Classic

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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