Classic Motorcycle Mechanics  |  388 - February 2020
You can’t help but notice that we have a certain theme running through parts of this issue. If you’re of a certain age, ride bikes (we guess you do) and went through puberty in the late 1970s, you’ll recognise our cover star as up there with Debbie Harry in the lust-worthy stakes.
Yamaha’s RD350LC and subsequent models family members really did change the face of motorcycling forever. It’s why we’ve got a road test of Niall Mackenzie’s Elsie, a feature on the Pro-Am race series, news on the marketplace for LCs, a refreshed version of our most popular Retro Reboot, part five of Jeff Ware’s RZV500R resto, and the introduction of the most racy ‘LC’ ever – Yamaha’s YZR500 grand prix bike. Yes, Niall’s 1991 racer will be restored to its former glory in these pages and we get to ride it in 2020.
He did promise me a ride on it back in 2003 at Donington, but the radiator sprung a mysterious leak before I got a chance…
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Classic Motorcycle Mechanics 388 - February 2020.