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![The ‘C' word!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/454184/5ec29201b6dd7/crp_The-C-word.jpg)
The ‘C' word!
With the boss about to go have fun on one of Nick Crocker’s bikes (ex-Steve Hislop YZF750) at Sywell.
![Pressing Times!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/454184/5ec28bc202cd5/crp_Pressing-Times.jpg)
Pressing Times!
Our Allen gets himself pressed into action to sort out his crankshaft.
![Crash course!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/454184/5ec28eb4c71d1/crp_Crash-course.jpg)
Crash course!
With pre-testing and the opening CB500 round under their belts it was time for some schooling for our Fast Berks, a lesson via the school of hard knocks!
![Being bore-ing…](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/454184/5ec290f392632/crp_Being-bore-ing.jpg)
Being bore-ing…
A tool that few people I know own is a borescope. The medical boys have used them for years and yes, I’ve suffered ‘that’ indignity before you ask!
![Project Yamaha TZR250 3MA part 2 Four-Into-One!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e970a63e9664/crp_Project-Yamaha-TZR250-3MA-part-2-Four-Into-One.jpg)
Project Yamaha TZR250 3MA part 2 Four-Into-One!
Jeff has the lucky job of turning four 3MA motors into one screaming two-stroke… he’s quite excited!
![Yamaha YDS1 part 4 Nervous breakdown!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e97104be71a9/crp_Yamaha-YDS1-part-4-Nervous-breakdown.jpg)
Yamaha YDS1 part 4 Nervous breakdown!
The Yamaha YDS1’s stripped back to the bare bones, but a nervy Scoop wonders what lies within!
![Project BMW R1100 RS part 1 Don't start!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e97026fcd743/crp_Project-BMW-R1100-RS-part-1-Dont-start.jpg)
Project BMW R1100 RS part 1 Don't start!
Or is it part four? Well, part four of our Kev’s missives and it’s the end of a very long road for his high-mileage BMW!
![Sawing and welding](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e9703cd521cb/crp_Sawing-and-welding.jpg)
Sawing and welding
Allen is doing yet more sawing and welding on the motor of his Kawasaki ‘Super-Six’!
![Conkers, lovely conkers!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e971141c1ee1/crp_Conkers-lovely-conkers.jpg)
Conkers, lovely conkers!
Tuner, engineer, rider
![Cog-swapping! Kawasaki H2C part 5](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e970f17bca1b/crp_Cog-swappingKawasaki-H2C-part-5.jpg)
Cog-swapping! Kawasaki H2C part 5
Seems like our Ralph is back with the terror that is the purple pain! What now, Un-Wreck It Ralph?
![Project CRK Café Racer Triumph 1200 part 8 Crossed wires](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e970d30eed8a/crp_Project-CRK-Caf-Racer-Triumph-1200-part-8-Crossed-wires.jpg)
Project CRK Café Racer Triumph 1200 part 8 Crossed wires
Just when he thought that it would be plain sailing with the CRK 1200 Roadster project, Nutters hit the rocks!
![BMW R1100S part 6 The comic strip!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e97077209f19/crp_BMW-R1100S-part-6-The-comic-strip.jpg)
BMW R1100S part 6 The comic strip!
Part six of the 160,000-mile Boxer and Ralph shouts from the workshop: “Will my German stripping ever end?” But in a Somerset-y, not Saxony accent!
![Crimp my style!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e9704c6979ff/crp_Crimp-my-style.jpg)
Crimp my style!
Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk. So he knows what works.
![A Shaw thing!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/438738/5e9700911255b/crp_A-Shaw-thing.jpg)
A Shaw thing!
CMM reader Malcolm Shaw is a self-taught spanner-man with a penchant for making specials…
![Hybrid heaven!: Project Kawasaki Hybrid part 8](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/404307/5e9051ff4e54f/crp_Hybrid-heavenProject-Kawasaki-Hybrid-part-8.jpg)
Hybrid heaven!: Project Kawasaki Hybrid part 8
Or is it hybrid hell? Our own Scoop returns with tales of this 500/400/250 mish-mash! Will he survive such mental anguish?
