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He did what? - Riding Hazardous waste

When Paul Carter let slip his next project would be to ride a motorcycle around Australia, his wife Clare was quick to point out that while Paul may be…
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Not forgotten - Bob Levy

Those of us baby boomers whose highlight of the week was Saturday night at Sydney’s Speedway Royale will well remember the Levy name. International…
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Kiwi Legend - Rodger Freeth

Rodger Freeth was a multiple New Zealand champion who could win on anything. Born in Picton, a town on New Zealand’s South Island, on Christmas Eve in 1953,…
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Where are they now? - Ralph Hannan

Ralph Hannan’s first love was surfing, until big brother Ross sparked an interest in motorcycles by taking him to Oran Park Raceway. Eighteen months out of his mechanic’s…
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LAMBRETTA’S 250CC GP PROTOTYPE

Here’s a simple question. Name the Italian motorcycle manufacturer synonymous with transverse, overhead-valve V-twins since 1965? Yes, it’s Moto Guzzi. Now name the Italian company which revealed a…
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Where are they now? Tim Gibbes

TIM’S FIRST BIKE as a 16-year-old was a used 1927 250cc New Imperial which ignited a lifetime passion for motorcycling. Initially competing in local reliability trials such as the…
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Giacomo Agostini

At the end of 1964, a 22-year-old Italian racer was summoned to the Meccanica Verghera factory in Lombardy. When the boss of MV called, you answered.
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Phil Irving MBE

At the onset of the Great Depression, 27-year-old Phil Irving was drafting parts for a diesel engine when he encountered the motorcycle that was to change his…
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Where are they now? Off-road veteran Trent Lean

Trent Lean’s dirtbike career spans almost four decades, from his first motocross on a Suzuki RM125 at Barleigh Ranch (now MX Central) to his final Yamaha Australian Off-Road…
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EASTER RACING AT BATHURST

Greg Pretty sits inside the concrete wall at Bathurst’s GTX Bend, sipping reflectively on a steel tin of Carlton Draught while he fiddles with the ring-pull clip (photo at…
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Where are they now? Andrew Coaker

Andrew Coaker was among the scores of youngsters competing in the growing enduro scene in the 90s when he was invited to navigate his cousin John’s Toyota Ute in…
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Where are they now? Jon Hafey

“It was very satisfying helping Dean achieve his dreams” I was born in Toowoomba in 1970. I used to go to my relatives during the holidays…