I’d also heard of an idea where you take a small plastic bag drop in the rubber and spray loads of silicon spray into the bag and seal it up for 24 hours. Worth a try I thought, as I have some silicon spray – next day out of the www.classicmechanics.com / 115

Simple solutions: Keep pics of the stripdown for the rebuild. What a transformation. She looks lovely! Getting the frame ready for the motor. than the nasty, sticky mess that it was. Sorted motor, new shock and looking Nancy is finally coming together. Thank goodness most of the connecters more than a little bling. were stock so matching things up wasn’t The trusty stool helps once more! too tricky, however it was such a terrible stock gearing should just be about just for a contrast and compare after the motor mess with sticky black tape unwinding right – who knows? refresh. There are several small tidying up itself off everywhere I just had to spend an jobs to do, and the bodywork needs age re-covering sections of the harness to It was at last time to get Nancy off the painting, then she will be ready for her make it look something like it should. step where she’d been comfortably sitting maiden outing. It sounds easy and quick for the rebuild – as it was time to fit the with the end in sight, but I’ve been here One big, major problem was the wires MHP exhaust. Shiny new rear-sets dropped before and know there’s bound to be a coming from the engine, alternator, oil and into place, they fitted perfectly and looked few unforeseen ‘issues’ that will crop up, neutral light etc. These had previously great, just a modification for me to run so stay tuned! cmm been routed under the engine and the race gear change. I had to work out new exhaust had melted through the outer leverage angles as the lever on the gear covering, making the whole thing look shaft is now upside down, I may have to horrendous, crispy and awful. I didn’t rethink the linkage/gear lever pivot point want to have to start removing the as the project progresses, but having connecters off all the cables to slide on Nancy back on her paddock stand and in fresh outer covering so again I used the effect on her wheels again – riding her was awesome Frost sleeving and tape at last becoming a reality. products, grouping the wires together round the engine and up to the frame near She isn’t far away from firing up now and the battery box where I split it again to the a trip back to see Uncle Don and his dyno various connecters. Changing the battery was another thing on my list, thankfully B&C Express came to the rescue and supplied a new battery for my ZX10 coaching bike, Cato; so I switched his old battery onto Nancy, being a 7Ah it should be man enough to get the old girl going. The new genuine chain slider arrived from Greece and I had to take the swingarm out to fit it, then complete with new chain and sprockets from B&C Express the rear-end was finished off and Nancy was looking a real bobby dazzler. When it came to chain and sprockets, I decided to run stock gearing, as Paul Firth had put one tooth on the rear and one off the front and when I rode his bike at Snetterton I felt it was over revving at the end of the straights; so I reckoned 116 / classic motorcycle mechanics

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readersbikes&bits BOOK YOUR AD NOW! online www.classicmechanics.com post/fax Fill in the coupon on page 119 email [email protected] APRILIA PEGASO Trail, 2010, BMW F650 full touring BMW R80 Monolever, great BRIDGESTONE Dual twin BSA A10 Golden Flash, 1956, 650cc, 4330 miles only, one package, new tyres, new chain condition, genuine 31,000 175cc, 1967, good original V5, non transferable number, years MoT, good tyres, a lovely and sprockets, £1300 or swap miles, service history, full BMW condition with toolkit, handbook recent new tyres & ally sump bike don’t have time to ride, p/x other bike why? Tel. 07909 luggage, engine bars, new & key, everything working, very plate, starts & rides well, in nice removable top box, bargain at 502193. West Yorkshire Keihan mid section Tel. 07792 zippy, £1999 Tel. David 07961 useable condition, £5500 may £2500 Tel. 01778 346326. Lincs 077006. Gloucestershire 855236. London p/x Tel. 01328 700711. Norfolk BSA C15 1962, recently rebuilt BSA LIGHTNING 650cc, 1968, FANTIC Gran Turismo 50, UK HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883R, HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1450, Fat all done, runs well, MoT Dec American import has all registered, runs & rides, MoT 2010, March 2017, black & Boy, 2001, only 14,400 miles, 2016, ready to use, made as paperwork, completely just run out, good condition, chrome fender extender, good 10 months MoT, good condition trials lookalike Tel. 07703 restored, powdercoated frame very rare, £1450 Tel. 07591 tyres, twin discs, alarmed, & reliable, selling due to lack of 892706. Northumberland etc, stainless exhaust, £5500 260329. Devon excellent condition, 9500 miles, use Tel. David 07538 524886. ovno Tel. 01924 262384. West £5300 ono Tel. 07495 219152. Norfolk Yorks Cleveland HONDA 1100GL Goldwing, Y HONDA 125TDC good CinlassusricanBickee HONDA 400/4 1976, nut & bolt HONDA CB100N 1986, reg been stood for a few years, condition, MoT 12 months, restoration to a very high genuine 12,000 miles, not chrome work poor, ring for smart bike, £550 ono Tel. 01670 0800 458 2530 standard, 1000 since rebuild, restored but vgc, lots of spares, more details, £1100 Tel. 07765 717401. Northumberland photos and details on request, Sorned at present, £750 ono 965044. Devon Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd £5650 Tel. 07967 585172. Lincs Tel. 07546 279427. is authorised and regulated by the Staffordshire Financial Conduct Authority. HONDA CB250DN 1982, HONDA CB450DX 1991, vgc, HONDA CB550 F2, 1977, HONDA CB550 4 K1, 1975, HONDA CB550K 1977, 41,000 16,202 miles, lots of new parts all original, MoT June 2017, one 10,200 miles, all original four pipe version, (US import), miles, MoT August, not fitted, good overall condition, previous owner, low