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  • Max Zed Vroom!

    Max Zed Vroom!

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    The proof of the pudding is in the eating, right? That’s why we ride a very trick one-owner 1976 Z900 A4 from BuzzWorkz! We’ve all got that one special bike in our past, haven’t we? The one we wished we’d kept hold of? Maybe it was your first ‘big bike’ after passing your test, or…

  • Suzuki Smoker: Schwantz ’91 RGV500 XR76

    Suzuki Smoker: Schwantz ’91 RGV500 XR76

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    This isn’t any ordinary Schwantz rep. Oliver Lawrence has gone to town with his Suzuki project to perfectly replicate the American racer’s 1991 World Championship bike, and he’s left no stone unturned…

  • Classic Ride: Puch M125

    Classic Ride: Puch M125

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    Scoop samples a rather obscure 1960s 125 – the Puch M125 – and comes away rather impressed.

  • VJMC FACTFILE: Kawasaki’s H2 750

    VJMC FACTFILE: Kawasaki’s H2 750

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    We’ve joined forces with the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club to showcase a series of iconic bikes. First on the list; Kawasaki’s inimitable H2 750. Kawasaki’s H2 750 was launched in late 1971 with much hype from the Marketing Department and huge expectations from the public -finally the fearsome H1 500 triple had a bigger brother,…

  • The sporty side of Bonneville: 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R

    The sporty side of Bonneville: 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R

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    A modern motorcycle manufacturer Triumph may well be, but there’s no doubt the British firm draws heavily on its original history for selected models. The Thruxton 1200R is one of them.

  • RETRO RIDES: Honda VTR1000R Firestorm

    RETRO RIDES: Honda VTR1000R Firestorm

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    It’s hard to imagine that the Firestorm has ever been a striking bike, even when its very first iteration was released way back in 1997.

  • EIGHTIES ICON: Yamaha RD350LC

    EIGHTIES ICON: Yamaha RD350LC

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    At the end of the Seventies, Yamaha took the decision to reconnect the link between their successful racing TZs and their RD road bikes

  • Real vs Retro: Honda CB750 and Honda CB1100 EX

    Real vs Retro: Honda CB750 and Honda CB1100 EX

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    The CB750 is an icon, and trying to mimic it is a big ask. The closest you can get with a modern bike is the CB1100 EX.

  • Triumph Speed Triple: Then and now

    Triumph Speed Triple: Then and now

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    You only have to take one look at these two models to see that a lot has changed over 20 years. But what exactly does two decades of development mean for Triumph’s flagship naked bike? There was only one way to find out…

  • The king is dead: A celebration of the GSX1300R Hayabusa

    The king is dead: A celebration of the GSX1300R Hayabusa

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    After 20 years of speed record breaking, the GSX1300R Hayabusa was dropped from Suzuki’s UK line-up in 2019. John Nutting celebrates some of its achievements and rides a pristine example.

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