Practical Sportsbikes Magazine - January 2018
Practical Sportsbikes Magazine - January 2018
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In this issue
THRIFTY 250 £3500 NSR SE resto
MODIFIED & MAGNIFICENT Trick builds from all around the world
MAGNUM BROUGHT TO THE BOIL Red hot Kettle powered Harris
Gold Rush
A stock 2014 CB11 is, let’s face it, a fairly dull device. But chuck some engine tweaks and a cosmetic makeover at it and all that changes.
7 mins
Hand Tooled Jewel
When you’re a toolmaker by trade, you’re not going to let the small matter of a V-twin crankshaft rebuild set you back (or anything else for that matter). Here’s how one man rescued an ailing example of a magical bike.
10+ mins
Tony Scott​​​​​​​ - A Life In Engines ​​​​​​​
One of the greatest engine tuners of any generation, Tony Scott’s work is synonymous with Honda’s RC30. But Tony won TTs with every manufacturer, in a career spanning some of the greatest names and greatest bikes of the modern era.
10+ mins
Origin Of The Species
In the 17 years between Suzuki’s GS1000S in 1979, via Yamaha’s 1989 FZR1000R EXUP, to Honda’s 1996 CBR900RR-T ’Blade, the face of big-bore sportsbikes changed beyond recognition. PS celebrates this huge evolution.
10+ mins
Fettled Kettle
Tony Edwards, it’s fair to say, is obsessed with Harris Magnums. He’d never seen a Kettle engined Magnum 2, so he set about building one. Two years (and thirty four grand later) here it is.
6 mins
Lester Harris
Hertfordshire’s most famous sons are now involved in developing new Royal Enfields, yet they’re still right in the thick of old school tubework and their stainless steel paddock stands are still the industry standard.
3 mins
Budget Drag Bike
PART 3: BIG BITS IN THE RIGHT PLACES Now comes the real build, hampered however, by real errors of judgment. Nobody said it would be easy. But just how difficult do people want to make their lives? Eh?
4 mins
Shafted By The Weather Gods
The H1F’s crank was a sorry rusted mess. Now it is a thing of great beauty and strength.
2 mins
Cracking Up Under The Strain
Engine torn down to fix suspected gasket bother – but far worse reveals itself (naturally)
4 mins
Northern Soul
CCM’s competition heritage shines out in its latest range of stylish big singles. Hand-crafted thumpers don’t come any better than this superlative line-up.
2 mins
Practical Sportsbikes Magazine Description:
Publisher: Bauer Consumer Media
Category: Automotive
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Fixing, restoring and riding sportsbikes from the 70s, 80s and 90s
Practical Sportsbikes magazine is about buying, fixing, restoring and riding sportsbikes from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s.
Every issue of PS – the magazine home of new-wave Japanese and Italian classics – is packed with:
- The most inspiring and ingenious reader restorations
- The most in-depth road tests and buyers’ guides
- Unmissable workshop tips and how-to features
Practical Sportsbikes gets under the skin of the bikes that really matter to our readers and explains how best to maintain, rebuild and enjoy them. So if you’re in to sportsbikes from the 1970-1990s, PS is essential reading.
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