mileage, condition, very good chrome & only 12,000 miles, vgc, chrome restored, good condition, on Sorn for two years, previous new set of tyres fitted and full paint, drives great, good & paintwork in really good recent Motad, good honest MoTs, needs new battery, £550 service, £3500 Tel. 07889 beginners classic, £3499 Tel. order, reducing collection, useable bike that runs & rides Tel. 01964 534111. East 799008. North Yorks David 07961 855236. London £4750 ovno Tel. Chris Duffy really well, £1295 Tel. 01205 Yorkshire 01327 351951. Northants 280584. Lincs HONDA CB650/4 Cafe Racer, HONDA CB72 1964, fully HONDA CB750 1982, non HONDA CB750 K7, MoT to HONDA CB750K3 1972, stripped to frame rebuild by refurbished, inc new engine, runners, spares, deep tone 4 Sept 2016, 45,000 miles, all 24,136 miles, nice clean mechanical engineer, new fork internals, new wheels & tyres, into 1, Hesketh clocks, poor original condition, reliable example, kept in heated garage, springs & seals, discs + pads, £4000 spent on restoration, condition but not beyond repair, runner, garaged, dry weather MoT till August, £7000 ono Tel. plugs + leads, rear shocks etc, MoT March 2017, vgc, £4500 last MoT 2010 Tel. 07920 use only, £3500 Tel. 01726 01233 820080. Kent £1500 ono Tel. 07708 484401. Tel. 01213 605141. West 448876; 01529 307665. Lincs 75517. Cornwall South Yorkshire Midlands HONDA CBF1000F 1985, MoT HONDA CBF600 MoT Oct HONDA CBR600FV 1997, HONDA CBR900RRP Fireblade, HONDA CBX750FE 1986, March 2017, 14,800 miles only, 2016, 2008, only 7500 miles, black, 11,000 miles, original, 1993, K reg, early round 32,713 miles, MoT April 2017, very good condition, good rides like new, will exchange for excellent condition looks as headlight model, 31,000 miles, standard pipes & airbox, looker, all standard including Tiger 90/100 cash adjustment, new, tyres standard exhaust, vgc, £2995 ovno Tel. 07913 lovingly restored with Venhill silencers, new rear tyre Tel. £3000 Tel. 07896 613507. new battery, Sorned, £2000 161467. Devon lines, new break seals & 07831 442104. West Yorkshire Derbyshire ovno Tel. 07519 047203. Cardiff pistons, £1850 Tel. 07904 812100. North Cambs 120 / classic motorcycle mechanics

readersbikes&bits BOOK YOUR AD NOW! online www.classicmechanics.com post/fax Fill in the coupon on page 119 email [email protected] HONDA CD200 Benly, 6000 HONDA CD250U good HONDA CG125 1989, good HONDA CL175 1970, on Sorn, HONDA CL350 K4, 1971, clean miles, ride or restore, new condition, a rare classic condition for year, new battery, starts on button, runs well, & tidy, many new parts battery, electric & kick start, lightweight twin with valuable chain & sprockets, 18,500 miles £1950 Tel. 07770 115727 including tyres, carbs, ignition, £950. Wanted coachbuilt 500 reg no from 1977, £995 Tel. from new, £650 Tel. 01380 before 6.30pm. Surrey mufflers, MoT, £2650 Tel. sidecar, singe seat. Tel. 01535 01430 879224. East Yorks 870419; 07952 574543. 07809 633376. Worcestershire 611181. West Yorks Wiltshire HONDA CM200T 25,000 miles, HONDA CUB in vgc, MoT Aug HONDA CX500 1978, many HONDA CX650E 1984, vgc, HONDA GL1100 Goldwing Y year 1980, in good condition, 2016, new seat, starts/first new parts, too many to list, inc second owner for 28 years, plate, with Watsonian Oxford new exhaust, battery & tyres, 12 second time, chrome in vgc, pattern exhaust mirrors, 46,000 miles, always well sidecar & small trailer, good months MoT, £750 ono Tel. Phil £750 Tel. 01322 224829. Kent stainless brake lines, vgc, MoT maintained, dry weather use runner, MoT, trailer converts to 01613 030518; 07518 518476. April 2017, £1495 Tel. Nigel only + panniers, £1700 Tel. sleigh for Xmas activities, Cheshire 07789 402842. Isle of Wight 01429 867160. £4500 ovno Tel. 01420 474032 after 6pm. Hampshire HONDA GOLDWING 1976, HONDA HORNET 600cc, 2003, iCnlassusricanBickee HONDA INNOVA ANF, 8513 HONDA MT50 1993, with V5 Lester alloys, long MoT, 17,900 miles, stainless miles, full history & docs, fitted with new Wemoto, 80cc stainless 4 into 1 exhaust, metal Scorpion exhaust, radiator 0800 458 2530 reliable, garage kept, 125cc, conversion & larger carb fully flake paint, lots of chrome & cover, crash protectors, belly regularly serviced, nearly new derestricted both air filter & alloy, very nice condition, pan, rear hugger, paddock Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd battery & silencer, £800 offers exhaust, £1150 Tel. 01516 £2750 ovno Tel. 07985 048698. stands, £1800 Tel. 07519 is authorised and regulated by the Tel. 01246 204405. Derbyshire 090404. Merseyside Leics 047203. Cardiff Financial Conduct Authority. HONDA SP2 3002 miles, HONDA ST90 1973, 750 miles, HONDA VF500 F2 1985, HONDA VF500 F2 1987, HONDA VFR750 1990, MoT, immaculate, absolutely very good original condition, 33,000 miles, V5 present, new 27,000 miles, 5000 since full 7000 miles, lovely condition, standard as left factory, Sorn with toolkit, nearly as new, MoT, new oil & filter, new chain rebuild, CBR600 wheels, new battery, £1650 Tel. Colin for last two years, special £2750 Tel. David 07961 & sprockets, all original bike Custom exhaust, very reliable 07530 242424. Devon registration number Tel. 07932 855236. London owned for the last 18 years Tel. useable classic bike in good 005853. East Sussex 07855 799945. Devon condition, £2650 ovno Tel. 07929 198437. Essex HONDA VFR750FK 1989, HONDA VFR750FK 1989, HONDA VFR800 VTec ABS, HONDA VT500E 1981, HONDA X4 Wavy discs, 44,000 miles, recent headstock/ NC24, good condition for year, 16,500 miles, Scottoiler, rear 16,000km on clock 10,000 Blackbird carbs and cdi, wheel bearings, pads, C&S, MoT stainless down pipes + hugger, centre stand, seat miles, been in garage for 16 ZZR1100, full respray, stainless overall super condition, great collector OE tail pipes, new cowl, two keys, good condition, years, last used in 2011, mint 4-1, seat cowl, 1980 CX500 reliable fast bike, reducing VFR chain + sprockets + tyres, £500 £2450 Tel. 07818 004072. York condition & all there. Tel. 07817 Custom Tel. 07774 685693. collection, £1350 Tel. 01204 Tel. Kevin 07895 