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PALMERSTON NORTH 1972: THE DAY BIKIES TOOK OVER A CITY

In 1972, bikies ran riot through a New Zealand city square in an event unlikely to ever be repeated The roar of dozens of British motorcycles heralded…
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1984 DAYTONA 200

“The Daytona 200 taught me everything I needed to know about racing,” is high praise from Freddie Spencer, as he took a look back at the famous…
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20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HONDA'S RC211V

The dominance of 500cc two-stroke machines in grand prix racing came to an end in 2001. The following year 990cc four-stroke prototypes were allowed to join the grid…
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PILLION PERIL

As soon as the first bicycle hit the streets, someone wanted a lift somewhere. Once bicycles became powered by two-stroke powerplants and belt-drive had given way to…
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TOM PHILLIS - THE FIRST FAST PHILLIS

Hisakazu Sekiguichi was on a mission. As Honda team manager, he had to ensure Tom Phillis won the final round of the 1961 125cc title in order to…
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ASIA'S ALL STARS

Believing he could capitalise on Australian speedway stars passing through the British colony in transit to and from the British speedway season, promoter Arthur Reynolds headed to…
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ROBERT (BOBBY) HAAS 1947-2021

Robert (Bobby) Haas, who died unexpectedly on 28 September at the age of 74 after a brief respiratory illness, only had his first motorcycle ride a decade…
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CARLO UBBIALI

Carlo Ubbiali was a nine-time world champion and a class act. His passing on 2 June 2020 at age 90 from respiratory insufficiency ends the last rider…
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Happy 70th Birthday AMCN!

Happy 70th birthday AMCN! It was way back on 1 June 1951 that the very first issue of what was then called The Victorian Motor Cycle Weekly was published, making…
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AMAROO PARK | DAYS OF THUNDER

Amaroo Park and the Castrol Six Hour race epitomised the freewheeling Australia of the Seventies. In a setting almost like a Roman amphitheatre, the…
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FROM DOWN UNDER TO DAKAR

Words Peter Whitaker Photography AMCN archives The Dakar Rally may well have remained beyond Aussie horizons had not Hans Tholstrup and Tom Snooks devised the…
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THE POWER OF DREAMS

The first Honda Dream hit the showroom floor in 1957 when B&W took on the Australian distributorship. Shortly after, our local Lions Club held the Ryde Motor…