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RIDING SKILLS: Use of speed
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Motorcyclists can often rely on a natural speed advantage, whether it’s about accelerating off the traffic lights, or carving lines on country roads. But with great speeds comes great responsibility, and to make sure that your progress is not only speedy, but also safe for you and others, there’s more to it than just twisting…
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What makes a motorbike special?
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In a world rammed with super trick, super fast and super saucy motorcycles, what does it take to be defined as truly ‘special’? We ponder that question, then offer up some of best bikes we’ve ever ridden…
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NOSTALGIA: Eddie Lawson mind games
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VJMC’s Steve Cooper looks back to the racing of 1989… There’s probably nothing quite like internecine race team politics to destabilise a rider and when that rider just so happens to be your very own World Champion things can rapidly slide sideways. Lawson found himself in precisely this situation despite being the world’s Number One.…
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TOP ROADS: Isle of Wight
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The little island off the south coast of England might not seem like the most obvious place for a motorcycle adventure, but it actually has a pretty long history of motorcycling goodness, and there are some cracking coastal roads to explore, too. While the Isle of Man gets the headlines, for obvious reasons, the Isle…
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2017-2021 Suzuki GSX-S750 | Used Bike Guide
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Is the understated Suzuki GSX-S750 worth considering in the used market?
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PROJECT: You’ve bought one. What next?
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The good folks at Classic Bike Guide magazine have been sharing their hard-won wisdom about what’s involved when hunting out and fixing up old bikes… WORDS and PHOTOS: Matt Hull Temptation First of all, do you really want it? Will you use it, can you afford it, and is there room? Does it give you…
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PROJECT: Buying and restoring a classic
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The good folks at Classic Bike Guide magazine have been sharing their hard-won wisdom about what’s involved when hunting out and fixing up old bikes. WORDS and PHOTOS: Matt Hull What are you buying? Look at what you’re getting – is it complete? If it’s a runner, then get a ride if you can (make…
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HISTORY OF: Cadwell Park
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The landed gentry don’t often get things right. But when they do… Cadwell Park circuit nestles in the south of the Lincolnshire Wolds, climbing from a dip up the side of two of the many crests that create the surrounding rough, sea-like countryside – and is one of the UK’s best racing circuits. The tree-lined…
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Windjammer | GSX-R 750 chopper
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I first saw this bike a year or two ago in a Facebook post, and then in pics from various vintage chopper events, and just loved the concept of a chopper, a proper springer/hardtail chopper, with a fairing. I’ll let Tommy, the owner and builder, tell you about it…
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The last Revolution FJ?
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Ever since I spotted this bike at, I think, NCC London’s Diamond Day show at the Ace Cafe a number of years ago, I’ve wanted to get it photographed for BSH as it’s a bittersweet part of custom bike history in this country. I’ll let Ted, NCC Honorary, tell you about his bike, shall I?
