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Custom Bikes

Throwback Thursday: 2001 WSBK Benelli Tornado
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday: 2001 WSBK Benelli Tornado

This Benelli was the first motorcycle to take advantage of WSBK’s three-cylinder 900cc capacity class, joined in 2003 by Foggy Petronas. In June 2001 the 60,000 fans lining Misano racetrack …
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Throwback Thursday: 2011 WSBK Yamaha YZF-R1
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday: 2011 WSBK Yamaha YZF-R1

Being a fan of the Yamaha R1 and having owned three, the chance to ride Marco Melandri’s WSBK machine exactly 10 years ago on one of my favourite tracks was …
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Custom Classic: Hot Shoe Indian Flat Track Racer
4 years ago

Custom Classic: Hot Shoe Indian Flat Track Racer

I first set eyes on the Hot Shoe Indian at the Broadford Bike Bonanza several years ago. It’s hard to miss such a ride, it even looks fast standing still …
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Classic Custom: Class C Racer “Captain America”
4 years ago

Classic Custom: Class C Racer “Captain America”

The classic road racing scene in Australia has been around for decades. It has seen the highs and lows of support and competition over the years because like any motorsport, …
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Hand Made Custom: Spondon TL1000 Streetfighter
4 years ago

Hand Made Custom: Spondon TL1000 Streetfighter

Although Spondon Engineering was subsumed into the doomed Norton motorcycles back in 2008, for most motorcyclists the memory that they have of the Derbyshire engineering firm was the stunning tubular …
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Throwback Thursday: Bob Brown Ducati TT2 SuperSport
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Bob Brown Ducati TT2 SuperSport

The bike you are looking at is more than just another modernised replica of an iconic racer. This bike is hand built by the same iconic builder, to be ridden …
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Throwback Thursday! Used Ride: Suzuki RG500
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday! Used Ride: Suzuki RG500

For two-stroke fans there is no greater roadbike than the RG500. It is highly collectable, arguably not as cool looking as an RZ500 but out performs one and is one …
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Throwback Thursday: 2011 WSBK Castrol Honda
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday: 2011 WSBK Castrol Honda

I rode seven bikes during my day at the test event at Portimao, held on the Monday after the final WSBK round of the 2011 season. Each test was an …
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Throwback Thursday: Twindian, homemade V4
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Twindian, homemade V4

In 1923, with no guides on how it needed to be put together or even a benchmark to aim for, skilled machinist Bill Arnold set out on a blind build …
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Retro Racer: Cam Donald Harris XR69
4 years ago

Retro Racer: Cam Donald Harris XR69

Cameron Donald is a household name in the Australian motorcycling community for his Isle of Man status but equally as popular are his results in classic racing. He’s won plenty …
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