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Throwback Thursday Feature: The History Of Frame Makers Moto Martin

Bike Review — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:25:08 +0000

French chassis constructor Georges Martin had the right idea at the right time, as well as the determination and dedication to put it into practice. Moto Martin hand-crafted

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Throwback Thursday: Record Breaking Brough Superior Baby Pendine 750

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 20:45:17 +0000

Brough Superior, founded in 1919, was the so-called Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles, the manufacturer of the world’s fastest, most desirable and exclusive motorcycles in the pre-WW2 era. Just days after the

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MIRA Files: Putting The Motorcycles Of 1973 To The Test

John Nutting — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:04 +0000

Europe was going through dramatic changes with their motorcycle manufacturing in 1973, Japan had well and truly proved that they could match and best the bikes of the Western world.

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Legends: The Career Of Kevin Magee, Part One, Early Life

Bike Review — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:26:08 +0000

It was a picture of Kenny Roberts Snr on the black and yellow Yamaha. I don’t reckon I ever walked past that poster without stopping to look at it. Nobody

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Throwback Thursday: Scott Russell Kawasaki ZXR750R Superbike

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:37 +0000

It’s exactly 30 years since Kawasaki won Superbike’s World crown for the first time, courtesy of American Scott Russell, the cool-dude Georgian rider once memorably described as ‘so laid back,

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Aussies Racing Abroad: June 2023

Edward Stratmann — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:55:44 +0000

Our homegrown talent has been battling it out on track and making us proud! Check out our monthly column that follows all things Aussies racing internationally on and off-road, from

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Throwback Thursday: MotoBi Sei Tiranti 250, Racer Test

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 02:01:03 +0000

MotoBi, born out of a family dispute between the Benelli brothers before being absolved by the Benelli brand and brought to success in racing at the hands of Primo Zanzani.

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Aussies Racing Abroad: May 2023

Edward Stratmann — Tue, 30 May 2023 00:53:52 +0000

Our homegrown talent has been battling it out on track and making us proud! Check out our monthly column that follows all things Aussies racing internationally on and off-road, from

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Throwback Thursday: 1975 Laverda 3C 1000, Racer Test

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 11 May 2023 07:21:13 +0000

Massimo Laverda had a finger on the pulse of the motorcycle market, leading other companies in making bikes people wanted to buy. We dive into Laverda’s 3C 1000 triple –

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Laverda 3C 1000: Starting Marco Lucchinelli’s Career, Where Are The Spaceframes Now?

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 11 May 2023 07:20:06 +0000

Future 500GP World Champion Marco Lucchinelli began racing internationally on the Laverda 3C 1000 at just 20 years old in 1975 – an arrangement that happened almost by accident… Laverda

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