126936. Tyne 759007. London [email protected] 791764. Lancashire & Wear County Antrim HONDA XL125R classic, 1987, HONDA XL185 for spares or KAWASAKI 750 Triple, H2, KAWASAKI GPZ750R classic, KAWASAKI GPZ900 1985, A2, 11,900 miles, no MoT, on Sorn, repairs, German import, with 1972, completely rebuilt, nice original condition for your 155 mph, 39,000 miles, full contact for details and pictures, documents, good runner and rebore, new paint, new pipes classic collection, must view, MoT, runs great, new seat £995 Tel. 07795 820381. good overall condition, showing rechromed items absolutely no MoT but can deliver locally, pickups switches, battery, plus Hampshire 10,000 miles on clock, £950 immaculate, £10,000 Tel. 07342 looking for £1500 Tel. 07443 other bits, £2500 ovno Tel. Jan Tel. 07928 044606. North 980505 genuine callers only. 958986. Gwent 07703 181888 anytime. Lancs Yorkshire Kent www.classicmechanics.com / 121

readersbikes&bits BOOK YOUR AD NOW! online www.classicmechanics.com post/fax Fill in the coupon on page 119 email [email protected] KAWASAKI GPZ900R A7, KAWASAKI KE100 rare trail, KAWASAKI KH500 1976, KAWASAKI S1C 250, 1975, KAWASAKI Z250 A2, 1980 reg, 1990, 36,000 miles, 1984, dry stored 22 years, lost recent full restoration, show showing just 4850 miles, lovely 27,500 miles, very good immaculate, £2100 ono Tel. interest, £650 Tel. 07770 winner, 1000s spent too much condition, not messed with or condition, rebuilt with many 07557 311569. Lancs 115727 before 6.30pm. Surrey to list, low mileage, beautiful modified, runs & rides great, new parts, £675 Tel. 07901 condition Tel. Matt 07882 MoT Dec 2016, £4700 ono Tel. 510505. Cornwall 499662. Gwent 07443 533492. Tyne & Wear KAWASAKI ZX6R very good KAWASAKI ZXR750 H1 H1 KAWASAKI ZZR250 1999 (P KREIDLER FLORETT 50 1975, LEXMOTO ZSB 125cc learner condition, original paintwork, 1989, original except paint, ride reg), less than 12,000km, just Fizzy era bike, V5, three former legal, perfect brand new bike, full MoT, many new parts, very or restore, lots of spares, good had full service, tidy bike, runs keepers, project in need of 2016, only done four miles, for reliable, £1150 ono Tel. 07490 tyres, £600 Tel. 07739 976748. well, £950 ovno Tel. 07851 restoration, £675 may p/x Tel. more information call, £750 Tel. 281653. Durham Essex 748320. Lothian 01328 700711. Norfolk 01189 673095. Berks MOTO GUZZI ZIGOLOS two MZ SKORPION SPORT good iCnlassusricanBickee SUZUKI two stroke twin shock, SUZUKI BANDIT 1200S, 1998, 110cc complete and 98cc condition, good runner, MoT recommissioned not restored, 4950 miles, very good dismantled, both with V5C’s, May 2017, Yamaha 660 engine, 0800 458 2530 mudguards painted & plastics condition, MoT, datatag & many new original parts fitted, British design, Italian brakes have some repairs, original datatool Tel. 07950 700123. owned both for approx 25 etc, great fun, including spare Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd petrol tank, MoT 28/04/2017. London years, £2000 ono Tel. 07840 engine, bargain £995 Tel. 07934 is authorised and regulated by the Tel. 01969 667416. North 251105. Lancs 016309. Lancs Financial Conduct Authority. Yorkshire SUZUKI DR200 Djebel, SUZUKI DR350 1999, original SUZUKI DR650SE 1996, P, SUZUKI GS550ET 1980, totally SUZUKI GS750 1978, rebuilt original, average condition, & unmolested state, MoT Feb MoT Sep 16, average condition, standard inc exhaust system, bike in 1996 only done 500 excellent starter runner, 2002, 2017, regular oil & filter changes reliable runner, lots of history, vgc looking for a winter run miles, garaged until present, £765. Wanted road legal road use new chain cables manuals, extras fitted, on/off around possible swap with bike now in standard trim, silencer and downpipes for wheel bearings original toolkit, road trials bike, £795 ono Tel. cash either way Tel. Don 07990 £1650 Tel. +44 208 0908604. XT600E. Tel. Simon 01784 £1700 ono Tel. 07799 220513. Dave 07739 800478. Surrey 933234. Newcastle France Email. kecampbell25@ 461961; 07979 788041. Surrey Hertfordshire gmail.com SUZUKI GS750 1978, 12 SUZUKI GSX1100 Katana, SUZUKI GSX1100EF C reg, SUZUKI GSX250 1981, clean SUZUKI GSXR1100WP 1994, months MoT, good starter, 1982, nice clean bike, standard low miles, new parts good sound bike, tyres paint brakes M, vgc, near original other than good tyres, mag wheels, 4 into condition new tyres, MoT, overall condition, was MoT & S/A bearings 600 miles ago, on Hel brake hoses and screen, 1, good working order, £950 £4995 ono Tel. 07770 615465. running now needs carbs Sorn, interesting reg no, £650 new rear tyre, new MoT, ono Tel. 01287 636485; 07773 Durham sorting, £1300 poss p/x Tel. ono Tel. 01745 720483; 07780 suspension serviced by KAIS 338114. Teesside 07958 710895. Warwickshire 650302. Conwy Tel. 07710 057803. Grt Manchester SUZUKI GSXR750 L, totally SUZUKI GSXR750L Slingshot, SUZUKI GT185 red, excellent SUZUKI GT380 1976, vgc, SUZUKI GT750A 1976, P reg, standard & original, even the 1991, 23,000 miles, very clean little bike, will run but I just complete bike, all working, Kettle in original patina, tyres, original pipe, vgc & rides tidy original condition, Micron cannot get it to rev, ideally electronic ignition, MoT end chain/sprockets new & engine perfect, investment? £2200 Tel. can, excellent runner, very would like £1450 ono Tel. July 2016 Tel. 01446 750097. work including crank/water 07799 416406. Cumbria reliable, MoT on sale, £1995 07773 633560. North Yorkshire South Glamorgan pump etc, £5900 Tel. 01923 ono Tel. 07770 503495. 462783; 07982 247096. Hertfordshire 122 / classic motorcycle mechanics

