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Feature: Valentino Rossi’s 2004 Title Winning YZF-M1, Tech & Development
3 years ago

Feature: Valentino Rossi’s 2004 Title Winning YZF-M1, Tech & Development

Yamaha’s first YZF-M1 MotoGP racer produced back in 2002 had measured 920cc, because the company’s original concept for the bike was to make it narrow and small, with a good …
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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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Interview: Kevin Magee on the Bob Brown Ducati
3 years ago

Interview: Kevin Magee on the Bob Brown Ducati

Victorian Kevin Magee lays valid claim to being “the world’s most versatile road racer of the modern era”, as the only man to have won World Championship rounds in the …
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Feature: The Million Dollar Bogan, Danny Hayes Tells His Motorcycling Story
4 years ago

Feature: The Million Dollar Bogan, Danny Hayes Tells His Motorcycling Story

You may or may not be a fan of Danny Hayes, he is one of those polarising characters, which is probably why he is currently starring on Big Brother. But …
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Feature: Racer and Engineer, Harald Bartol
4 years ago

Feature: Racer and Engineer, Harald Bartol

For 1972 Harald Bartol acquired the ex-works Suzuki RZ64 twin on which Germany’s Dieter Braun had won the 1970 125cc World title, and Barry Sheene had finished a close runner-up …
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Throwback Interview: Alan Cathcart Chats With Nori Haga, 2000 season and YZF-R7
4 years ago

Throwback Interview: Alan Cathcart Chats With Nori Haga, 2000 season and YZF-R7

The trackside banner displayed at Brands Hatch in front of 102,000 spectators in August 2000 said it all: “Nori-chan = Foggy #.2”! The massive British crowd had taken the Sultan …
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Motorcycling Australia celebrates Brendan Ferrari
4 years ago

Motorcycling Australia celebrates Brendan Ferrari

For Brendan Ferrari, what started as a fill-in flag marshall role at Calder Park to ensure racing could start one weekend in 1982, turned into a life-long passion for officiating …
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Interview: Sports Journalist, Emma Notarfrancesco
4 years ago

Interview: Sports Journalist, Emma Notarfrancesco

Growing up on a farm in Australia and riding from a young age, Emma Notarfrancesco’s love for two wheels started early. The sports journalist has turned this passion into a …
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Kawasaki Dealer Profile: Hunter Valley Motorsports
5 years ago

Kawasaki Dealer Profile: Hunter Valley Motorsports

Kawasaki Australia are running a series of interviews with dealerships called Get To Know A Kawasaki Dealer. We reckon it’s a top idea during these COVID-19 restrictions. Here’s the second …
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Get To Know A Kawasaki Dealer, SA Motorcycles…
5 years ago

Get To Know A Kawasaki Dealer, SA Motorcycles…

Kawasaki Australia have been running a series of interviews with dealerships called Get To Know A Kawasaki Dealer. We reckon it’s a top idea during these COVID-19 restrictions. Here’s the …
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