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BOXER BEEMER: 1988-1994 BMW R 100 GS

When BMW’s original flat-twin dual-sports bike, the R 80 G/S, was released in 1981 it was quite a trailblazer. Until then buyers looking for a bike that was…
Retro

SUN DANCE: HONDA CB750

When you can’t get your hands on a classic longitudinal mounted V-twin Honda CX500 for a café racer restoration project, what do you do? If you’re Mitch de…
Pre-2000

1989: WE RODE ALEX CRIVILLÉ'S JJ-COBAS TB5 125 RACER

At the age of 19 years and five months, Alex Crivillé (pronounced Cree-vee-lay, not Criv-ill) did more than just rewrite the history books by becoming the youngest-ever world champ…
Bike reviews

DIAVEL IN DISGUISE: BENELLI 502 C

Guess what? Benelli’s long-legged TRK 502 was Italy’s fourth most popular motorcycle of any kind in the first six months of 2019, behind the BMW R 1250…
Pre-2000

CRAZY BIKES OF THE 70s

Then enter the crazy bikes of the 70s. Ah, the excessive 1970s. Tie-dyed hippy shirts, 24-inch bell-bottom jeans, crocheted bikinis, hair everywhere, rock music hijacked by punks, cricketer…
Cruiser

HARLEY DAVIDSON V-SERIES: THE RUM RUNNER

Harley Davidson v-seris wasn’t shy about promoting its V-series 74ci (1210cc) Big Twin flathead: “Brilliant in design and engineering, brilliant in colours and chrome plating, brilliant in speed…
Pre-2000

SUZUKI RG500: RG BARGY

In seven decades of Grand Prix racing there’s never been a premier-class GP bike like the Suzuki RG500. Quite a statement, but based entirely on fact. Factory…
Pre-2000

KAWASAKI DECLARES WAR: KAWASAKI Z1

Fate is fickle at the best of times but rarely so cruel than it was to Kawasaki in 1968. Poised to launch an all-new 750cc four-cylinder four-stroke machine, it…
Pre-2000

NEW WORLD ORDER: HONDA CB750

The year is 1969. It’s the year in which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin land on the moon, and the Boeing 747, the world’s first jumbo jet,…
Used bike

CLASS ACT: 2007-2013 SUZUKI BANDIT 1250

The Suzuki Bandit 1250 was introduced in 2007 following the original Bandit 1200 model that was released in 1996. From the beginning Suzuki’s big Bandit was a great…
Adventure

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: 2019 MOTO GUZZI V85TT

It’s not often a manufacturer underestimates its own machine, but with the new V85TT, I reckon Moto Guzzi is aiming a little low with its claims the…
Pre-2000

THE GAME PLAYER: 2015 ARIEL ACE 1200 SPORT

It’s been six years since the return to the global marketplace for yet another historic Made in England marque: Ariel. The company’s history stretches right back to 1870, when…