readersbikes&bits BOOK YOUR AD NOW! online www.classicmechanics.com post/fax Fill in the coupon on page 119 email [email protected] SUZUKI GT750J US import reg TRIUMPH Cafe Racer, 1992, TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD TRIUMPH TR6P 1973, full TRIUMPH TRIDENT 900, on an L plate but is actually a 900cc, triple, MoT June 2017, 650cc, 1983, vgc, good runner engine rebuild twin disc 1993, 55,000 miles, new starter 71, super condition (not 39,000 miles, looks & rides, & starter, rebuilt to original conversation, lots of tasteful clutch and rear shock, good restored) all paperwork, £8000 great new chrome headlamp, spec, good runner & starter, modifications, bike rides & condition, MoT March 2017, ovno, may p/x Kawasaki H1 etc small indicators recent service, MoT, £3700 Tel. 07944 174497. sounds amazing, MoT, ready to £1100 ono Tel. 07947 913125. Tel. 07756 695628. Cheshire £1750 ono Tel. 07790 683477. Essex ride, £5750 ono Tel. 07875 Berkshire Notts 127969. Cheshire TRIUMPH TROPHY 1200 1999 YAMAHA just been serviced & YAMAHA DIVERSION 1995, YAMAHA FJ1200 1992, 51,000 YAMAHA LC125 believe one is reg, 35,000 miles, just serviced, MoT, runs & rides really well, vgc, 600cc, 24,000 miles, MoT, miles, MoT April 2017, new a Mark 1 and the other a Mark new chain pads, full MoT, good good condition for age (1998), sell or exchange for cruiser, front tyre and battery, stainless 2, can’t be sure though some condition, any trial, £1850 Tel. 28,884 miles, very sound tourer or smaller classic bike or exhaust, Givi rack and panniers, bits missing, both need total 07932 717593. Leics engine, £1395 Tel. 01926 something on small wheels, Datatag, heated grips, £1900 rebuild, a good winter project, 711886. Warwickshire £950 Tel. 01913 884084; 07470 Tel. 07900 976535. Co Durham lots of bits Tel. 07818 518582. 387302. Durham Notts YAMAHA RD200DX 1978, YAMAHA RD350LC swinging iCnlassusricanBickee YAMAHA RD350N all original YAMAHA RD400 fully rebuilt, matching numbers, very nice arm bushes, wheel bearings, low mileage condition, MoT, call for full spec Tel. 07786 condition, new crank case, new loom, matching frame & 0800 458 2530 viewing essential, ring for more 241803. Dorset seals, MoT Feb 2017, owned engine numbers, 1980, German details, £5550 Tel. 01684 eight years, £2200 Tel. 07503 import, original, vgc, many new Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd 563997. Worcs 595610 day or 07771 263534 parts, £4600 ono Tel. 07772 is authorised and regulated by the eves. Essex 000541. Lancs Financial Conduct Authority. YAMAHA RD400E 1979, YAMAHA RXS100 1987, MoT YAMAHA RZ(D)350 YPVS, YAMAHA SRX600 1988, YAMAHA T80 Townmate, almost new condition, full Nov, 20,000 miles, vgc, recent 1984, 6828 miles, rare Kenny superb condition, thousands 1984, vgc, for year only done rebuild by previous owner, service, lovely little classic, Roberts model, great original spent on mechanical and 9500 miles, new battery, top matching numbers, standard £575 Tel. 01344 303298. condition, DG exhausts, cosmetic restoration, garaged, box, years MoT, £500 Tel. except for new micron exhaust, Berkshire otherwise unmodified, £5299 12 months MoT, £2595 Tel. 01206 514183. Essex £5450 ono Tel. 07976 523209. Tel. David 07961 855236. 01376 345932. Essex Oxfordshire London YAMAHA TDM 1995, 33,000 YAMAHA TDR125 silver, 2007, YAMAHA TTR250 1996, good YAMAHA TTR250 Raid Trail YAMAHA TXR250 3XV, 1992, miles, datatagged, tidy bike, 12,000 miles, recent tyres, C&S overall condition, recently bike, 1995, MoT until 6200 miles, unrestored, good runner, £1100 ono Tel. & all fluids, new MoT, contact serviced, new tyres, fork seals, November, £1500 ono Tel. unmolested, immaculate, time- Terry 07933 102256. Leics for more details, £1650 ono Tel. brake pads fitted, MoT July 01539 727675. Cumbria warp collectable, as featured in Etienne 07977 291802. London 2016, excellent green laner CMM, sold with 12 months ready to ride, £1400 Tel. Kevin MoT, £5000 firm Tel. 07721 07733 324707. Hampshire 009041. Lincs YAMAHA XJ900 Diversion, YAMAHA XJR1300SP 12 YAMAHA XS250SE 1980, YAMAHA XT500 1979, 5900 YAMAHA XT550 1982, low 1997, runs and rides, no MoT, months MoT, 2000 miles, rebuilt powder coated frame, miles, very good runner, all mileage, American import with starts well, 78,000 miles, ride or original bill of sale, all stainless fasteners, good original condition, £3750 Tel. UK engine of known history, restore, £575 ono Tel. 07975 paperwork, both keys, 12,000 condition, £1000 ono Tel. 07961 855236. London road reg, MoT, recently 656910. Norfolk miles, Solar alarm, good 07582 923801. Lincs serviced inc tappet adjustment, condition Tel. 07767 268864. new rear tyre, £1450 Tel. 07982 Staffordshire 466727. London www.classicmechanics.com / 123

readersbikes&bits BOOK YOUR AD NOW! online www.classicmechanics.com post/fax Fill in the coupon on page 119 email [email protected] For Sale HONDA CB750F2N 33,000 MZ ETZ301 Saxon Tour, TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE YAMAHA XZ550 rare engine, miles, MoT, good condition, 1994, for renovation or T100 865cc black/Opal, date turns over, selects all gears, APRILIA PEGASO Givi luggage carbs cleaned, spares, new tyres & battery, of reg 01/05/2005, mileage one spark plug snapped in 650cc, 2005, 6500 miles, balanced, new battery, no spark, £300 ono Tel. 3056, extras w/screen, thread, small break to cast immaculate condition, MoT, Hagons clutch, DID chain, 01892 836154. Kent. centre stand, side stand, around one exhaust port, £1480 Tel. 07900 923601. photos on request, £1150 PIAGGIO DESIS 100 pillion back rest, bike hardly otherwise, all seems good Herts. Tel. 07788 981908. Bristol. SCOOTER reg 2002, good used garaged in winter, an (no carbs), £150 Tel. Wayne COLLECTION OF HONDA HONDA PCX’S 125cc, mint, clean condition, MoT till eye catcher, especially the 01603 749902. Norfolk. MOTORCYCLES all items Super Special, 64 reg, spent Sept, bargain price £500 Tel. chrome gleaming in the sun, good show pieces, no time £££’s, rides and looks great, 01332 720920. Derby. very reluctant sale, offers Parts For Sale wasters please, would spent weeks ‘off/on’ on this SUZUKI 750GSX ES 1986, over £3000. Tel. 01959 prefer to sell as one, but will scoot when unable to ride complete bike for total 540788; mobile 07970 BMW R60/7 set of ignition consider individual sales. Tel. due to illness, offers Tel. restoration, non runner, 489738. Greater Manchester. coils plus leads, 6 volt system 01252 616192. Hampshire. 