![YZR-esurrected!: Project Yamaha YZR500 part 1](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/404307/5e904e754f4e9/crp_YZR-esurrectedProject-Yamaha-YZR500-part-1.jpg)
YZR-esurrected!: Project Yamaha YZR500 part 1
What do you do if you’re offered a former factory YZR500 that you once raced? You procrastinate for several months and count your pennies…
![PARTS BIN PERFECT!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/404307/5e9053b369550/crp_PARTS-BINPERFECT.jpg)
PARTS BIN PERFECT!
Andy Bolas rides a Yamaha RZ250R, which he finds shares many parts from other tiddler Yamaha models.
![Gold digger!: Project Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 3](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/404307/5e90504e6b088/crp_Gold-diggerProject-Yamaha-YZF-R1-5VY-part-3.jpg)
Gold digger!: Project Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 3
Our own Paul Berryman seems to be panning for gold… but what are the nuggets in the 2004 R1 sump pan?
![Bath time!: Project Yamaha RZV500R part 5](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/404307/5e9044e219250/crp_Bath-timeProject-Yamaha-RZV500R-part-5.jpg)
Bath time!: Project Yamaha RZV500R part 5
There’s nothing like a refreshing bath after a hot Australian Summer’s day, even if it is in diesel and kerosene…
![Basket case!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/404307/5e9047c52e7b5/crp_Basket-case.jpg)
Basket case!
We’re inside the back of a clutch basket and there are no listed spares. Welcome to part one of sorting a clutch’s shock absorber.
![Apache hunter!: Project Suzuki TS400 part 2](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/404307/5e90467ad1c3c/crp_Apache-hunter-Project-Suzuki-TS400-part-2.jpg)
Apache hunter!: Project Suzuki TS400 part 2
All you never wanted to know about Suzuki TS400 and more! And knowing Scoop, probably some you didn’t… hee hee!
![Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 4 How 8 goes into 1!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/426872/5e6f6a5622c0e/crp_Yamaha-YZF-R1-5VY-part-4-How-8-goes-into-1.jpg)
Yamaha YZF-R1 5VY part 4 How 8 goes into 1!
Poor PB is rueing his choice of track-day steed – but with some patience and research he may just have tracked down some rare parts…
![Two-stroke Know How part 1 Two-stroke guru!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/426872/5e6f6bdb438da/crp_Two-stroke-Know-How-part-1Two-stroke-guru.jpg)
Two-stroke Know How part 1 Two-stroke guru!
We get to meet a two-stroke fan and engineer who rides the bikes he modifies.
![Suzuki TS400 Apache part 4 Indian country!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/426872/5e6f684b3f87f/crp_Suzuki-TS400-Apache-part-4-Indian-country.jpg)
Suzuki TS400 Apache part 4 Indian country!
Thanks to the internet Scoop is able to inspect his latest purchase remotely!
![Project Triumph Daytona 1200 part 2 Key decisions!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/426872/5e6f6dd7193a1/crp_Project-Triumph-Daytona-1200-part-2-Key-decisions.jpg)
Project Triumph Daytona 1200 part 2 Key decisions!
Oh dear! A simple sort out of the mighty 1200cc Daytona has left our Andy B with a big list of things to find and sort! And where are the keys?
![Cutting the wire!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/426872/5e6f726edbf5d/crp_Cutting-the-wire.jpg)
Cutting the wire!
When repairing electrical faults or fully rewiring a bike the first thing you will want is a method of cutting the wire and removing the insulation.
![Project Yamaha YZR500 part 2- Master Blaster!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/415352/5e4f66b3b5079/crp_Project-Yamaha-YZR500-part-2-Master-Blaster.jpg)
Project Yamaha YZR500 part 2- Master Blaster!
With 160bhp going through it, the YZR clutch needs to be up to the job. Niall’s wasn’t! What else did he find lurking under the fairing?
![Multimeters!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/415352/5e4f65c4230ff/crp_Multimeters.jpg)
Multimeters!
If you have an electrical fault on your bike the only realistic way to find it is with a multimeter.
Max Zed Vroom!
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, right? That’s why we ride a very trick one-owner 1976 Z900 A4 from BuzzWorkz!
![Project Suzuki TS400 Apache part 3- Scoop scalped!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5243/415352/5e4f6957a96c6/crp_Project-Suzuki-TS400-Apache-part-3-Scoop-scalped.jpg)
Project Suzuki TS400 Apache part 3- Scoop scalped!
The silly old fool has apparently found the bike of his dreams... in America! He’s about to be financially scalped by an Apache!