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Dr. John Wittner’s Moto Guzzi 8V Racer Test | Throwback Thursday

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:30:32 +0000

Il Dottore leaving us will be felt not only in the USA, where the bikes he created were raced successfully to three AMA National titles in the 1980s by the

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1949 Vincent Black Lightning Test | Throwback Thursday

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:59:14 +0000

More than 70 years ago the Vincent Black Shadow delivered the most performance from a street legal series production vehicle that money could buy – on two wheels, or four.

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YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday

Jeff Ware — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:00:46 +0000

Two-stroke Tuesday time! Any readers over the age of 35-should have fond memories of watching Wayne Rainey make his magic happen on the best looking 500cc Grand Prix bike ever

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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder

Bike Review — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:00:33 +0000

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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Throwback Thursday: Moto Martin Suzuki GSX1100, Racer Test

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:30:12 +0000

The French hearted and Japanese boned Moto Martin Suzuki GSX1100 has found it’s home down-under racing in the heavily competitive Post-Classic Unlimited Period 5 class. I was lucky enough to

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Retro Test: Built to Win, Suzuki GSX-R750T SRAD Review

Jeff Ware — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:47:38 +0000

In 1996 Suzuki delivered its very first beam frame supersports 750. It was a radical step and one that took sportsbikes to another level. The SRAD 750 was faster, lighter,

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Throwback Thursday: Suzuki RG250 HB Replica

Jeff Ware — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:57:43 +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: 2003 Hodgson Ducati 999 F03, Racer Test

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 01:49:50 +0000

Ducati’s reassertion of its WorldSBK supremacy in 2022-23, with double title wins for Bautista after the Italian factory went a decade without any championship success, prompts a look in the

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Throwback Thursday: Britten Aero-D-One V1000, Racer Test

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 03:36:39 +0000

John Britten was best known for his V1000 creation, which to this day is still one of the wildest motorcycles to grace the international road racing stages. Proving he was

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Throwback Thursday: Julian Soper’s Hadleigh Honda 750

Alan Cathcart — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 02:35:42 +0000

Britain’s 1970s short circuit racing scene saw fans enthralled by the no-prisoners warfare in the 501-1000cc Unlimited class races between a huge variety of different motorcycles. How can we forget

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