07852 650477. Humbs. electrical fault, been dry YAMAHA MT 07 Moto-Cage non electronic, as new HONDA GL1000 Goldwing, HONDA TRANSALP 650 stored for many years, 4-1 ABS, May 2015, only 1000 purchased from Motorworks, metalflake orange paint, 2007, 34,400 miles, centre pipe, £300 firm Tel. Mark miles, totally standard & £80 Tel. Mike 01302 534222. stainless 4 into 1, Lester alloy stand, high screen, crash 07974 350173. Dyfed. immaculate, one owner from South Yorkshire. wheels, very nice, please ring base, top box, running lights, SUZUKI GSX1100ET 1980, new, still under warranty, EXHAUST SYSTEM for more info, £2750 ovno recent chain and sprockets 29,400 miles, stood in dry serviced at 600 miles, all Scorpion stainless steel 4 into Tel. 07985 048698. Leics. and service, new front brake garage, for three years, books & original parts etc, 1 exhaust system for Suzuki HONDA 125T2 restoration pads, stainless steel ‘fuel’ needs seat and headlight £5250 ono Tel. 07776 GSX1400 K5, includes clips project, £500 ono Tel. 07957 end can, 12v socket, good otherwise complete, would 226041. South Yorkshire. & mounting hardware, very 781526. Kent. Avon road tyres, 10 months’ make a good restoration YAMAHA AN400 breaking, good condition, best offer? HONDA 250U 1997, W reg, MoT, excellent condition, project, £1000 Tel. 07783 all spares available, cheap, Tel. 07562 649685. Cams. good condition, on Sorn, £2395 ono Tel. 07704 34331. 685342. Lincs. maroon, 2005 model, Tel. GREY BIKE SPARES: 17,888 miles, owner stopped Stockport. SUZUKI GSX650F ABS Mike 07944 669384. J25, M1 Suzuki GSF400 Bandit, 1990, riding, £800 ono Tel. 07743 HONDA VFR750 798cc, P immaculate, 2012, fsh, only Derbys. GSXR250/400 92, Honda 347601. Sheffield, S Yorks. reg, RC36E, sweet engine, 8800 miles, MoT January YAMAHA DT100 engine CB1-400, NC27 early 90s, HONDA 400 Four, 1974, Sorn, needs exhaust and tlc 2017, black, full fairings great little motor just needs VF750FD engine, £100; rear completely original condition, a good project, 57,438 miles, Touring screen, spotlights, a new piston engine number wheel, £35; swingarm, £15; runs well, will make brilliant £999 ono Tel. 01617 553980. bar sliders, mirror extenders, 1/1 131455 complete with other parts available Suzuki project bike, £1900 ono Tel. Manchester. crash bungs, Givi monokey twist grip coil carburettor TS100/250ER forks/yokes, 07919 621199. Cheshire. HONDA VFR800F1 blue, rack, ideal commuter or first and exhaust items can be wheels, plastic/seats, CX650 HONDA C90 CUB 2002, 02 reg, 23,000 miles, recent big bike, £3995 Tel. 07971 sold seperately Tel. 01377 carbs, £40. Tel. John 07858 red, 1417 miles only, last new rear tyre and oil and 986509. Buckinghamshire. 241909. East Yorkshire. 134475. Durham. owner 11 years, very good filter change, good condition, SUZUKI GSX750 1980, UK YAMAHA FZR600 red, HAGON SHOCK for Honda condition, cherished plate £2100 ono Tel. 07547 bike, JMC swinging arm, white, blue, 1990, good Dominator NX650 done & rack included, 12 months 689605. Buckinghamshire. respray, braided steel brake condition, standard exhaust less than 1000 miles, £1200 MoT, £1300 ovno Tel. 07885 HONDA XBR500 very good hoses, stainless Predator on Sorn, 35,000 miles, £825 possibly suit FMX Vigor etc 350033. West Yorkshire. condition, good tyres, chain, exhaust, otherwise standard Tel. 07880 732058. Lincs. Tel. 01732 506121; 07986 HONDA CB1100RB 1981, 1 sprockets, new fork, seals, & unmolested, good tyres, YAMAHA R1 1000cc, classic 490070. Kent. of 1050 worldwide, complete 28,000 miles, £1800 Tel. chain/sprockets, brake pads, blue, 2001, 21,800 miles, HIGHWAY HAWK SNAKE stunning restoration, A1 plus, 07594 662972. South Wales. ready to go, currently on Sorn ride-on dry and motorway PIPES to fit Kawasaki phone for complete list & HONDA XL600 1983, Paris will come with MoT, £2250 only, MoT April 2017, data 1500VN, only nine months pictures, £10,500 ovno Tel. Dakar, complete bike for Tel. 07434 557722. Lancs. tagged, £3500 Tel. 07825 old, so in good condition, 07999 534753. Essex. sale, non runner poss ignition SUZUKI GSXR750 low 220194. London. acha125@ cost £550 will take £150 Tel. HONDA CB125J 1976, problem, good engine, miles, needs finishing, hotmail.com 07821 638636. Notts. logbook, new battery & complete original condition, nothing major, new coils, sell YAMAHA RD350YPVS HONDA BLACKBIRD points, shed find, will need Italian import with V5, also £1000, srad wheels, swinging 1983, 31,000 fork brace 1100 engine spares Honda restoration, classic side spare complete XL600R in arm clipons, shocker Tel. Teleflex, two seats pair of CBR1000, 1990, selling as panels missing, apart from bits, with V5, good project 01283 509381. Staffs. side panels, brake spilter. Tel. spares will post Tel. Craig that all there with some project, £1195 ono Tel. SUZUKI GT750 KETTLE 07909 676256. Lincs. 07770 987038. Suffolk. spares, £600 ono Tel. 01214 01305 826670. Dorset. water pump seals & fittings YAMAHA V-MAX heavily HONDA CB250/400N 204632. West Midlands. KAWASAKI GPX600R new in box, mudflap new modified Hayabusa forks, PARTS inc bead-blasted HONDA CB250RS 1983, 1989, for spares Nexxus in packet, two baffles new custom paintwork, fire Comstar wheels, tank, very good condition, MoT exhaust system, good tyres, in wrappers, exhaust r/h blade brakes, 1991, tuned seat, all plastics, Fenders, and tax, £850 ono Tel. Chris engine runs, £200 Tel. 01925 outer some dents, exhaust engine, stainless exhaust, lights, brakes, levers, 01342 894580. East Surrey. 491108. Cheshire. r/h centre some scrapes, the ultimate streetfighter good condition. Tel. 07752 HONDA CBF600 SA blue, KAWASAKI S3 400 full set Haynes manual GT750; not for faint hearted, £4000 412631. Powys. 