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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…

Can a five decade old two-stroke really be a viable machine in the days of 170bhp motorcycles? At CMM we say yes, absolutely…

Honda’s GB500TT was the coolest of the Japanese big singles. This one’s been tweaked to make it even cooler, and it’s also our competition prize. Steve Rose takes up the story…

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…

Legendary tuner Paul Dunstall took onboard rider criticisms of the new fangled disc braking systems and released his own accessories which improved braking and appearance…

Never a major manufacturer in the way of Triumph or BSA, Velocette nevertheless produced some iconic motorcycles generally based around a single-cylinder four-stroke engine…

Alan Arnold wanted to build a Benelli 900SEI that looks like a modernised 750. So he did. And now it’s almost finished – time for a shakedown run…

Referred to in the September 2012 issue of Classic Bike Guide, the Boston Consulting Group’s 1975 report was a comprehensive report on how the Japanese achieved market dominance in less than 20 years. It showed the successes of Honda and Suzuki and the enormous failings of the British industries….

During the first thirty years of motorcycle production, America could well be said to have led the world in design, durability, sales and speed. This is the story of the American motorcycle classic – the Indian V-twin Powerplus…