Loosely referred to as the RG650, Suzuki’s steroid-laden XR23B was originally conceived in 1976 as a testbed to advance development of the Japanese company’s XR14 500GP contender – the bike …
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2023 sees Harley-Davidson celebrating its 120th birthday – but the 81st running of the Daytona 200 on March 11 will also mark the 40th anniversary of one of the company’s …
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50 years on from its season in the sun, Ginger Molloy’s milestone Kawasaki H1R is alive and racing in Australia in completely original form, thanks to the son of the …
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Ironic, really. Despite creating the iconic H1R, alone out of the four Japanese manufacturers, Kawasaki firmly turned its back away from two-stroke GP racing at the end of 1982, in …
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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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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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There’s a valid case for stating that the Ducati Monster is the single most important motorcycle to be produced anywhere in the world since the original Honda Super Cub debuted …
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Before it evolved into the long-distance version of Superstock racing that it’s become today, Endurance racing showcased the most innovative motorcycles on the planet. No motorcycle better qualifies for that …
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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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Legend has it that Dick Mann’s Daytona 200-miles win on a factory-built Honda Formula 750 racer in March 1970 represented when Japanese in-line fours first established their domination of production-based …
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