2004, rack & top box, fairing, of standard useable exhaust Haynes manual GT550, rear Tel. 07599 254426. East HONDA CB750/4 Craven ABS, MoT April 2017, LED pipes, may suit, KH400, triple mudguard, good condition, Yorkshire. rack & topbox, including spotlights & dual horns fitted, some scrapes and dings, rear shocks non original, YAMAHA VIRAGO 1999 stays suit K6 and other dry new chain & sprockets, £300 Tel. 07857 270673. buyer collects, £100 the lot in beautiful condition, stored many years, £80 Tel. battery, Tachometer in Fermanagh. Tel. 07833 582342. Kent. MoT, complete with 07974 822880 text only. kms, engine is sound, some KAWASAKI VERSYS 1000 SUZUKI RG125 D reg, 1987, screen, panniers, rack West Midlands. damage to N/S fairing & 2012, good condition, 38,000 tidy condition, MoT Feb totebag, 10,000 genuine HONDA CBF1000 belly some scratches, £1150 miles, white, panniers, the 2017, learner legal, lack of miles, readvertised due pan from 2007 model, as Tel. 07956 253608. Greater best long distance tourer, use, £650 Tel. 01543 505549. to misunderstanding, new, cost, £100, £20 plus London. a lot of bike for the money, Staffs. £2450 consider p/x smaller postage. Tel. Phil 07831 HONDA CBX550 F2-D rare £4300 ovno Tel. 07813 SUZUKI VAN VAN 0.6 machine, need something 131883. Hants. classic in good condition, 120237. Lincs. reg, 6000 miles, excellent ligher Tel. 07790 512582. HONDA CX650 Euro Sport years MoT year 1985, 49,000 KAWASAKI Z1B UK reg conditon, MoT, £1400. Shrops. carbs, £65. Airbox, £35 miles, new cam chain fitted Sep 75, MoT Nov 2016, blue, Suzuki GT 250cc gold, good YAMAHA XS1100 1980, prices include postage. less than 1000 miles ago, superb condition, not over clean bike, historic free tax, MoT March 2017, new Honda VF750 FD engine, Haynes manual, £995 restored runs beautifully call Tel. 01270 256208. Cheshire. battery, reg/rec, good runner, complete, £100. Carbs, £50. ono Tel. 07575 166761. for more details, £12,750 SUZUKI VX800 1994, M reg, excellent tyres, fork brace, Wiring loom, £25. Radiator, Lincolnshire. ono Tel. 07847 225624. shaft drive, V-Twin, 2-into-1, full luggage set, engine bars, £25/£35 each. Coils, £40. Set HONDA NC700X 700cc, Surrey. stainless exhaust system, Sorned, appreciating classic, four headlight bracket, £10. manual, 2012, fsh, 20,393 MOTO GUZZI V50 Cafe tested May 2017, 28k, fair 4-into-1 exhaust, £2250 ono Headlight, £10. Side panels, miles, recent chain sprockets, Racer project most work condition, Sorned, £675 Tel. Tel. 0151 3068745. Wirral, white/red, £10 each, other ex demo, one owner since, done, £950. Yamaha VX750 07503 951130. Teesside. Cheshire. parts available. Tel. John black, grey, MoT November, dry stored engine turns over. YAMAHA FZ6 FAZER YAMAHA YG1 80cc, tinware 07858 134475. Durham. good condition, Givi top box Classic Bike, £1250. Wanted 14,300 miles, good condition, painted, needs putting HONDA HORNET CBF600, panniers, usual extras, £2200 British bike project. Tel. 2004, good runner, £2000 together, £600 ono Tel. seat cowl, black, vgc, £25 Tel. 01622 843209. Kent. 01978 842668. Clwyd. ono Tel. 07776 445713. Kent. 01543 673286. Staffs. ono Tel. 01978 366742. Wrexham. 124 / classic motorcycle mechanics

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YAMAHA 900S Diversion parts front mudguard, tool Miscellaneous SUZUKI GS750 coils, seat, 1999, brand new right hand, kit, seat even if it’s tatty, info parts, bodywork, tank, full very good condition swinging stainless steel exhaust, £50 to clubs and getting this bike BOOK: Soft Science of race Mk1 micron exhaust, arm (carbs slide ones) engine Tel. 01323 644009. E Sussex. back onto the road, this was Motorcycle Racing by yokes, carbs, some engine casing (forks) pitted brake, YAMAHA FS1E original my first Jap bike and I am Keith Code, £10 Tel. 07852 internals, no crank/rods/ discs, headlamp, Shell indicators, still in packaging trying to relive my youth. Tel. 921265. Powys. pistons or road parts. Tel. speedo back plate, £200 x four, £200 Tel. 07957 07510 834495. Tyne & Wear. CLASSIC BIKE 01821 650458. Perth & ono Tel. 01214 204632. West 781526. Kent. HONDA SH50 1992, 50cc, MAGAZINES first issue Kinross. Midlands. YAMAHA FZ6 600, 2006 wanted leg shields any HONDA SH50 50cc, red SUZUKI GSX 550cc engine, parts: engine, £300; carbs, colour prefer red, white, will (1978) to 1995 (two issues complete with carbs, starter £50; top/bottom yoke, £25; pay postage. Tel. 01202 missing), 184 issues for £45, side panels, nos, £50, other ignitor box coils rectifier Header pipes, damaged, £35; 748125. Poole. very good condition, buyer used parts available Tucano newish exhaust system, silencer, £40; fuel tank dent HONDA VFR400 NC30 Urbano rain apron, £25. Tel. Haynes manual, turns over in, £45; air box, £35; wiring preferably in good running collects or may deliver for etc, £140 ono Tel. 01159 harness, £25; front brake order and lowish miles, petrol money, particularly if 01202 748128. Dorset. 300100. Derbyshire. calipers + lever & hoses, would consider bike needing you live on a twisty road! Tel. HONDA VFR400 NC24 SUZUKI GSX1100EFE £100; clutch lever & cable, some tlc, sensible price paid, various spares for sale as wheels, shock linkage, rear £15; original real undertray, will travel 100 miles from Neil 07982 466727. London. disc/brake, sell or swap £20; front & rear wheels & Lowestoft, Suffolk Tel. 07940 GIVI V47 LITRE top box, a job lot, ie yokes, levers, GS750/GT550/750 parts. tyres, £200; swinging arm, 922309. Suffolk. (black/silver) and flu top rack, wiring loom, oil cooler, plus Tel. 01603 470639. Norfolk. £25; rear suspension unit, LOOKING FOR A Ducati more, £50 ono Tel. 01264 SUZUKI GSX250 two £30. Tel. 07880 768253. 900SS carb or FI, Superlight rails and plate to fit, 2013-14 358960. 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Lancs. log book wheels tyres engine 07963 787894. Northern Tel. 01793 337571. Wilts. 557018; 01613 350497 after parts panels Motad four Ireland. YAMAHA RD250 large can 6pm thanks. Manchester . HONDA VFR750 86 to 97 SUZUKI TS100ER front Allspeeds wanted to fit a ROTAX 350 OR 500 Haynes manual, Honda VTR into one. Tel. Roger 02476 wheel complete, £70. Rear 1980 Yamaha RD250F, must complete engine wanted for XL1000 Varadero Haynes 329061. West Midlands. wheel complete with drums, be in good condition, cash project, prefer electric start KAWASAKI GT550 SPARES £75. Handlebars, £15. Wheel waiting. Tel. Paul 07725 but anything considered. Tel. manual, as new, £10 each. spindle front, £15 prices 333594. Lincs. 