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  • The Evolution of Honda Motorcycles: From D-Type to Today

    The Evolution of Honda Motorcycles: From D-Type to Today

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    Honda is a huge name in the motorcycle industry, responsible for a whole host of iconic bikes. But how did it all begin? Let’s take a ride through the history of Honda motorcycles, exploring the key milestones and groundbreaking models that have shaped the brand’s legacy.

  • Classic Techniques: a lighter clutch

    Classic Techniques: a lighter clutch

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    It’s heavy maaaaan! Certain Italian classics demand a strong hand on the clutch and brake levers. John Kennewell says he’s gone beyond getting a grip, and seeks assistance from a Moose instead…

  • Top 10 concept bikes – from wicked to wacky!

    Top 10 concept bikes – from wicked to wacky!

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    Concept bikes… those machines you see at bike shows which may (or may not) make it into production. Alan Dowds checks out some of the craziest.

  • Book of the Week: Triumph: Pictorial History of the Great British Marque

    Book of the Week: Triumph: Pictorial History of the Great British Marque

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    In our latest book of the week, James Robinson takes a deep dive into the history of Triumph.

  • Moto Morini Strada 350

    Moto Morini Strada 350

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    Morini’s 3½ Sport tends to get the bear’s share of the attention. Mark Holyoake offers an argument in favour of the underdog, the Sport’s touring counterpart. Rowena Hoseason fills in the background…

  • BSA Singles: C15 vs B40

    BSA Singles: C15 vs B40

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    The BSA C15 and B40 are famously long-lived, robust old bikes. But which is better? John Blackburn has owned both…

  • The 1967 International Cycle and Motor Cycle Show

    The 1967 International Cycle and Motor Cycle Show

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    We would lay money on the fact that the event that virtually all of us have in common, that most of us will have attended at least once, is not the TT or the Dragon Rally, but the International Cycle and Motor Cycle Show. Here John Milton takes a look back to the show of…

  • Classic versus Modern Kawasaki Z650/Z650RS

    Classic versus Modern Kawasaki Z650/Z650RS

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    These two may look alike, but do they supply the same emotions? It’s a battle of the classic four-cylinder Kawasaki Z650 versus it’s twin-cylinder doppelgänger – the modern Z650RS ‘retro’. Game on!

  • Growing old disgracefully on two wheels

    Growing old disgracefully on two wheels

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    We love bikes. We love fettling them and riding them, but… some classics are big and heavy, and we’re not getting any younger. So what can we do about it? Steve Cooper finds out…

  • Book of the Week: Agostini on the British Circuits

    Book of the Week: Agostini on the British Circuits

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    Our latest book of the week is the new Agostini on the British Circuits by James Robinson, out next week and available to pre-order now!

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