Whether you want to correctly restore a classic Japanese motorcycle or create a modified, custom build, you need the right information about performing the mechanical and cosmetic tasks required to get old, frequently neglected, and often long-unridden machines back in working order. How to Rebuild and Restore Classic Japanese Motorcycles is your thorough, hands-on manual covering all the mechanical subsystems that make up a motorcycle. From finding a bike to planning your project to dealing with each mechanical system, How to Rebuild and Restore Classic Japanese Motorcycles includes everything you need to know to get your classic back on the road.

Japanese motorcycles have been the best-selling bikes in the world since the mid-1960s, driven by the "big four": Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki. Of course, certain bikes have always had a following - Honda CB750, 305 Hawk, CB400-4, Benly; Suzuki GT750, Katana, GS1000S; Yamaha XS650, RD400 Daytona, TZ; Kawaski H1, H2, Z1R - and these have now become the blue-chip Japanese bikes leading collectors to seek out more common (and now more affordable) alternatives.

This is the perfect book for anyone interested in classic Japanese motorcycles and prepping a bike to build a cafe racer, street tracker, or other custom builds.

Motorcycle Classics continues to celebrate the 1970s with an exciting second volume of Street Bikes of the ’70s. Many great and classic motorcycles were designed and built in the ’70s.

Motorcycle Classics has put together another 96-page special edition featuring articles that explore the decade and what it brought to the motorcycle world. The Honda CB550K, Ducati 750 Sport, Yamaha RD400, and many others are all covered in this glossy-page, full-color guide. Whether you’re just discovering these bikes or have been riding them since they first came on the market, you can enjoy this special edition.

Articles in this volume include:

• 1975 Norton Commando Mark III – The Commando has always been more than the sum of its parts.
• Turbo Power: Kawasaki Z1R-TC – The first of many turbo motorcycles, the Z1R-TC was fitted with an American Turbo-Pak compressor and ancillaries.
• 1975 MV Agusta 750S America – Mark Cummings appreciates everything about motorcycles, but the sound of an MV Agusta 750S America sent a chill down his spine.
• 1979 Yamaha XS750F – Honda was selling every CB750 Four it could make, and Yamaha desperately needed a hit in the 750cc category.