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Wheelies up the hill! Heck, there’s even free entry for the under 16s and the proceeds for the day go to the Nationwide Association of Bloodbikes and Severn Freewheelers. This is the fourth Prescott event, and it promises to be larger than ever, with more manufacturers attending and more clubs confirmed than ever before. For…

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Yer Maun in full flight… Entitled Joey Dunlop – Road Racing Legend, organisers at the Isle of Man Government Department of Economic Development confirmed the weekend will celebrate the star who died in 2000, not just at the TT where he won 26 titles, but also the F1 TT World Championship days, as well as…

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The single seater, complete with Öhlins suspension, Beringer brakes, Brock’s performance BST carbon fibre wheels and a 120bhp motor, will be available from February this year. Only 24 of the 1950cc machines will be made. This is the first bike to be launched under the new direction of Paul Sleeman, who took over the company…

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New CMM’s out! • Editor's intro Bertie sets the scene • Archive It’s the Wollongong Wild One – Wayne Gardner – what a gent! •Triumph Daytona 900 A Triumph for Hinckley? Chris Moss adjudicates • News What’s happening out there on the modern classic scene • Calendar By February please let the nights be lighter…

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Product directs air up sleeve Well, Ventz helps stop that. We’ve all been uncomfortable in the summer, thanks to the warm layer of air trapped betwixt jacket and rider. Ventz helps energise that air. It’s a clever little air-scoop that fits neatly into the arms of your jacket. When you’re under way, the scoop will…

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Latest CMM’s on the bookstalls! • Editor's intro Bertie sets the scene • Archive Move over Marquez. It’s ice, ice baby. Meet the kings of lean • Quick spin – Kawasaki GPz750 Is this Kwak crud or cool? • News Post Office are fuels! Columnists and cool things • Calendar January…sick and tired of you…

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The gorgeous finished article Daryll says: “I had an old Honda SL125 field bike when I was 13 or 14 and it was the coolest thing, so when a good mate of mine, Steve Booth, asked me to build him ‘something Steve McQueen would jump a barbed wire fence on’ I immediately thought of my…

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This yuletide a digital subscription makes the perfect gift to those who know their Spotify from their spanners and their iPads from their idle screws. So, if you’re lucky enough to be getting an iPad or some cheaper/better modern shiny tablet for Christmas this year, hint strongly to your partner that – if you’re to…

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It was a logical progression from the 1000RX, coming out two years later in 1988. It shows the curves that would be refined further in its own successor, 1990’s ZZ-R1100. All three bikes were billed as the fastest production bikes of their time and have a certain kudos, if not ‘classic’ status. It’s strange then…

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We caught up with the man himself David Higgs at the recent Stafford Show. He said: “We’ve always produced the more traditional style of upswept exhausts that we Brits tend to prefer, but a trip to Norway showed me that this style of exhaust is also popular. We’ve seen our American and Canadian cousins go…

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