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Honda CB900
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The CB900 has always played second fiddle to its CBX1000 big brother. But this was Honda’s production racer for the biking masses…
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Honda RC30 v Yamaha 0W01
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Prices have doubled in less than 10 years and yet there’s never been a better time to buy a Honda RC30 or Yamaha OW01. Steve Rose explains why…
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Bradbury ‘Speed’ Model
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The Bradbury 3½hp single was unusual for having its engine case integral within its frame, an arrangement that offered several advantages…
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Kawasaki 250 S1
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Still drop dead gorgeous and probably the best looking 250 of the 70s, the Kawasaki S1 inspires many a middle aged man to relive his teens…
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Honda XL250
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Forget Barry Sheene’s RG500, forget Eddie Lawson’s YZRs, forget even Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha or Foggy’s Ducati. This almost standard-looking Honda XL250 cost just £100 and is the most successful race bike in the history of motorcycling. By miles…
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Suzuki GSX-R750 v RG500
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The first of the 80’s was a hot-bed of motorcycle development where two-strokes took on four. Suzuki built both. The GSX-R750 and RG500 were about as hot as it got. 25 years on CMM stages a re-match…
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Kawasaki GPZ600R
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Kawasaki’s GPz600R was the first liquid-cooled 600cc four, a breed that has defined sports machines in the 21st century. But was it launched too early with flawed technology?
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Kawasaki 650cc-750cc fours
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When ‘Father of the Z1’ Ben Inamura designed the Z650 in 1976 he could never have realised that derivatives would still be in production 30 years later. John Nutting tested a number of the original versions at MIRA
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Classic British Legends: Triumph Bonneville
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It may have been the antithesis of the staid pipe-smoking Brit machine but the Triumph Bonneville succeeded far beyond the dreams of its creators. It bestrode the world of motorcycling like a titan for more than a decade and just when its glory days seemed dead and gone it was born again for the modern…
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Classic British Legends: BSA Bantam
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With over 400,000 built, the BSA Bantam was many a rider’s first foray on powered two wheels…
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