Practical Sportsbikes Magazine

Buying, Fixing & Riding the Best Bikes from the 70s, 80s & 90s

Keeping Your Ride Alive 

Buy It. Restore It. Ride It

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*******August 2020*******

Publication Issue No.118

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The bikes, the features, and the articles in this issue include:

‘Special Brew . . . Cheeky GT Rocks’ Your Bikes, Your Way – a Readers own modified bike tested & ridden hard in this performance & handling feature, with an in-detail look at this model’s evolution & what CAN be done to this iconic bike – a very trick 1975 Suzuki GT550 Special (Texaco Colours) (6 impressive pages)

Readers Restoration . . . Turn it On Again’ a detailed, nostalgic & lengthy nut  n bolt restoration review of this iconic bike, with a photographic timeline and reports on the Pro’s & Con’s, and the Ups & Down’s experienced - culminating in the final shakedown test ride, to enjoy all the work done – a 1987 Yamaha FZ750 (7 exciting pages)

‘Party Time’ a detailed ride on this impressive Streetbike, with a modern road test of this great machine, with rider reviews of this desirable model & all the performance facts & figures – The 2020 KTM 890 SuperDuke R (6 sensational pages)

Plus:-

The very latest news from the world of Motorcycling, from that year

Motorcycling features that are of general Interest

The very latest products in clothing and gadgets from that period in time

Race Reports & interviews with Racers, past & present

Reader’s contributions via the letters pages, with topical matters, relevant at the time

Celebrities and racer’s writing contributions for the Magazine

Stunning Action Photography – on the Drag strip, Off-road, Green-Lanes, Airfields, Racetracks, Beaches, Dyno .  .  .  & Public Roads

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