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  • The camera does lie

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    The start of the 1967 Ulster Grand Prix. But all is not, perhaps, as it seems 

  • Different strokes for 80s blokes

    Different strokes for 80s blokes

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    Saying ‘Konnichiwa’ to Honda’s NS400R was not the ‘Banzai’ charge that other two-stroke race replicas offered in the mid-80s. But it was no shrinking violet either…  

  • A new hope

    A new hope

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    Triumph’s first Speed Twin. This really is where it all began… 

  • Something wicked

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    Smooth, sophisticated, almost civilised. But have the later Jotas lost their je ne sais quoi? 

  • Norton CEO discusses the future

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    Steady, But Sure 

  • End of an era

    End of an era

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    As the world headed towards high-tech, Matchless gazed into a mirror… 

  • Time machine

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    Not quite faster than light, BSA’s fire-breathing beast was once the quickest 650 twin in town 

  • Hurley Wilvert: From mechanic to the world stage

    Hurley Wilvert: From mechanic to the world stage

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    Hurley Wilvert was a mechanic and amateur racer who earned his shot at the big time in the early 1970s. By 1974, he was on the podium of the Daytona 200 with Giacomo Agostini and Kenny Roberts. Norm DeWitt tells his fascinating story.  

  • Bob Smith: the peoples’ champion

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    EVERY now and again there arises a rider who could hop on any bike and blast the hell out of his peers. Mike Hailwood was one, Bill Ivy another. But there’s another example – albeit a much lesser known one – who shared the majestic two-wheeled prowess of both Hailwood and Ivy – Bob Smith. 

  • Ken McIntosh – the legend lives on

    Ken McIntosh – the legend lives on

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    980 was a time when big-bore Formula One racing was catching on worldwide, and the crowds loved it! The bikes were big, made lots of noise and in the right hands they could sometimes take

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