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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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Throwback Thursday: Ginger Molloy’s Kawasaki H1R, Racer Test
1 year ago

Throwback Thursday: Ginger Molloy’s Kawasaki H1R, Racer Test

50 years on from its season in the sun, Ginger Molloy’s milestone Kawasaki H1R is alive and racing in Australia in completely original form, thanks to the son of the …
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Feature: The History Of Ginger Molloy’s Iconic Kawasaki H1R
1 year ago

Feature: The History Of Ginger Molloy’s Iconic Kawasaki H1R

Ironic, really. Despite creating the iconic H1R, alone out of the four Japanese manufacturers, Kawasaki firmly turned its back away from two-stroke GP racing at the end of 1982, in …
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World Launch: 2023 BMW S 1000 RR Superbike, Track Test
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1 year ago

World Launch: 2023 BMW S 1000 RR Superbike, Track Test

It almost doesn’t seems possible that BMW Motorrad’s lineup-leading S 1000 RR sportbike actually made its official public debut a whole decade and a half ago in April 2008, with …
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Throwback Thursday: Racer Test – Irving Vincent 1300, 16 years of change
1 year ago

Throwback Thursday: Racer Test – Irving Vincent 1300, 16 years of change

Decades on from his tragic death back in 1995, Kiwi visionary John Britten’s spirit of two-wheeled engineering self-sufficiency lives on. But it’s on the other side of the Tasman Sea …
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Review: 2023 BMW M 1000 R nakedbike
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1 year ago

Review: 2023 BMW M 1000 R nakedbike

Nothing succeeds like excess – and by concocting the M 1000 R, BMW is doing its best to confirm the truth of that axiom in a two-wheeled context. How else …
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Interview: Christian Gladwell Chats About The Future Of Norton Motorcycles
1 year ago

Interview: Christian Gladwell Chats About The Future Of Norton Motorcycles

In June 2022 Christian Gladwell, 48, was appointed CCO/Chief Commercial Officer of Norton Motorcycles, ready to relaunch the brand under new ownership and “building upon the brand’s heritage, delivering unique …
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Review: 2023 Norton Commando 961 CR & SP, Norton Is Back!
1 year ago

Review: 2023 Norton Commando 961 CR & SP, Norton Is Back!

Norton is in the process of being reinvented by the management team recruited by TVS, the Indian manufacturer which acquired the bankrupt company in 2020 from the ashes of former …
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Throwback Thursday: 1982 ELFe Endurance Racer, History & Racer Test
1 year ago

Throwback Thursday: 1982 ELFe Endurance Racer, History & Racer Test

ELF, a French oil giant, became one of the biggest names in endurance racing and motorcycle innovation of the ’80s. At the head of this strange collaboration was one of …
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Throwback Thursday: Riding The Original Ducati Monster M900
1 year ago

Throwback Thursday: Riding The Original Ducati Monster M900

The Ducati Monster opened up a whole new world for the Italian brand. Pulling them out of a financial slump to become one of the most popular machines the brand …
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