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  • Special interest

    Special interest

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    This fascinating, charming and ultra-rare motorcycle comes from the early days of Vincent-HRD manufacture. Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman When I was a child, I was obsessed with a book called ‘The Vincent HRD

  • And it was all Velo

    And it was all Velo

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    For a first ride on a rigid frame, girder-forked machine, what better place to do it than at Mallory Park, during The Festival of 1000 Bikes. Words: Chelsea Borchert Photographs: Matt Hull The rejuvenated Vintage

  • Goodbye, Gene

    Goodbye, Gene

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    Gene Romero excelled in every aspect of motorcycle racing across a long and successful career. And he was known as ‘Burrito’. Gene Romero had an unlikely start for a motorcycle racing legend, having spent four

  • Hand-built for a master

    Hand-built for a master

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    Build a bike for a world champ to ride? No pressure then… Words Tim Britton Pics Tim Britton, Fiona Watson and Martin Mathews Building a motorcycle which will be used by a former world champion,

  • You need a Jap in your shed

    You need a Jap in your shed

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    This mythical shed is getting quite full, but there is always room for one more motorcycle in there and when it’s as good as this JAP then room would be made anyway. Words and Pics:

  • Falling Flat: Honda FT500

    Falling Flat: Honda FT500

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    Scorned, derided and cold-shouldered at the time, but why? Steve Cooper samples Honda’s flat-track styled FT500 from the early 1980s. Honda’s brave attempt at getting on the big thumper bandwagon was, arguably, always doomed to

  • Cub’s Classic

    Cub’s Classic

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    Many dads and lads ride the ‘Scottish’ but only onedad and lad duo have won it. Words and pics: Tim Britton As the suspense mounted in the hall of the Leven Centre on Saturday evening

  • The early years of Fausto Gresini

    The early years of Fausto Gresini

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    Words: Norm DeWitt Photos: Norm DeWitt and Don Morley archive Watching the racing in his native Imola, Gresini was drawn to the sport, especially the famous F750 races held there, featuring his hero, Marco Lucchinelli.

  • Welcome to our world!

    Welcome to our world!

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    Words: John Nutting Photography: Gary D Chapman, John Nutting Every month our sister title Classic Motorcycle Mechanics features brilliant bikes like this one – Yamaha’s 500cc V4 two-stroke. You want more loveliness like this piece

  • 34hp and 60 years of progress?

    34hp and 60 years of progress?

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    If there’s one thing that classic motorcycling canteach us, it’s that the passage of time does not always equate with developments and improvements, as Chris Coote tells us. I own a 60-year-old Venom, which I


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