Bertie Simmonds
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Classic Racers: Jimmy Aird
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What can be said about hard-as-nails Jim ‘Jimmy’ Aird, legendary off-roader, Scottish champion and proprietor of SCOTT Leathers?
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Cadwell Park celebrates 90 years this weekend
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This year marks a huge milestone for Cadwell Park as this iconic circuit celebrates its 90th birthday.
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Test Ride: 2000 Honda CBR900RR FireBlade
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For the 2000 model year, Honda gave their best selling CBR900RR FireBlade a massive overhaul, but was it anywhere near as good as Yamaha’s class-leading YZF-R1?
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Celebrate the 50th birthday of Honda’s CB400F Four
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Honda’s evergreen classic – the CB400F Four – turns 50 this October and The David Silver Honda Collection aims to celebrate in style with a huge open day. The Collection wants to get many owners together and take part in an awards event on September 28 which will aim to find the following: The event…
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Classic Racers: Mick Doohan
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A look at the life and career of five-time consecutive 500 cc World Championships Mick Doohan. Photographs: Nick Nicholls collection at Mortons Archive “That is my bloody traction control mate…” Mick Doohan points to his right wrist, leaving the young journalist asking the question, a tad flustered. It was a relevant question: was Mick using…
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Test Ride: 2001-2005 Triumph 955i Tiger
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Now more than 20 years old you can bag Triumph’s 955i Tiger adventure bike for around two grand. Bertie Simmonds goes big-game hunting…
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Classic Ride: Aprilia Tuono
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Few bikes can put a smile on your face like a big-capacity V-twin and Aprilia’s Tuono family can probably put the biggest grin on yer mush. But don’t expect comfort or ease-of-use, says Bertie Simmonds…
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Classic Racers: Giacomo Agostini
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Giacomo Agostini – a legend and all-time most successful rider in Grand Prix history. Eight 500cc championships and seven 350cc championships: perhaps his astonishing record will never be surpassed?
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The life and career of Geoff Duke
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Geoff Duke is – for many – the definitive motorcycle racer. He was the first to really go beyond the boundary of being a ‘mere’ racer, becoming a household name.
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V4 Victory! The history of the Honda RC30
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In July 1987, Honda finally announced what many had heard already – that they had a new homologation machine for the forthcoming World Superbike Championship that would begin the following year, 1988.
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