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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. ...

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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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 ...

Documented In: SuperBike Review

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 ...

Documented In: SuperBike Review

HONDA CB750 FOUR (1969-1979)

What it is: The original superbike. Smooth, fast and refined, the 750 Four elevated biking to a higher plain. Its arrival in the UK in 1969 signaled the beginning of the end of the old British bike industry. Others in its family tree: The 750 spawned a whole ...

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SUZUKI GSX1100 KATANA (1981-1991)

What it is: Hugely influential bike, named after a Japanese sword. Looks fantastic and handles better than the stock GSX, on which it was based. Not a big seller in the Eighties due to its cutting-edge looks, but now an acknowledged classic. Starting to get expensive. Others ...

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KAWASAKI Z1(1973-1976)

What it is: One of the greatest bikes. Ever. Fastest production bike in the world when launched. Made large capacity and DOHC technology accessible. Staggeringly beautiful too. Others in its family tree: First conceived as a 750 - Japan got a 750cc model, the Z2. ...

Documented In: Classic Bike