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Feature | Ian Boyd’s HRD Vincent collection
3 weeks ago

Feature | Ian Boyd’s HRD Vincent collection

As far as tributes to the HRD-Vincent marque go, the hoard of Stevenage-made machines amassed by Western Australian fanatic Ian Boyd must be one of the best. It’s so good …
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Staff Bikes | Kel’s Project TRX850 Part 2 – three-into-one
3 weeks ago

Staff Bikes | Kel’s Project TRX850 Part 2 – three-into-one

The second instalment of Kel’s Project TRX850 build sees the three Yamaha sport-tourers stripped back and assessed, exposing hidden issues, salvageable components and key decisions shaping the project. And that …
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Throwback Thursday | Ken Blake’s Jesser Triumph
1 month 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
3 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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Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1999 Aprilia RS250 Harada Resto
4 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1999 Aprilia RS250 Harada Resto

In late 1999 Heather and I were living day to day in Sydney, me a bike courier trying to get a start in journalism, and Heather working a city office …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | Harc Pro Honda RS125R, 25 Years On!
5 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | Harc Pro Honda RS125R, 25 Years On!

When you climb aboard a Grand Prix RS125R, you immediately realise that time itself bends, particularly when you are exactly double the age of the bike. The GP …
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Video | Old vs New: Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss vs Ducati 996
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5 months ago

Video | Old vs New: Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss vs Ducati 996

It’s not often you get to line up a piece of Ducati history alongside its modern-day tribute, fire them both up, and spend the day swapping them on …
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Throwback Thursday | Over Racing TRX850R Giant Killer
5 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Over Racing TRX850R Giant Killer

We’ve brought you Sir Al’s TRX850 proddie test, now his Over Racing TRX850R racer. Born as a Japan-only oddity, the TRX became a giant-killer when Cathcart and Over …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | Walter Wolf Suzuki RG500
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6 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | Walter Wolf Suzuki RG500

The RG500 is already one of the most collectable bikes in the world but the Walter Wolf special, in particular this Japanese spec model, takes it up a notch. Adding …
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Throwback Thursday | Yamaha TRX850, 30 years on
6 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Yamaha TRX850, 30 years on

Launched in 1995, the TRX850 fused a 270° parallel twin with European-inspired chassis thinking to create an affordable sportsbike. Three decades on, its engineering story, racing pedigree and distinctive feel …
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