01162 393867. Leics. Kawasaki ZX900 C2 silencer. front forks (inc top & bottom include p&p. TS250ER forks/ YAMAHA RD350 YPVS SUZUKI A100 WANTED Remus, £50 ono. Tel. 01432 yokes), £80; exhaust system, yokes, £100. Coil, £10. Wiring spares cylinder head, barrels 1974 to 1979, anything £50; complete engine, £250; harness, £10. Tool tray, £10. exhausts, £250 Tel. 07773 considered, prefer complete 265726. Hereford. oil cooler, £30; cylinder head, Suzuki GSXR250 GV76A 270774. Derbyshire. running or not will travel and KAWASAKI ER-6 dual £50; headlamp reflector, £30; petrol tank black, £60 import YAMAHA TDM900 Power collect. Tel. 07976 362256. seat, completely rebuilt by 4 x Keihin CV30 carburettors, prices include p&p Tel. John Commander 3, stainless South Yorkshire. Saddlecraft of South Shields, £80; box assorted covers, 07858 134475. Durham. carbon cans & link pipes. SUZUKI GS650GX/Z ‘81- two types of vinyl covering, clutch, rear drum etc, £50. SUZUKI TS80X SPARES £150 Tel. 07900 578854. ’82, Sump pan with oil cooler rebuilt with firmer sponge Tel. Brian 01753 644667. petrol tank, seats, forks, North Yorkshire. in/out banjo fitting wanted. and has Gel pad for both Bucks. wheels, plastics, loom YAMAHA XJ650-750 brand Tel. 07961 733667. West KAWASAKI KZ750 forks/ complete, clock switches, new Motad 4 into 1 exhaust, Midlands. rider & pillion, embroidered swinging arm, s/sidesand, pipes silencer, you collect or WANTED ANY MAKE or with Kawasaki name, should yokes, £100 not sure of very rare parts, mid 1980s pay carriage, £160 Tel. 01495 size classic motorcycle in fit most bikes from 2009- year. GPX600R forks, £60. bike. Invader fairing as fitted 313881. Mid Glamorgan. any condition from a basket 86ish Suzuki GSX1100ET to Superdreams Tel. John YAMAHA XS 750cc, seat case to one in nice condition. 2014, used very little as 07858 134475. Durham. unmarked, £30 Tel. 07791 Tel. 07548 801403. bike now sold, £95 plus £8 forks/yokes, £100. Yamaha TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 020360. Derbyshire. Nottinghamshire. p&p. Tel. 01912 375555. SR125 forks/yokes, £75. R-RX brake and clutch YAMAHA XTZ1200A WANTED FOR HONDA Honda CB350/450 SG forks/ short levers with Triumph 1200cc, red/white tank, new Hornet CB900F5 Givi pannier Northumberland. on the back, £100 plus p&p colour code blush white rack set, model PL256 in LEWIS LEATHERS original yokes, £75 all prices include Tel. 01925 730068; 07917 cocktail, £500 collect only. good condition & complete leather jeans, waist 38”, p&p. Honda VT250 front 744006. Cheshire. Tel. 01254 888995. Lancs. please, I can collect subject mudguard, £12. Yamaha TRIUMPH TRIDENT YAMAHA YZFR6R 2008, red to distance, I live in Dartford black, red, white, as new, SR125, red, £12. Kawasaki Sprint 900, 1995, breaking, and white, brand new tank, area. Tel. Mike 07503 £30 Tel. 07758 768914. West ER500, blue, £12. Tel. John some parts available, call £300 collection only, colour 165035; 01322 400775. Midlands. 07858 134475. Durham. or text. Tel. 07789 801540. code blush white cocktail. Greater London. 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Classic class! What is it about certain cubic capacities and their penchant for becoming classics? Bertie Simmonds takes a gander at the 900cc class. WORDS: BERTIE SIMMONDS PICS: MORTONS ARCHIVE Numbers make up the vital statistics of motorcycling. They may indicate the power produced by the engine, its think back over the last 40 years or so of the best classic weight, the number of valves opening and closing in the motorcycles, you’ll realise that most of the 900cc machines that popped up along the way have been brilliant. bike’s engine, rake, trail, wheelbase and – most importantly – its Think about that first Kawasaki Z1: some bill it as the first real cubic capacity. superbike, not the CB750. Then go all European and think about Sometimes just the mention of a number can send thrills down Ducati’s seminal 900SS, a machine which lived on for decades in our spines. Just saying ‘250’ to a certain age group of bikers can many, various forms. Then move into the 1980s with Kawasaki’s mean either halcyon days of learner-legal two-strokes pre-1982 GPz900R – a sportsbike which rewrote the rules – before hitting like Suzuki’s X7, Yamaha’s RD250LC, or – later – the banshee- the 1990s and watching Triumph being reborn on a staple diet of howl of the full-on, fully-faired race-replicas like the Kawasaki 900cc triples, some of which are bona fide classics today. KR-1S or Suzuki’s RGV250. Each time an epochal 900 came out, it was often followed by The thought of a ‘500’ always makes me think of two-stroke GP something of similar capacity but which – perhaps – wasn’t quite racers (rather than the four-stroke twins I commuted on) while, for so good. In the 1990s the FireBlade was followed by Kawasaki’s many, the thought of a ‘750’ takes us back either to the original ZX-9R B, which was heavier and stodgier. It wasn’t playing the superbike, the Honda CB750, or perhaps to the late 1980s and same game. And when you look at the prices of Hinckley’s first early 1990s where 750cc four-stroke fours were ‘the’ sportsbike Speed Triples rising, it’s strange to realise the same motor was in class to have. Some may even think of the Kawasaki Z750 twin: a number of other models, but they being much frumpier in style, but it’s each to their own in this game. time hasn’t been as kind. There is another class which has spawned some amazing classic So, what’s our pick of the best of the 900s of the last machines and some howlers: the 900cc class. When you actually 40-or-so years? www.classicmechanics.com / 127

