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  • From the Archive: Hubert Auriol: rally-raid legend!

    From the Archive: Hubert Auriol: rally-raid legend!

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    Hubert Auriol – who sadly passed away in January, aged just 68 – was not only a three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, but the first to win it on both two wheels and four.

  • From the Archive: MV Memories

    From the Archive: MV Memories

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    As the two young girls watch Mike Hailwood round Signpost Corner, what are they thinking? It’s 1963, the Senior, but does any of this matter to them? Maybe they’re glad it’s the final race of the week and it won’t be so noisy!

  • Flashback: Howard R Davies’ story

    Flashback: Howard R Davies’ story

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    Howard R Davies won the Senior TT, the world’s most important race, on a motorcycle he had built.

  • Archive: John Surtees wins the 1960 Senior TT

    Archive: John Surtees wins the 1960 Senior TT

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    Magnificent shot of John Surtees in 1960, en route to winning the Senior TT.

  • From the Archive: International Dirt Bike Show

    From the Archive: International Dirt Bike Show

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    Though a modern event, there is still the odd thing for us classic enthusiasts at the Motul- sponsored International Dirt Bike Show… With all that’s best in the modern dirt bike scene on display at

  • From the Archive: Trading Post – YAMAHA SR500/SR400

    From the Archive: Trading Post – YAMAHA SR500/SR400

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    Still Running, Still Riding: The traditional half-litre single is still on sale! Yamaha’s SR road banger has been in production since 1978. That is a very long time indeed, so it must be something special…

  • From the Archive: Austin Hockley – Fearless Fighter

    From the Archive: Austin Hockley – Fearless Fighter

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    Ask any of the competitors who raced regularly against Austin Hockley and the most common description they give him is ‘fearless’. Chris Carter charts his varied career. Words: Chris Carter Photographs: Austin Hockley Collection and

  • From the archive: Take five – whichever suits your style

    From the archive: Take five – whichever suits your style

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    Before Royal Enfield’s sensationally-styled Continental GT made its debut, the 250cc Crusader line had already evolved into two variations on a very agreeable five-speed theme – the leading link front fork Super 5 and the

  • From the archive: War Baby

    From the archive: War Baby

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    Not everyone loves dogs, but this little Corgi is one that some folk might like to have yapping at their heels WORDS BY MARK WILLIAMS PHOTOS BY ALEX RAMSAY Funny things, wars. They can cause

  • From the archive: Belgian GP 1962 – Bob Mac strikes gold

    From the archive: Belgian GP 1962 – Bob Mac strikes gold

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    After a recent run of back luck, Bob McIntyre got his Grand Prix season back on track with a stunning win in Belgium, with Mike Hailwood, Ernst Degner, Jim Redman and Florian Camathias also scooping

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