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Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday | Exactweld Yamaha TZ250 GP Racer
2 years 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 Kawasaki H1 500 | Throwback Thursday, Classic
2 years 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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Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Nakedbike Shootout | Six of the Best a Decade On
2 years ago

Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Nakedbike Shootout | Six of the Best a Decade On

Exactly a decade ago we headed up to The Farm, a magical 22-corner near 6km ribbon of tarmac that we used for over a decade, and put the best six …
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Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Yamaha MT-07 | 10-Years On, Throwback Thursday
2 years ago

Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Yamaha MT-07 | 10-Years On, Throwback Thursday

The Yamaha MT-07 arrived here 10-years ago. It’d originally been designed specifically for the Australian & NZ markets and like it’s larger sibling the MT-09, had been designed for rideability …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder
2 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder

Darren bought this TZR250 3MA as a blown up sight unseen import late 2019. The 1989 model is the most sought-after TZR and the most YZR250-like of any TZR. With …
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Interview: Neil Hodgson Chats About His WorldSBK Ducati 999 F03
2 years ago

Interview: Neil Hodgson Chats About His WorldSBK Ducati 999 F03

Tearing himself away from the beach for a couple of hours to watch my flawed efforts to imitate his impressive performance during the 2003 season aboard the Ducati 999 F03, …
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TBT Feature: John Britten, New Zealand’s Engineering Genuis
2 years ago

TBT Feature: John Britten, New Zealand’s Engineering Genuis

The words ‘genius’ and tragedy’ are often overstated, but it is beyond question that John Britten was an engineering genius, and that his death from skin cancer in September 1995, …
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Throwback Thursday! Ducati Pantah 500 Racer
2 years ago

Throwback Thursday! Ducati Pantah 500 Racer

Dave Ward, the owner of this 1980 Ducati Pantah 500 race bike, is the proprietor of Moto Italia workshop. Moto Italia specialise in all things Italian – from servicing to …
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Throwback Thursday: Riding A Wes Cooley Rep Suzuki GS1000S
3 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Riding A Wes Cooley Rep Suzuki GS1000S

We will call this one an “unofficial” Wes Cooley edition because Suzuki never actually marketed the bike a Wes Cooley GS1000S. It was simply a blue and white S version …
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Throwback Thursday: 2009 KTM RC8R, Changing A Lemon Into An Orange
3 years ago

Throwback Thursday: 2009 KTM RC8R, Changing A Lemon Into An Orange

As we celebrate Remy Gardner winning the Moto2 Championship on a KTM and now riding MotoGP for the brand, along with Jack Miller signing for two-years, over a decade on …
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