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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.
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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
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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.
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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…
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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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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Nine
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The long way home At the beginning of the trip it felt like seven days on a small bike in a hectic riding environment would be a long slog. But when the last day of our travels dawned it felt like the expedition had gone far too quickly, and I could have happily gone on…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Eight
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Tibetan flavour The night in the tent had been surprisingly comfortable. And waking up to the sound of the river was lovely. That noise was soon drowned by the Bollywood soundtracks blasting out of the kitchen, which was next to my tent. Still, authentic sounds I guess. The riding today was not much different to…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Seven
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Going local It may have taken a while, but by day five I felt like I had mastered the Indian approach to using the horn. It is basically your answer to any traffic situation. Want to overtake someone? Why mess around with indicators when you can just beep your horn. How about going round a…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Six
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Finding the tourist trail So far, every day of riding has been different. The first day was a transition from the sprawling masses of Chandigarh to quiet back roads. It was also an introduction to lazy cows in the middle of the road, homicidal lorry drivers attacking from every angle, and the ever-present dust. The…
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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Five
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Clear water and mucky kit Day three of riding in Himachel Pradesh was the best so far. We covered a similar distance to previous days, around 125km, but by the end of the ride I felt far less knackered than on previous days. This was thanks to today’s roads being (mostly) recently resurfaced, which made…
