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  • 1972: The greatest Bathurst battle

    1972: The greatest Bathurst battle

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    Words: Terry Stevenson Photographs: Ginger Molloy, Jim Scaysbrook archives and Terry Stevenson. Anything can happen when two goliaths take to the track in search of victory, especially when the ultimate prize is on Australia’s most

  • Yamaha DS6

    Yamaha DS6

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    Fifty years ago, Yamaha took one final roll of the dice with an engine design that had been part and parcel of their line-up since their very first twin had appeared back in 1959. Steve

  • Space age on a shoestring

    Space age on a shoestring

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    How Suzuki went racing with a cardboard box Words: Michael Scott Photographs: Don Morley I think it might have been me who called it ‘the cardboard box’, and the name stuck. Because that is what

  • Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return

    Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return

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    Fifty years on, the programme to take the first humans to the moon is arguably our single greatest achievement.

  • Best in show

    Best in show

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    Bultaco’s Mk3 Matador put up impressive medal-winning performances when introduced in the Sixties and this one is still winning in 2019. Words and pics: Tim Britton Media Ltd As we photographed his bike Damon Wood

  • Logical development

    Logical development

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    If your 410 MXer isn’t doing the job… go to 500. Words and Pics: Peter Henshaw Terry Pickering, it’s fair to say, has a thing about AJS Stormers, owning several of the two-stroke 250s and

  • 25th anniversary of the Ducati 916

    25th anniversary of the Ducati 916

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    The Ducati 916 is 25 years old this year, a bike that arguably didn’t only define the 1990s, but has had a defining influence on every sports bike made since.

  • WATCH: James Whitham’s Whithamcisms

    WATCH: James Whitham’s Whithamcisms

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    Bertie Simmonds hosts an evening with James Whitham, professional motorbike racer and chat about his upbringing, his eccentric father and professional career.

  • ‘Come on then, stop us striking!’

    ‘Come on then, stop us striking!’

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    YEAR: 1982. // LOCATION: Nogaro circuit, paddock gates, France. Things had been growing tense in the world of motorcycle racing – on the riders’ side frustrations were rising to almost pique in Grand Prix. Riders

  • It’s a Belgian Blitz…

    It’s a Belgian Blitz…

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    …screamed the headline, but Dave Watson pulled the Brits up to fourth in the 1980 MX d’Nations. Words: Tim BrittonPics: Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive Choosing material from the vast archive at the CDB

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