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Over 50 years with a 1970 Triumph Tiger T100S
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Bill Turner has owned his T100SS from eight months shy of new. That’s more than half of his lifetime – and its condition does him credit.
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Classic Ride: Kawasaki KR-1
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If you wanted the fastest two-stroke 250cc race-replica, you chose Kawasaki’s KR-1 or later KR-1S. Andy Bolas rides a mint example of the 1989 UK model KR-1.
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Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica
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Steven Troupe owns a veritable bevy of Ducati’s iconic bevel-drive twins, including a roundcase 750 and a genuine Mike Hailwood replica. Here he tells us a little bit about the latter…
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Everything you need to know about Classic Trials
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We don our boots to have a look at Twin Shock, Britshock, and Pre-65 trials… and wish we’d found this happy world years ago!
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Classic Racers: Anthony Gobert
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Anthony Gobert was an incredibly talented off-road and Tarmac racer, who should have become a world champion.
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From the archive: the forgotten Coventry Victor
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Both Coventry Victor, the motorcycle depicted, and Pa Cowley, the pictured rider, seem to have been well known in their day, but now, information is scant.
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BSA Rocket Gold Star
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The modern Gold Star has stolen the limelight of late. But, as Rowena Hoseason explains, BSA built a rip-snorting roadster back in 1962, one which combined the best that both the famous 500 single and the stalwart 650 twin had to offer…
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Foggy’s first World Superbike championship, 30 years on
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It’s three decades since Carl Fogarty became World Superbike champion for the first time.
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AJS Lightweights
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Many RealClassic riders are keen to find a trim and nimble motorcycle with classic credentials. Rowena Hoseason considers the modern AJS range – and talks to actual owners who’ve bought these bikes…
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Unfairly maligned? Another look at the Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat
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Often maligned and sniggered at for its name, the Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat is actually a very good, cheap bike. Andy Bolas is the cat who’s got the cream…
