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How special are works bikes? Just ‘special’ or ‘very special’? CDB asks the question and Dave King answers

Various manufacturers have tried and revisited the V-twin formula (in fact some have never ventured from the sacred V) and Honda made a pretty neat job with the Bros back in 1988. Launched on the back of the development of the RC30, Honda’s V-twin-powered Bros is a competent allrounder…

Never a visual treat, but Yamaha’s FZ750 won friends with its 145mph top speed and amazing power spread

Yamaha’s response to restrictive learner legislation was to launch the FS1-E, a high performing 50cc, which every 16-year-old aspired to…

Kawasaki’s blisteringly fast two stroke 750 triple lit the tarmac when launched in 1972. Punching above its weight, it was the ultimate white knuckle ride and remains an unforgettable ride today…

Rod Gibson’s offers tips and advice on balancing muliple carburettor installations, to keep your four cylinder engine running smoothly…

2003 was the centennial year for America’s legendary Harley-Davidsons and Rod Ker gets a taste of the unique (and sometimes downright scary) motorcycling experience that 800 lbs-worth of Milwaukee V-twin provides…

Suzuki’s rotary-engined RE5 was a high tech but heavy and thirsty alternative to conventional piston-engined superbikes. Not surprisingly, it didn’t catch on…

‘Why, oh why, didn’t AMC produce it?’ asks Peter Dobson. Whatever the reason, it remained a homologation special for its brief life…

Pre 65 trials bikes these days bear little or no relation to the way such sporting bikes actually were pre 1965, Classic Dirtbike has a look at a bike ‘as ridden’ in the day…