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A new dawn for Cadwell Park, August bank holiday 1961
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Cadwell Park launched the newly extended 2.25 mile circuit with a star studded International meeting in August 1961, in front of more than 25,000 spectators…
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Workshop: Fit an ignition booster
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If you ride a classic bike for any period of time you will inevitably and inexorably find yourself fettling contact breakers and possibly changing condensers. But it doesn’t have to be that way…
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Road Test: Benelli 650
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Benelli’s 650 twin was a radical take on the British parallel twin design. But the Italian BSA beater arrived as the British industry went into decline, and it soon began to look dated against Japanese exotica. Rod Gibson tells the story…
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Kawasaki GPZ900R: 25 things
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When Kawasaki launched the GPz900R 25 years ago it turned the world of motorcycling on its head, shook it up and spun it around so many times that when everything settled back down the scene was almost unrecognisable…
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Buying Guide: Honda CX500 Turbo
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Continuing our buying guides on turbos – here’s something completely different… a turbocharged V-twin!
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Roman gymnasts June 1936
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One of the oldest and most elite regiments in the Italian Royal Army is the fabled Bersaglieri…
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Panther Pegasus
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This sprinter was built by three engineering apprentices in the early 1960s – and it’s continued to impress with its rapid pace in the decades since…
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Britons chasing gold medals
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Fifty years ago this month, there was a lot of pressure on British teams as they prepared for the 1964 ISDT, the biggest off-road event of the year…
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Road Test: Norton Dominator Model 88
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In 1953, a Featherbed-framed Norton Dominator would have been an unusual sight on the UK roads, being hampered by a very high price tag. But that aside, the early Norton Dominator gives off an unmistakeable aura of competence and quality…
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Control issues
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During the vintage days of motorcycling, designers endeavoured to make the rider’s role easier, with slick control design and cleaner handlebar. Recent generations of motorcycle design boffins have more than re-cluttered the handlebars with switchgear. Now that is progress…
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