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Posts By Alan Cathcart

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Interview | Troy Corser, Practice Makes Perfect, The BMW R57 Kompressor
2 weeks ago

Interview | Troy Corser, Practice Makes Perfect, The BMW R57 Kompressor

Australian two-time World Superbike champion Troy Corser has been a regular contender for a rostrum finish at the Goodwood Revival ever since he first raced there in 2011, after his …
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Throwback Thursday | 1929 BMW R57 Kompressor Racer
2 weeks ago

Throwback Thursday | 1929 BMW R57 Kompressor Racer

Troy Corser marked the 20th Goodwood Revival in 2018 by thundering to his debut victory on this R57 in the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy, the world’s most prestigious Historic road …
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Throwback Thursday | 1992 Gilera GFR250 Racer Test
2 months ago

Throwback Thursday | 1992 Gilera GFR250 Racer Test

After 35 years away from Grand Prix racing, Gilera returned in 1992 with a new 250cc two-stroke with serious factory backing. The GFR250 looked the part, handled beautifully and promised …
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Throwback Thursday | Nicky Hayden’s 2006 MotoGP title-winning RC211V
3 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Nicky Hayden’s 2006 MotoGP title-winning RC211V

We ride the machine that not only took the late Nicky Hayden to his only MotoGP world championship 20 years ago this year, but finally ended Valentino Rossi’s reign. It’s …
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Throwback Thursday | The Francis Beart Norton 350
3 months ago

Throwback Thursday | The Francis Beart Norton 350

Francis Beart transformed Norton’s Manx into one of the most successful and meticulously prepared racing motorcycles of its era. Alan Cathcart traces the history of Beart’s final 350cc masterpiece before …
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Throwback Thursday | 1984 Moriwaki Honda CBX750 TT1
5 months ago

Throwback Thursday | 1984 Moriwaki Honda CBX750 TT1

Overshadowed by Honda’s more famous V4 race bikes, the Moriwaki CBX750TT1 became one of the most intriguing Superbikes of the 1980s. Alan Cathcart rides the forgotten air-cooled …
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Throwback Thursday | FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum Feature
6 months ago

Throwback Thursday | FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum Feature

In Mies, Switzerland, at essentially the crossroads of Western Europe, a new venue has been added to the list of bucket stops that any bike racing fan will …
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Throwback Thursday | Ken Blake’s Jesser Triumph
7 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Ken Blake’s Jesser Triumph

Many of us have dreamt of riding our very own road bike to fame and glory by taking it to victory in a gruelling TT race. But one …
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Battling Boxers, The Butler & Smith R90S Superbikes Story
8 months ago

Battling Boxers, The Butler & Smith R90S Superbikes Story

BMW’s success in the 2024–25 WorldSBK Championship with Toprak Razgatlioglu was the culmination of a strategy set in motion back in 2009 when BMW began reshaping its once-conservative …
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Throwback Thursday | Butler & Smith BMW R90S Superbike Test
9 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Butler & Smith BMW R90S Superbike Test

This month for Throwback Thursday Alan Cathcart rides the legendary restored 1976 Daytona-winning Butler & Smith BMW R90S boxer twin raced by Steve McLaughlin in the inaugural AMA …
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