Scorned, derided and cold-shouldered at the time, but why? Steve Cooper samples Honda’s flat-track styled FT500 from the early 1980s. Honda’s brave attempt at getting on the big thumper bandwagon was, arguably, always doomed to
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Is this a bike that hasn’t received the respect it truly deserves?
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Time to clear out your garage and join the Grampian Transport Museum for their annual Autojumble, with over 100 stalls selling everything from spares to auto-memorabilia, and much more.
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Whatever you ride, be it classic bikes from the 1960s through to the 1980s, scooters or modern tackle, you’ll be welcome at the event which takes place at the famous Hawkenbury Inn.
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Fifty years on, the programme to take the first humans to the moon is arguably our single greatest achievement.
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The Ducati 916 is 25 years old this year, a bike that arguably didn’t only define the 1990s, but has had a defining influence on every sports bike made since.
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Bertie Simmonds hosts an evening with James Whitham, professional motorbike racer and chat about his upbringing, his eccentric father and professional career.
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In the first of a series, we look at the best classic clubs in the country. First up, those cool cats with cool Kats (and other bikes) of Air Cooled Suzuki. I was in the
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With the July issue of CMM seeing a test of the rare RZV500R, Phil Jason asks about the relevance of imports and why two-strokes are going up in value. Is the Japanese-market RZV500R – and
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Ahhh! The Kawasaki Z1000… where should we start? Well, with the name of course! Now, we’re clearly not talking about the legendary Z1000 of old, we’re talking about the big Zed that came forth in
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