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1984 Hesketh V1000

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Hesketh was never big. If anything it was pitifully small — only a few hundred V1000s sold worldwide, but the same can't ...

Pre-Ride Check List

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Before you take a 100mph ride on your freshly rebuilt Classic it's sensible to make some final checks of your handiwork. ...

Givi Trolley For Your Cruiser

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It appears to me that Givi has come up with another winner and a logical link in our commuting evolution. The T450 ...

Pre-Ride Check List

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Before you take a 100mph ride on your freshly rebuilt Classic it's sensible to make some final checks of your handiwork. ...

Carbtune Pro

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There are a variety of options in synchronizing devices, from homemade to high- tech. We evaluated the Morgan Carbtune Pro. Technically this device is ...

Munch URS

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This Munch URS 500/four was one of two bikes assembled by the German Munch factory for the 1970 Grand Prix season. It ...

Still The Best – Triumph Engi...

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To keep the rain and dirt off the trousers it had a broadly valance front fender and heavily skirted rear wheel enclosure, which was ...

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Ride With UM V2C-650S Experience

To get the Cruise's carburetor motor going use the choke lever located on the handlebar; it warms up quickly. Once underway, the engine is mostly smooth, with some light vibration coming through the seat, grips and footpegs. There's a decisive "thunk" when you shift down into ...

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Harley Davidson Ultra (Part 2)

Touring also involves packing, and in my opinion the Harley-Davidson TourPak trunk is the best single piece of motorcycle luggage ever devised. It includes an integral passenger backrest, and because it opens to the side the passenger does not need to scissors forward ...

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Harley Davidson Ultra (Part 1)

Harley's success, especially in the past two decades, has been a result of continued incremental change overlaid upon that comfortable, recognizable base. Take the Electra Glide FLH, for example. It was first produced in 1966, and we've all grown to recognize its signature fork-mounted, bat-wing ...

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Rock And Roll With Moto Guzzi Breva 1200 Sport

For more than 40 years Guzzi has been developing its V-twin, with a 90-degree included angle, two overhead valves, and driveshaft-friendly longitudinal crankshaft, a new version seeming to appear every year. The big difference between the government and the Guzzi is that the ...

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