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MotoGP vs Superbike Betting Australia Guide

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4th August 2026

What changes between MotoGP and Superbike betting in Australia.
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40 years of the Beast: How Suzuki’s GSX-R1100 rewrote the superbike rules

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Mark Lancaster

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4th August 2026

Suzuki’s beast of a bike – the GSX-R1100G first hit UK showrooms some 40 years ago. Bertie Simmonds looks back… The GSX-R750F of 1985 revolutionised sportsbike design, even if it used tried and tested technology, but by making the whole bike lighter… For the 1986 GSX-R1100, Suzuki applied very similar thinking. This bike weighed in…
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When Whitham and Mackenzie Battled for the 1996 British Superbike Crown

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Mark Lancaster

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21st July 2026

The stars aligned for this amazing British Superbike squad, formed just over 30 years ago to take part in the 1996 series. Bertie Simmonds reports… Run out of the back of Steve ‘Stavros’ Parrish’s former Loctite Yamaha converted horsebox, the group dominated that year’s event. James Whitham took 10 wins overall that year and Niall…
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The Amal Carburetter Company has been keeping British bikes on the road for 99 years

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9th July 2026

Formed in 1927 under the name Amalgamated Carburetters Ltd, Burlen Ltd rescued the Amal brand in 2004 from the brink of collapse. We took on all stock, machinery, customers, and the brand name itself, and started the long process of reviving the Amal brand.
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Bazza’s first!

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Mark Lancaster

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30th June 2026

Words: Bertie SimmondsPic: Mortons Archive Some Fifty years ago Barry Sheene took his first 500cc Grand Prix race win. It was just months after his near-death crash at Daytona and his victory set the scene for his two world championships in 1976 and 1977. Suzuki’s iconic RG500 would eventually win 49 races, four riders’ titles…
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Dunlop Debut!

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Mark Lancaster

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17th June 2026

Fifty years ago… the summer of ’76 — the heatwave, petrol at 76 a gallon, Barry Sheene and James Hunt winning world championships on two and four wheels. Punk rock was on its way to shake up the establishment and one J. Dunlop was about to make his debut at the Isle of Man TT…
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The cult of LC!

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Mark Lancaster

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9th June 2026

From the era that style forgot came a machine like no other: Yamaha’s RD350LC. What made this bike (and little brother and subsequent models) so well-loved? Bertie Simmonds explains… At the start of the 1980s, we were under the shadow of The Cold War, Thatcherism had been unleashed upon us, and unemployment was hitting two…
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When HRC unleashed the RVF750 at the 1991 Isle of Man TT

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd June 2026

Back in 1991 the most exotic prototype four-stroke racing motorcycles took part in the punishing Isle of Man TT races. Bertie Simmonds reports… Two very special RVF750s were given to then TT legends Steve Hislop and Carl Fogarty to race around the punishing 37.73 mile Mountain course. In some respects, the bikes were the four-stroke…
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Retro Ride: Honda CL500

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Steve Cooper

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27th April 2026

Steve reports back on a long-term relationship with Honda’s modern street scrambler. Tally-ho!
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Rocket Ron’s TT!

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Mark Lancaster

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25th April 2026

History shows that Ron Haslam ‘only’ won one TT and competed there between 1978 and 1982, but he could have raced there more and won more… Bertie Simmonds reports. His first outing in 1978 saw a best placing of fourth in the Formula 2 race and he scored podiums in 1979 in the Formula 1…
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