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  • MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 5

    MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 5

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    It’s in one piece and ready to ride. Phil Speakman does the unthinkable, and actually concludes a rebuild saga. Steady on, Phil…

  • MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 4

    MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 4

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    Phil Speakman considers relativity, a brief history of time, and the benefits of an opposable thumb…

  • MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 3

    MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 3

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    Lots of bits have come back, ready for assembly on Phil Speakman’s MZ rebuild. So he ventures into the Devil’s Kitchen and proves that you should never leave a man alone with a tube of strong adhesive…

  • MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 2

    MZ ES250/2 Trophy Rebuild – Part 2

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    Phil Speakman has stripped down his MZ, ready to start restoring it to glory — which involves lots of decisions. To shot blast, sand blast or vapour blast? What sort of finish to opt for? And does copper really have the devil in it…?

  • MZ ES250 Rebuild

    MZ ES250 Rebuild

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    Phil Speakman started what should have been a straightforward crank rebuild on his stroker, then suffered a strange interlude with aromatic hair care products. Then the whole job went up in the world…

  • MZ TS250 Supa 5

    MZ TS250 Supa 5

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    ‘What I did on my summer holidays’. Rebuilding a real classic two stroke single almost earned KarlB an A*, but smoking is not permitted on school grounds…

  • MZ TS250/1 – Part 2

    MZ TS250/1 – Part 2

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    It’s Bonfire Night, so what better time to catch up with the second instalment of PaulG80’s Diary of a Sadman. Time to start making a big pile of bits; anyone got a light?

  • MZ TS250/1

    MZ TS250/1

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    Seeking a winter project, PaulG80 sought something… unusual, and settled on a two-stroke export from the old East Germany. The first part, then of the Diaries of a Sadman…

  • Music: ‘Triumph Motorcycles: The Great Escape’

    Music: ‘Triumph Motorcycles: The Great Escape’

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    Are you ready to rock? Rowena Hoseason has discovered a collection of motorcycle songs which will probably be the Next Big Thing, go live on stage in a West End musical and end up being filmed in Hollywood with Tom Cruise taking the lead role. Or not…

  • ‘Museo Ducati’ by Jonnum and Harholdt

    ‘Museo Ducati’ by Jonnum and Harholdt

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    Nolan Woodbury meets 25 classics from the Ducati Museum, immortalised in this high-class publication…


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