Summit Of Achievement
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics|March 2019

In this, his final report, Paul Brookes takes the completed homage to his 1989 Supersport series winner to Cadwell Park for a shakedown.

Paul Brookes
Summit Of Achievement

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me last (September, 2018) so here’s a brief re-cap.

I won the British Supersport 600 series on a trusty Yamaha FZR600 and decided to build one that (if you squinted) would look roughly the same, but also have some modern upgrades.

The screen on the FZR was the original one and I really wanted to keep it, as these are no longer available. I could have got a reproduction one off the iWeb, but wanted the original version as that’s what I ran on my race bike. As luck would have it, this one was in good nick, with no bits broken off it. I borrowed a buffer from a mate and thought I would just have a go at giving it a spruce up and see how it turned out. All I used was just some polish I had spare. I started off with just a light buff, having been told not to be too hasty as it was really easy to get it too hot, and this would overheat and melt the screen! It took me three goes, and now it’s as good as it gets. The best thing was that I got rid of all the yellowing that comes with age, so it’s almost as-new.

Another thing which needed doing was making a mounting bracket for the Yamaha R6 master cylinder that I was using. The R6 calipers that came with the bike were in good nick, but it was running on the old original master cylinder, which wasn’t ideal, really.

Bu hikaye Classic Motorcycle Mechanics dergisinin March 2019 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Bu hikaye Classic Motorcycle Mechanics dergisinin March 2019 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS DERGISINDEN DAHA FAZLA HIKAYETümünü görüntüle
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Honda VFR750R - RC30

If there’s a more worshipped V4 out there, we’ve yet to see it: welcome to our reboot of the awesome VFR750R RC30…

time-read
2 dak  |
September 2021
Mountain tension!
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Mountain tension!

Award-winning motorcycle engineer!

time-read
5 dak  |
September 2021
Fazer set to STUN!
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Fazer set to STUN!

What do you get when you mix CRK’s lovely café racer kit to Yamaha’s budget middleweight and the recently-retired Martin Fox? Well, one helluva foxy Fazer!

time-read
6 dak  |
September 2021
Project Suzuki 1984 RG250 part 4 BRUNO BARES ALL!
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Project Suzuki 1984 RG250 part 4 BRUNO BARES ALL!

This month, while we wait for backorder engine parts, we strip the chassis back to the bare frame, assess what is needed and plan the reassembly…

time-read
6 dak  |
September 2021
Project Kawasaki Z900 Stocker part 2 Ralph has a blast!
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Project Kawasaki Z900 Stocker part 2 Ralph has a blast!

For the best finish on his Z900’s motor Ralph wants the best, so he visits Stephen Smethurst Casting Renovation to find out how it’s done properly.

time-read
10 dak  |
September 2021
Project Suzuki TS400 Part 8 Loom with a view!
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Project Suzuki TS400 Part 8 Loom with a view!

We’re getting down into the nitty-gritty this time with component testing and loom building. What could go wrong?

time-read
6 dak  |
September 2021
Project Yamaha TX750 Part 12 A question of balance…
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Project Yamaha TX750 Part 12 A question of balance…

Only The Beach Boys had good vibrations… so what’s Mark been up to, to sort out the bad ones coming from his TX750?

time-read
6 dak  |
September 2021
Splitting links
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Splitting links

Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk so he knows what works.

time-read
4 dak  |
September 2021
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

STAVROS: PRINCE OF PRANKSTERS!

It’s probably fair to say that Stephen JamesParrish’s persona and overall levity throughout his life have muddied the waters as to just how good a bike racer he was back in the day.

time-read
1 min  |
September 2021
Metal magic!
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Metal magic!

Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox co uk so he knows what works.. .

time-read
3 dak  |
July 2021