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  • Ducati TT F2 test ride with Tony Rutter

    Ducati TT F2 test ride with Tony Rutter

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    Ducati’s Pantah-based V-twins won four World Formula 2 titles in the 1980s. John Nutting tried out the works bikes raced by Tony Rutter in 1984 and charts how they were developed.

  • American Eagle 750SS

    American Eagle 750SS

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    Not all American twin-cylinder bikes are Harleys made for cruising. This little-known marque was a collaboration with Laverda to bring the US a sporty edge.

  • Book of the Week: Jim Redman – Man of Steel

    Book of the Week: Jim Redman – Man of Steel

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    Frank Melling’s new book about the racing great Jim Redman is our book of the week. That Jim Redman is one of the true greats of motorcycle racing is indisputable. With six World Championship titles and six Isle of Man TT wins to his credit, as well as being both captain and manager of the…

  • Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build

    Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build

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    When retirement came a-calling, Bob decided that a ground-up classic bike build would be the ideal project to keep him out of trouble. Little did he know…

  • BMW R65 Restoration | Part Three

    BMW R65 Restoration | Part Three

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    Last time, Ric Campbell checked the engine, clutch and gearbox and untangled the bike’s electrics. Now to fettle the fuel tank and find out if this scruffy old boxer will actually run…

  • Your guide to… BSA Starfire 250

    Your guide to… BSA Starfire 250

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    Thrashed when new, the Starfire family can offer lightweight, British thrills nowadays.

  • Ariel Square Four in the desert

    Ariel Square Four in the desert

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    What to take for an extensive tour, including heading off into the Saharan desert? Why, an Ariel Square Four, of course.

  • Book of the Week: Agostini on the British Circuits

    Book of the Week: Agostini on the British Circuits

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    Our latest book of the week is the new Agostini on the British Circuits by James Robinson, out now!

  • V4 Victory! The history of the Honda RC30

    V4 Victory! The history of the Honda RC30

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    In July 1987, Honda finally announced what many had heard already – that they had a new homologation machine for the forthcoming World Superbike Championship that would begin the following year, 1988.

  • BMW R65 Restoration | Part Two

    BMW R65 Restoration | Part Two

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    Last time, Ric Campbell started the restoration of a really rather ratty BMW airhead. Now to inspect the engine and gearbox, and then tackle the electrics…

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