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Alan Cathcart

Throwback Thursday: 1982 ELFe Endurance Racer, History & Racer Test
2 years ago

Throwback Thursday: 1982 ELFe Endurance Racer, History & Racer Test

ELF, a French oil giant, became one of the biggest names in endurance racing and motorcycle innovation of the ’80s. At the head of this strange collaboration was one of …
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Throwback Thursday: Riding The Original Ducati Monster M900
2 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Riding The Original Ducati Monster M900

The Ducati Monster opened up a whole new world for the Italian brand. Pulling them out of a financial slump to become one of the most popular machines the brand …
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Throwback Thursday: Eddie Lawson’s Cagiva V592, 30-Years On
2 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Eddie Lawson’s Cagiva V592, 30-Years On

On July 12th, 1992, a modern two-wheeled fairy-tale came true. In a brave and tactically brilliant display of wet-weather riding on a drying track, four-time World champion Eddie Lawson won …
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Two-stroke Tuesday: SuperSic World Champion Gilera RSA250 Test!
3 years ago

Two-stroke Tuesday: SuperSic World Champion Gilera RSA250 Test!

It hardly seems possible that it’s 10 years since super-talented Italian MotoGP ace Marco Simoncelli so sadly died aged just 24 in the Malaysian GP in Sepang on October 23, …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1984 Chevallier Honda RS500 GP Racer
3 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1984 Chevallier Honda RS500 GP Racer

To defeat the Japanese teams by winning GPs with bikes you built yourself in a workshop attached to your house, fuelled by your wife’s home cooking and cups of coffee …
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Claude Fior: The Motorcycling Musketeer
3 years ago

Claude Fior: The Motorcycling Musketeer

Just over twenty years ago, on December 13, 2001, the motorcycle world lost one of its greatest free thinkers and most innovative engineers, when 46-year old Frenchman Claude Fior was …
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“Moto Guzzi Factory Racers” Book By Alan Cathcart, Out Now
3 years ago

“Moto Guzzi Factory Racers” Book By Alan Cathcart, Out Now

This stunning large format hardcover volume is printed on quality paper, with 160 pages and 91 full page photos, covering the history of the Moto Guzzi factory racers up to …
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Speed Triple Tech: Model history & RR’s Ohlins Electronic Suspension explained
3 years ago

Speed Triple Tech: Model history & RR’s Ohlins Electronic Suspension explained

The Triumph Speed Triple marks everything that the brand set out to achieve since its restart to production back in 1991. Topping the Triumph range for three decades, the Speed …
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Review: 2022 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR
3 years ago

Review: 2022 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR

Ever since John Bloor relaunched Britain’s legendary Triumph marque in 1991 with a range of three- and four-cylinder motorcycles that dared to target Japan Inc. head on, Triumph has always …
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Interview: Bob Rosenthal on the Team Avon Yamaha XS1100
3 years ago

Interview: Bob Rosenthal on the Team Avon Yamaha XS1100

Melbourne-based Bob Rosenthal was a prominent member of the army of recruits turned out by the mythical Australian rider factory, that in the 1970s produced the gifted riders of the …
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