• Ed’s intro
Bertie Simmonds sets the scene
• Calendar
It’s hotting up so where are the best places to go?
• News
A retro reboot from BMW, Classic TT and FOS news
• Letters
Moaners praised, questions answered, advice sought
• Show us yours
Your lovely machines well and truly shown to us all
• Mould breaker
Suzuki’s saucy T500 was a real landmark bike
• Forgotten bike
That 1990s powerhouse the Kawasaki ZX-9R
• Aussie rules
Suzuki’s trail bikes from the 1970s – colourful things!
• Kawasaki GPz900R
Tom rode one in Top Gun. Great Balls of Fire!
• Steve Tong GS1100 Turbo
A rather special machine renovated
• Retro ride
Honda’s built a new CB to tempt us away from the old
• MIRA files
It’s 1973, so that means Mud and Tiger Feet. Oh hang on, that’s 1974…
• Emerging classic
BMW’s silky smooth triples and fours the K75 and K100 series
• Retro reboot
Our man Kar Lee asks ‘what if’ we had a GPz900R to ride today?
• Buying guide
Honda’s teensy-weensy MT5 gets the buying guide treatment
• Showstopper
Yamaha’s DT175 and owned by a lady! How lovely
WORKSHOP
• Stan Stephens
Stan the Man goes to work on Suzuki’s RG500
• Cleaning part 2
Mark Haycock gets all OCD about cleaning
• Electronic ignition
Steve Cooper tarts up his T500 – the bright spark!
• Niall Mackenzie
It’s nearly done and almost complete – Elsie lives!
• Steve Parrish
Another bright spark this month… Stavros goes grinding
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