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  1. Starter Motors: Kawasaki Ninja 250R, BMW F650GS & Ducati Monster 696

    ... and do almost 100mph and even modest wheelies. Then in 1981 it all finished when the 125cc learner law came in overnight and 250cc ...

    rgo - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

  2. Spa 24hr EWC race to pave way for WorldSBK future?

    ... prix racing between 1949 and 1979, and then again between 1981 until the most recent ‘Belgian GP’ in 1990. ...

    anonymous - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 0 comments

  3. Torrens Trophy contenders announced

    ... their development of their anti-lock braking system 1981 Dave Taylor MBE for his vast contribution to motorcycle road safety ...

    Simon Hancocks - 25/11/2019 - 14:51 - 4 comments

  4. Road Test: SXV5.5 v. ZZR1400 v. GSX-R750 v. Rocket

    ... very much like chromed versions of those fitted to my 1981 Yamaha 350LC. On the other hand I particularly like the shiny tacho, ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:21 - 0 comments

  5. The Professionals - Gordon Murray

    ... Nice work! When did you win your first F1 title? In 1981, when I was technical director of Brabham. Nelson Piquet was driving and ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:21 - 0 comments

  6. Here are 10 Motorcycling Facts you (probably) didn’t know…

    ... ‘90s. The last Triumph badged car was the Acclaim of 1981, essentially a rebadged Honda. BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, then ...

    Alex Strange - 24/11/2021 - 10:57

  7. V4 victory: Honda’s legendary engine

    ... had been racing its RS1000 V4s in endurance events since 1981, so a proper big-capacity road-going superbike was well overdue. Enter the ...

    Visordown Corre... - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 2 comments

  8. Bye Bye Yamaha R1: The Beginning of the End For Superbikes?

    ... 40bhp. Where’s the progress in that? After all, my old 1981 RD350LC produced 47bhp over 40 years ago…   But maybe we do ...

    Phil West - 23/02/2024 - 17:07 - 0 comments

  9. How the BMW GS saved the company and changed the motorcycle world forever

    ... greater success when it also won the first time out at the 1981 Paris-Dakar Rally. But, of course, that was just the start of what ... BMW GS history - generation by generation 1981-1986 R80 G/S Original as inspired by ...

    Phil West - 06/10/2023 - 16:41 - 0 comments

  10. Z Marks the Spot | Top 10 Greatest Kawasaki 'Z' Motorcycles over 50 years

    ... way to go out!  It was inspired by Eddie Lawson’s 1981 (and ’82) AMA Superbike championship winning machines, based on the ...

    Ollie Barstow - 08/01/2022 - 11:30

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