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Tech Talk: Record Breaking Brough Superior 750 Baby Pendine
7 months ago

Tech Talk: Record Breaking Brough Superior 750 Baby Pendine

Brough Superior are known for their pre-WW2 record breaking bikes. Back in 2013, I took a very special Brough Superior to the Bonneville Salt Flats in search of a record. …
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MIRA Files: Putting The Motorcycles Of 1973 To The Test
8 months ago

MIRA Files: Putting The Motorcycles Of 1973 To The Test

Europe was going through dramatic changes with their motorcycle manufacturing in 1973, Japan had well and truly proved that they could match and best the bikes of the Western world. …
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Throwback Thursday: Scott Russell Kawasaki ZXR750R Superbike
8 months ago

Throwback Thursday: Scott Russell Kawasaki ZXR750R Superbike

It’s exactly 30 years since Kawasaki won Superbike’s World crown for the first time, courtesy of American Scott Russell, the cool-dude Georgian rider once memorably described as ‘so laid back, …
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Throwback Thursday! Ducati Pantah 500 Racer
9 months ago

Throwback Thursday! Ducati Pantah 500 Racer

Dave Ward, the owner of this 1980 Ducati Pantah 500 race bike, is the proprietor of Moto Italia workshop. Moto Italia specialise in all things Italian – from servicing to …
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Throwback Thursday: MotoBi Sei Tiranti 250, Racer Test
10 months ago

Throwback Thursday: MotoBi Sei Tiranti 250, Racer Test

MotoBi, born out of a family dispute between the Benelli brothers before being absolved by the Benelli brand and brought to success in racing at the hands of Primo Zanzani. …
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Throwback Thursday: The History Of MotoBi
10 months ago

Throwback Thursday: The History Of MotoBi

Even by the standards of Italy’s etceterini array of little-known marques back in the 1950s, MotoBi is an obscure subplot to the ongoing soap opera that the ever-changing panorama of …
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Throwback Thursday: 1975 Laverda 3C 1000, Racer Test
11 months ago

Throwback Thursday: 1975 Laverda 3C 1000, Racer Test

Massimo Laverda had a finger on the pulse of the motorcycle market, leading other companies in making bikes people wanted to buy. We dive into Laverda’s 3C 1000 triple – …
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Laverda 3C 1000: Starting Marco Lucchinelli’s Career, Where Are The Spaceframes Now?
11 months ago

Laverda 3C 1000: Starting Marco Lucchinelli’s Career, Where Are The Spaceframes Now?

Future 500GP World Champion Marco Lucchinelli began racing internationally on the Laverda 3C 1000 at just 20 years old in 1975 – an arrangement that happened almost by accident… Laverda …
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Throwback Thursday: Suzuki XR23B, Racer Test
12 months ago

Throwback Thursday: Suzuki XR23B, Racer Test

Loosely referred to as the RG650, Suzuki’s steroid-laden XR23B was originally conceived in 1976 as a testbed to advance development of the Japanese company’s XR14 500GP contender – the bike …
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Throwback Thursday: 1983 Harley-Davidson XR1000R Lucifer’s Hammer, Racer Test
1 year ago

Throwback Thursday: 1983 Harley-Davidson XR1000R Lucifer’s Hammer, Racer Test

2023 sees Harley-Davidson celebrating its 120th birthday – but the 81st running of the Daytona 200 on March 11 will also mark the 40th anniversary of one of the company’s …
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