Dave Potter profile (pdf) The late Dave Potter was the consummate stylist aboard Ted Broad's immaculate Yamahas but tragically died at Oulton Park in search of his third MCN title. Dave Potter was one of
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Dave Potter profile (pdf) The late Dave Potter was the consummate stylist aboard Ted Broad's immaculate Yamahas but tragically died at Oulton Park in search of his third MCN title. Dave Potter was one of
Read moreYamaha FZ600 Back in the 1980s Yamaha was in a quandary. Kawasaki had invented the sports 600 market with the brilliant GPZ600R, Honda had replied with the seminal CBR600 and Suzuki was taking the obvious
Read moreHonda’s six cylinder CBX This is pure classic. Undisputed, 100 percent, hallmarked classic. Odd, then, that it was a relative sales failure.To understand the CBX you have to go back to the Honda range of
Read moreDucati 900 Ah, Ducati… Just saying the name evokes images of booming vee-twins flicking down sunny roads; Foggy winning at WSB… or pushing a lifeless bike down the road and humungous repair bills. Is it
Read moreBMW RT Space for a week’s luggage and 200 miles between fuel stops. Neil Murray reckons BMW got it right when they created the RT for long-distance bikers. If you ever ask people what they
Read moreMZ TS150 Although they fell out of favour in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as Communism crumbled, in the way of things they’re now being sought out again. Collectable? Well, to a degree, yes.
Read moreAJS and Matchless 500cc twin service notes (pdf) The following dissertation applies to AJS and matchless 500cc twins — the G9 and Model 20 — although it can in general and with discretion be applied
Read moreSuzuki GT750 Andy Jones is not the usual run-of-the-mill bike restorer; being more interested in what pleases himself than the opinions of club cognoscenti. To that end, his immaculate and meticulously prepared Suzuki GT750 is
Read moreHonda C50 The might of Honda’s manufacturing empire was virtually built on the humble C50. While the days of the C50/70/90 step-thrus are numbered in Europe, they’re still popular in the Far East and they
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