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Throwback Thursday | FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum Feature

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:30:45 +0000

In Mies, Switzerland, at essentially the crossroads of Western Europe, a new venue has been added to the list of bucket stops that any bike racing fan will

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Racer Test: 2011 WorldSBK Yamaha YZF-R1, 15-Years On

Jeff Ware — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:00:01 +0000

Being a fan of the Yamaha R1 and having owned three, the chance to ride Marco Melandri’s WSBK machine exactly 15 years ago on one of my favourite tracks was

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Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1999 Aprilia RS250 Harada Resto

Jeff Ware — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:30:52 +0000

In late 1999 Heather and I were living day to day in Sydney, me a bike courier trying to get a start in journalism, and Heather working a city office

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Throwback Thursday | Yamaha TRX850, 30 years on

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:00:48 +0000

Launched in 1995, the TRX850 fused a 270° parallel twin with European-inspired chassis thinking to create an affordable sportsbike. Three decades on, its engineering story, racing pedigree and distinctive feel

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Throwback Thursday | 2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2, A Decade On!

Jeff Ware — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:25:00 +0000

The River Mark has been used for special, history changing projects at Kawasaki since the 1890s and was approved for use on the H2… Very few Ninja H2s came into

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Throwback Thursday | Daijiro Kato’s 2000 Honda NSR250

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:16:15 +0000

Last month Sir Al brought us his 2000 YZR250 test. The same year, he rode the Honda that Yamaha beat. Improbable though seems, Honda went three seasons without

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Throwback Thursday: Suzuki RG250 HB Replica

Jeff Ware — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:15:43 +0000

When I was 17, on my provisional license here in Australia, one of the blokes in the riding group that I had latched onto rode a mint 1984 Suzuki RG250

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Throwback Thursday | Olivier Jacque’s 2000 YZR250 Racer Test

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:56:44 +0000

Exactly 25 years ago in 2000, Yamaha enjoyed an especially stellar race season. In the five road racing categories it contested that year, Yamaha won five out of

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Throwback Thursday | Tribute, Michelle Duff, Make Haste Slowly…

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:00:51 +0000

The first ever road racer from North America to win a World Championship GP race wasn’t Kenny Roberts, nor even Gary Nixon or Pat Hennen. It was the

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Throwback Thursday | Troy Corser Aprilia RSV1000R Racer Test

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 02:33:38 +0000

Exactly 25 years ago in 2000 came a watershed moment in WorldSBK, Aprilia arrived. Until then it had been a straightforward battle between the Italian V-twin Ducatis and

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