Best to start at the beginning and 1972: ABOVE: Z1s begat The original 900 (well, 869.3cc) SS were Kawasaki’s Z1 is for many the defining Z900s: all are classics. derived from the first desmo 750s of the early Japanese superbike and core motorcycling 1970s, including the 750 Imola Racer which classic. But with prices heading up to the TOP RIGHT AND ook Paul Smart to victory in 1972. Racing was dizzy heights of £30,000 for an original, early BELOW: Ducati 900SS lways in Ducati’s DNA and this showed even as machines are now well out of reach for most of the 70s and 90s. he bike grew in capacity (bore went from of us. Prices almost doubled in the early part 0-86mm) ready for its launch in 1975. of this century thanks to a number of bikes making big figures when being sold. To say the 900SS is (and was) beautiful is an nderstatement. For many the original wire-wheel Riding one today is still a moment to savour, ersions (they changed to mag-alloy Speedline but one that should be enjoyed in the context heels in 1979) are the ones to go for. Obviously of time and nostalgia. With 82bhp from its e first means the most expensive: some of the 903cc engine and 230 kilos to haul around early 750s go for six figures. If you like mag wheels, and that nickname of ‘The Flexi-Flyer’ then you’re in luck. These beauties will ‘only’ set handling wasn’t the best (even if Z1 lore said that Paul you back £15,000-£25,000; less if you pick one of Smart and Yvon DuHamel tested 10 versions of the last models that soldiered on till 1982. frame). Later versions improved things no-end, and Of course there is another way. The 900SS name from a buying perspective, we’ve said it before (and lived on, albeit after a brief break. In 1988 a new we’re saying it again here and on page 110) but the SS family based on the Pantah’s 904cc air-cooled later models can give you more satisfaction and return 90º V-twin Desmodue (two-valve) motor. The name from a riding perspective, even if (for sniffy purists only) they’re not ‘the real Z1’. was reborn following Cagiva’s purchase of the legendary Bologna marque. The 900SS Whatever… we reckon if you have to have a Z of became a real cult classic: it was never going 900-or-so CCs then the 1976 Z900 with beefier, o be a rival to Japanese fours for speed and braced frame and twin-disc brakes is still the one excitement, but instead became a real to pick, even if it does have more restrictive alternative with style on its side. exhausts (but still four-pipes) and smaller 26mm carbs. Want to know more? Check out our back Suspension changed over the years from issues and search for our November 2012 issue. Marzocchi to Showa and back again and the classic fully-faired 900SS even came in a While Kawasaki’s 900 eventually became a oh-so-cool Superlight version in 1992 1000 in the late 1970s, it took much longer for (lightweight wheels, vented clutch cover, that to happen to the Ducati 900SS. floating discs etc.). And it came in yellow, too. Big aesthetic changes came in 1999 with the Pierre Terblanche update, which divided opinions, even if the bike underneath was largely the same. The model was eventually replaced by the SS1000DS in 2003. Ultimately it’s the easiest way into Ducati ownership and while the ‘early’ MkII 900SS from the late-80s, early 90s are hitting £4000+ now, there are also still some nice ones around for a tad over £1500. Just don’t expect to find a cheap Superlight or FE (Final Edition) which was released in 1998, had a single-seat and only came in silver. Go find our November 2013 issue for the first 900SS and August 2014 for the final incarnation. The liquid-cooled and compact GPz900R showed us just what Kawasaki could do back in 1984. In a trice the behemoths of before were outdated and outperformed. Sixteen valves and 908cc gave it 128 / classic motorcycle mechanics

113bhp at 9500rpm and – even if it was no ABOVE: Eighties fave Speed Triples used the motor from the T595 lightweight at 228 kilos – it was leagues was the GPz900R Daytona (another future classic) but if you could find ahead of other machines of the while the Nineties an early Speed Triple or Trident, we would suggest time. In fact, so perfect was this belonged to the you keep it. We’ve seen tidy, unmarked early Tridents bike that it stayed in the CBR900RR FireBlade. for as little as £1400 while Speed Triples start at Kawasaki range until 1993 in least a grand more than that. Check out October the UK and 2003 in Japan. BELOW: 900cc 2013 and February 2015 for more. Triumphs heading to Much of this was down to the classicdom include Honourable mentions: motor. As well as being the first the Trident and the four-valve-per-cylinder, liquid- Speed Triple. ■ Bimota Tesi 1D, Cagiva Elefant, Harley-Davidson cooled powerplant in a Kawasaki, it 883 Sportster, Honda CB900F, Yamaha XJ900F, also had a six-speed gearbox, a piggy- Honda Hornet 900, Triumph Sprint ST. backed alternator, a side-positioned cam-chain to ■ Also-rans: Kawasaki ZX-9R, Suzuki RF900R, reduce the width of the motor and a gear-driven Triumph Daytona, Trophy, Sprint and Sprint RS, counter-rotating balancer shaft under the crank. The Yamaha XJ900 Diversion and TDM900. cmm motor went on to be the basis of future generations of Kawasakis. Only in the last few years have prices finally started creeping up (£3500-£4000) but while the later A7-A8s are the better bike (better front-end and brakes) we all know it’s the first A1 we want in Firecracker red, right? To know more find our July 2013 issue. If rumours are to be believed, back in the late 1980s, the new recruits at Triumph in Bedworth in the Midlands were poring over the GPz’s engine architecture in a bid to come up with something reliable for a range of new British bikes. They played safe with a range of modular triples and fours, and we would argue some of the triples are becoming classics. In 1991/1992, no-one really thought they would be that good – but they were solidly reliable and plenty exciting: especially when the 885cc 12-valve triple was plonked in something attractive like the first Triumph Trident 900s of 1991-on or the first Speed Triples of 1994-1996. Both models showed the engines off to their best and despite more than 200 or so kilos to lug around, the 98bhp motors with their visceral, demonic howl made progress exciting and eye-catching at the i L 900 www.classicmechanics.com / 129

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