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Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday | 1985 British Superstock GSX-R750F
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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 | Tuning Tips: Pommie’s Yamaha RD350LC
2 years 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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Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story
2 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story

Fifty years ago this year, 1974, saw a momentous transition in 500GP racing, marking the last time a four-stroke – meaning MV Agusta, courtesy of the late Phil Read – …
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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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