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 ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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1984 Hesketh V1000

Hesketh was never big. If anything it was pitifully small — only a few hundred V1000s sold worldwide, but the same can't be said for the bikes themselves. They're huge. A Hesketh's dimensions — 550Ibs dry weight and 59.5 inches from one wheel spindle ...
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48 Hours with Norton Commando

It was acid test time for our 48-hour speed build Norton Commando. Would the smart looking and freshly assembled 750 Roadster fire up easily? Or leave us wheezing wrecks with worn out legs? The bike's builder, Norton specialist Mick Hemmings, tickled the MK1 Concentrics, switched ...
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Kawasaki-mania

Kawasaki has complemented Versys 650 and Concours 14 models with several additional all-new bikes, including three Ninjas and a 250 dual-sport. At the top of the power heap is the ZX-14, which received powertrain revisions in order to meet tougher Euro III emissions ...
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BMW HP2

BMW says it has created the fastest, lightest and sportiest boxer yet, the HP2 Sport. It's the first BMW opposed twin with double overhead cams, Quickshifter cluthless fast gear changes and a self-supporting carbon-fiber seat unit. Based on the P1200S, the new HP2 Sport ...
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Suzuki GSX

Suzuki GSX-R750 - the most powerful, efficient and clean-running 750cc four-stroke production engine it has ever produced, supported by a new cast-aluminum-alloy frame. New bodywork has improved aerodynamics, and the advanced engine management and fuel-injection system has adjustable on-the-fly mapping, as first ...
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