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Throwback Thursday

Tech Feature TBT: Development of the Suzuki GSX-R750F, 40 Years On
7 months ago

Tech Feature TBT: Development of the Suzuki GSX-R750F, 40 Years On

Exactly 40 years ago on September 20, 1984, the unveiling of the ground-shattering Suzuki GSX-R750F at the IFMA Motorcycle Show in Cologne, Germany, saw the first streetlegal Superbike of the …
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Throwback Thursday | 1985 British Superstock GSX-R750F
8 months ago

Throwback Thursday | 1985 British Superstock GSX-R750F

It’s hard to think of any new model as immediately dominant straight out of the box as the Suzuki GSX-R750F was in its debut 1985 racing season. Nothing demonstrated this …
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Throwback Thursday | Carlos Checa’s 2000 Yamaha YZR500 Test
9 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Carlos Checa’s 2000 Yamaha YZR500 Test

Not since 1992, and the last of Wayne Rainey’s hat-trick of World titles, had the Japanese company with the tuning forks badge ruled the roost in Grand Prix racing’s premier …
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Throwback Thursday | Fogarty & Chilli’s Ducati 996 Superbike Test
9 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Fogarty & Chilli’s Ducati 996 Superbike Test

Quite apart from its domination of MotoGP, the past two years have seen Ducati rule the World Superbike series once again with the Panigale V4 R, its MotoGP racer-with-lights ridden …
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Throwback Thursday: Ginger Molloy’s Kawasaki H1R Racer
10 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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Throwback Thursday | Laverda 915 SFC Racer Test
11 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
11 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
12 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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1974 Maxton Dugdale Yamaha TZ385 racer test | Throwback Thursday
1 year 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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1974 Kawasaki H1 500 | Throwback Thursday, Classic
1 year ago

1974 Kawasaki H1 500 | Throwback Thursday, Classic

I’m used to riding the latest and greatest bikes all the time, so my idea was to buy something for myself that I was less likely to lose my licence …
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