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Issue 392
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eachmonth?
Havingtroublefindingacopy
ofthismagazine? AndreNew bike ad boy!wBruce
We all need to pull together to get
through this so publicise your company
or service NOW! And–maybe–wecan
do afeature on you, too?
AlanDowds
Gurn Giver
Wee Jock Al has his Glasgow tightness
tested by theFazer600 as he heads to
its MoT.Will he pulladaft face? Course!
RalphFerrand
Zed specialist
Ralp hhas take nabreak from the BMW
andcomes back with his H2C and tells
us about borescopes!
MarkHaycock
Q&A Kingpin!
Mark is back with hisYamaha TX750 this
month, as well as helping with more of
your Q&Aqueries.
Charlie Oakman
Fast Berk
Charlieisback racing his Honda CB
‘Pig’ and does so with pal Gary ‘Mr.
Brid gestoneTyres’ Hartshorne.
MalcolmShaw
Dahhhn sarf!
Malcis backonwithhis Suzuki TR
this month as he tries to sort the
wheels out for this very special
Kettle-powered beast!
Steve Cooper
Ordered an Indian
Well, an Apache from the USA. This
month though, it’sall about the MV
Agusta Monza and his buyer’sguide on
the Yamaha CS1C.
JeffWare
Down UnderDude!
Our Jeffisb ackwith adouble helping of
Yamaha strokers.He’sbackwith the
RZV500R and part three of the
reverse-cylinder TZR250 3MA.
Allen Millyard
Zen Zed builder...
Allen’sprogr ess with the amazing
Kawasaki Zed-based Super-Six is further
aheadthan his column suggests (see
cover), but the full story is here only!
Graham Zimmatore
Rotary restorer!
CMMreaderGraham is the latest
entrant into our CMM/Bridgestone
restoration/special of the year entry
with his 1975 Suzuki RE5!
Kev
Raymond
Inexcusable
omission!
OurFrancophileKevRaymond
wasn’t in our flannel panel last
month and yet he told us of his
Beemer.He’scoming next issue (or
the one after) when he tries to sort outaDucati 400SS.
Why he bought it is anyone’sguess.Did you know he
once crashedaYamahaYZR500 at Snetterton? Now
that’sastory...
EMPLOFTHOYEEE
MONTH!
http://www.facebook.com/ClassicMechanics/ http://www.twitter.com/cmmmag
Weneedtobepositive here, don’twe?Weknow
that there will beatimewhen we canget out and
aboutonour motorcycles andIforoneamlooking
forward to it.
Meanwhile we’ve all been indoors doing what we
love–fettling and fiddling with older motorcycles.We
know this because speaking to those in the trade, sales
of tools and parts are going through the roof as classic
bikers knuckle down and get on with various projects.
Ourcontributor Ralph FerrandrunsBiker’s
To olbox (www.bikerstoolbox.co.uk) and hesays: “We
have beenuber-busy at Biker’s To olboxbecause
everyone is in lockdown andhas nothing to do other
than fettle their toys.We’ve beenworking stupid
hours, seven daysaweek to complete orders!”
If anything,thesetimesshowuswhat’s
important: family andfriends, healthandhappiness.
And our own hobbies thatoften help us keep happy
and sane, which is why somebusinessesare still
going and recordingbig sales. Forsome, thisisn’t
possibleandthey’ve hadtoshutupshop until
this is all over.Manyspecialist service providers
cannot remainopen while trying tostick tosocial
distancing measuressotheyare riding out the storm
as best they can.
So, if you know of anysuch businesses–let me
know.Let’sgive themsomesupport inthe form
of editorial for when this is allover so theycan
ge tbacktowork,confident that their order books
are full. And–don’t forgetus! We’dlove youto
subscribesoyou don’t needtobuy usfromthe
shops. It’scheaper,too! Gotopage
for more details. Staysafe!
Let’spulltogether...
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