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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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 ...
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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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Cool Stuff For Your Cruiser

PUT A RIFLE ON YOUR CRUISER Rifle Fairings new Cruise Tour fairing is an original but traditionally styled, full-sized fork-mounted fairing for American and metric cruisers. The Cruise Tour fairing is made of high- impact ABS co-polymer engineered for strength and durability, topped with a black ...
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James Ellison

Born in                                  : 1980 Current Machine              : Yamaha I'm not especially into old bikes, it just love riding bikes - any bikes. I started watching racing in '94, so this is a bit early for me. I was just an itch in my dad's underpants when ...
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HONDA CB900F (1979-1984)

What it is? Honda's first 16-valve four, developed alongside a 750cc version. Its long-stroke engine has plenty of punch, it handles, and even the brakes and suspension are half decent. Nearly as fast as the CBX-6 too. Later models got twin-piston calipers, rubber engine mounts ...
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SUZUKI GS-1000 (1978-1983)

What it is: Careful copy of the Kawasaki Zl engine installed in the best big- bike chassis of the era. Murdered the Z-1000 on road and track. Can be tuned to produce monster power with little loss of longevity. Others in its family tree: Developed from the ...
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