Kawasaki KH250B2 Kawasaki triples were always known as fire-breathing, wild performers. Built on the reputation of the outrageously fast but evil handling H1 500, Kawasaki went on to offer the triple in a range of
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Buying Guide: Bike buying checklist
Do your homework before visiting dealer Paperwork ? There is no point going any further if the paperwork isn’t in order. ? Does the seller’s address match the log book? ? Do the engine and
Read moreBuying Guide: Yamaha SRX400
Buy any used motorcycle and you are undeniably taking a chance; buy something that’s badged as a classic and you’re potentially in uncharted waters. It can be a minefield out there unless the bike in
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Yamaha FZR1000 Motorcycling as a lee-zure sport was a good five years down the road. It didn’t matter that they had way too much power and that tyre technology needed 10 more years to catch up. The fact
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Suzuki GT550J For all the innovations that have come and gone in motorcycle design over the years, only two manufacturers have ever mass produced a two-stroke triple and gone on to turn it into a
Read moreBuying Guide: Moto Morini V-twins
Moto Morini 500 In the UK in the early 70s Italian bikes were by and large, expensive, highly strung, poor quality, unreliable, quirky, and generally not viable due to poor spares supplies. On the plus
Read moreBuying Guide: Suzuki GSXR750
Suzuki GSXR750 The GSXR750 was a revolutionary motorcycle with an entirely new air/oil-cooled motor developing 100bhp out of the crate and a lightweight alloy double-cradle perimeter frame. Weighing less than 180kg dry, the bike was
Read moreBuying Guide: Yamaha DT175MX
Yamaha DT175MX Variously used for general fun, commuting or green laning, the DT175MX proved to be possibly the best of the genre. Most ended their days as winter hacks then morphed to field bikes before
Read moreBuying Guide: Kawasaki Z650
Kawasaki Z650 In 1968 Honda launched the CB750. Jaws dropped, particularly at BSA–Triumph HQ, because the recently released three-pot Trident and Rocket lll had just been comprehensively upstaged. Meanwhile, according to lore, Kawasaki's plans to
Read moreBuying Guide: Douglas LB special
Douglas LB special Striking specials have long been a feature of the classic world and some of the really special ones are the examples that perhaps don’t look too special or non-standard at a glance,
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