Yamaha FZ750 You’ve got to feel sorry for Yamaha sometimes. Their timing is terrible. So many times they launch a good bike and it gets aced by the opposition. Okay, so there are exceptions (350LC,
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Buying Guide: Yamaha FS1-E
Yamaha FS1-E 50cc Who'd have ever thought that a moped could become one of the ultimate symbols of teenage rebellion? Back in the late 60s the UK government was becoming increasingly alarmed at the growing
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Kawasaki 750H2B The 1969 Kawasaki 500H1 Mach III triple was the first motorcycle of its kind. It was cheap to manufacture, stylish and brash, and delivered performance unfettered by any concerns of economy or tractability.
Read moreBuying Guide: Suzuki RE5M
Suzuki RE5M Suzuki launched its radical rotary engined RE5 at the Tokyo Show in Autumn of 1973 and appeared to be leading the rotary revolution. The company obtained a rotary licence from NSU in 1970,
Read moreBuying Guide: Yamaha RD400
Yamaha’s RD400 – great performance and usability Someone once said: “when the green flag drops the boasting stops,” and this month we’re reviewing a machine that unarguably eradicates 99.99% of all known BS. In terms
Read moreBuying Guide: Honda CB250
Honda CB250 – you meet the nicest people on a Honda, etc… By 1967 Honda’s, by now almost legendary, CB72 could trace its ancestry back a decade. Although a phenomenal machine, its profit margins are
Read moreBuying Guide: Honda CB900
Honda CB900F If ever a bike has lived in the shadow of another it’s the Honda CB900F. When the CB900 was launched in 1979 the press, and public alike, had their attention firmly fixed on
Read moreBuying Guide: Kawasaki GPZ900R
1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R In the development of the motorcycle there have always been radical ideas that have changed the way we see, perceive and ultimately buy our latest motorised bicycle. The universal adoption of the
Read moreBuying Guide: Suzuki TC90J
Tiny trailie Suzuki TC90J The chance to ride certain machines doesn’t come up very often. Some are pampered restorations but some are just plain rare. And when the owner tells you he doesn’t mind you
Read moreBuying Guide: Motobecane 350
Motobecane 350 The search started about two years ago when I decided to run a ‘Wanted’ ad in Perth’s free advertising newspaper. I had a suspicion that a 350 Motobecane existed locally as I already
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