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Retro File: 1992 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR
By Jon Urry on 24/09/2010 16:34:51
For too long superbikes were about nothing but power. Then, in 1992, Honda launched the FireBlade and laid down the template for the modern sportsbike. Now the RR-N is a hugely desirable classic performance bike
designer from their R&D department, Tadao Baba. He was given a very specific remit – make the ultimate sportsbike.Although early prototypes ran at 750cc, a final capacity of 893cc was settled on as Baba’s philosophy behind his new bike was one of balance
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Old, but new bikes on eBay...
By Visordown News on 22/11/2011 15:10:09
Where are they all coming from?
'BRAND NEW' old bikes seem to be emerging from long-term investment storage at an ever faster rate – suggesting either that the market for the very best classic bikes is on the up or that collectors are feeling the pinch and need to recoup the cash
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James Whitham Column - Nov 09
By James Whitham on 27/11/2009 15:30:47
James takes an expensive trip down memory lane, an even pricier trip to Cyprus and realises that he’s perhaps not the best man in Huddersfield to preach road safety...
and the “classic charm” thing was losing it‘s appeal.But that’s the beauty of bikes. They mean different things to different people. It’s not about being right or wrong, more about being right for you. I know that loads of enthusiasts love riding the old British
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No more MoT tests for old bikes
By Visordown News on 21/05/2012 15:03:16
Pre-1960 vehicles exempted from annual tests
for cheap insurance and free road tax, the case for running one as an everyday commuter seems to be getting increasingly strong. Would it be enough to persuade you to swap to classic bikes? If yes, then check out our guide to classic bikes.
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'King' Kenny Roberts to ride at Mallory
By Visordown News on 13/01/2011 10:52:26
His first time on a UK racetrack infront of the public since 1983
TRIPLE 500GP World Champ King Kenny Roberts will be riding a works Yamaha OW60 in the Vintage Motorcycle Club's 'Past Masters' track event.The event, which takes place at Mallory Park on Sunday 10th July, will see Roberts join Agostini, Read and many other past racers on track.VM...
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Rockers Roll
By Alex Hearn on 12/10/2007 11:17:04
Reliving a past they never had on machinery they didn't own first time round, Alex, Jon and Jim indulge in a spot of nostalgic old school cool. Let's go retro
serious business. As we left its cosy portals, pockets and stomachs bulging, I wondered what the lads staring out of the mono-chrome pictures, with their black leather jackets, bare-boned bikes and bad attitudes, would make of us and our trio of faux-classic
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Stafford Bric-a-Brac. Misery and Sadness in excess
By mark forsyth on 16/10/2010 19:15:43
What on earth is going on?
they can get away with.Bikes that were shit in the seventies and eighties are even shitter now but that doesn’t seem to stop the misty-eyed, cretinous stupidity taking hold of people’s senses.GT380 Suzuki? Yes, it’s even worse now. KH250s were never worth
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Bike Icon: Suzuki GT750
By Benjamin Kubas Cronin on 22/10/2010 17:16:17
Think 750cc, think Suzuki. Here's the bike that kicked it all off way back in 1972. Somebody put the kettle on...
There was a time, pre GSX-R, when Suzuki decided to have a good look at the 750 road bike market. This was a time when Honda had the mighty CB750 and Kawasaki was planning its own version of a sports 750, the H-2 that went on to be known
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Second bike doesn't mean second best
By Jon Bentman on 01/12/2010 15:52:42
A single bike in the garage isn't enough for some of us. But think beyond the winter hack, the 'shed' and the humdrum commuter
Do you have more than one bike in your garage? Tell us about them below...There is of course no definition of a second bike. It is merely a statement of fact; a second bike is just that, a second bike. Implicit, though, is that there's a first bike
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Things I wouldn't like to race: Part 1
By Ben Cope on 25/07/2011 15:55:14
Not sure I'd trust those forks through Eau Rouge
Now I know that Mike Hailwood raced a 6-cylinder Honda but that's no excuse for this CBX I spotted at the Bikers Days Spa Classic. The 1047cc, inline 6 cylinder, 24 Valve, DOHC Honda might be a feat of engineering brilliance but it looks like
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