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Throwback Thursday: Ginger Molloy’s Kawasaki H1R Racer
5 months ago

Throwback Thursday: Ginger Molloy’s Kawasaki H1R Racer

50 years on from its season in the sun, the Ginger Molloy milestone Kawasaki H1R is alive and racing in Australia in completely original form, thanks to the son of …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Barry Sheene RGB500 Racer Rep
5 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: Barry Sheene RGB500 Racer Rep

This Barry Sheene RGB500 might have been built partly to pay homage to one of the most popular Grand Prix stars but it will not be sitting in silence for …
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Custom Retro | Skoal Bandit Replica Suzuki GSX-R1100
5 months ago

Custom Retro | Skoal Bandit Replica Suzuki GSX-R1100

When Suzuki released the GSXR750 in 1985, it blew minds. The square aluminium tube-framed Suzuki was the starting point for a run of bikes that continues to this very day. …
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Throwback Thursday | Laverda 915 SFC Racer Test
6 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Laverda 915 SFC Racer Test

Laverda used racing as a means of developing new models, and showing the finished product to be both fast and reliable. Hence the family-owned company’s proud record of success in …
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Throwback Thursday | Tuning Tips: Pommie’s Yamaha RD350LC
6 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Tuning Tips: Pommie’s Yamaha RD350LC

I was never really happy with the fuelling of my Yamaha RD350LC, which was featured earlier in the year, and the reason I never bothered too much with jetting, was …
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Throwback Thursday | Exactweld Yamaha TZ250 GP Racer
7 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Exactweld Yamaha TZ250 GP Racer

The current globalisation of road racing means that, in almost every country of the world, in every class, the same identikit array of Supersomethings line up on the grid to …
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BMW R20 Concept | BMW hits the spot with 2.0L Custom
7 months ago

BMW R20 Concept | BMW hits the spot with 2.0L Custom

If you’ve ever customised a bike, I suspect you’ve come up against this: you start with a vision and you build the bike you’ve seen in your mind, but no …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | Three Dream 500s… V-Due, Suter, Costin
7 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | Three Dream 500s… V-Due, Suter, Costin

We have a triple treat for you this Two-Stroke Tuesday! Over the years we’ve featured hundreds of strokers here on BikeReview, and back in our Rapid Bikes days. Aside from …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story
7 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story

Fifty years ago this year, 1974, saw a momentous transition in 500GP racing, marking the last time a four-stroke – meaning MV Agusta, courtesy of the late Phil Read – …
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1974 Maxton Dugdale Yamaha TZ385 racer test | Throwback Thursday
7 months ago

1974 Maxton Dugdale Yamaha TZ385 racer test | Throwback Thursday

Back in the days before anyone dreamed Yamaha two-strokes would be venerated as prized collectables, the Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385, that 50 years ago this year took Charlie Williams to …
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