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Something wicked
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Smooth, sophisticated, almost civilised. But have the later Jotas lost their je ne sais quoi?
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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.
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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.
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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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Happy feet as Alt-Berg sticks with tradition
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Mick Payne visits a Yorkshire bootmaker with a proud tradition, after the very comfortable and practical boots they made for him 20 years ago were swiped from under his nose.
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Cold hands, warm hearts on Moidart Peninsula Road Run
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John McCrink reports on a decidedly wintry motorcycle road run in Scotland on Thursday, April 28.
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Yamaha’s XT and SR500 – a singular sort-out
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Eyebrows were raised when Yamaha entered the ‘big single’ market in the 1970s – but it had done its homework thoroughly to put some tired old bogeys to rest, writes Steve Cooper.
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Square Four evolution
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While little cannot already have been written about the Ariel Square Four, it takes only a brief look through the Mortons Archive to reignite the intrigue this distinguished British design has always generated, writes Pete Kelly.
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Racing Rudges
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This 1933 TT Replica Rudge is a real rarity, taking nearly three decades to piece together.
