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HIGH FLYER: LES GRAHAM

Les Graham was part of that special breed of racer whose careers were interrupted by the Second World War. That was quite a life – racing on lethal street…
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WILD CHILD: DENNY MCCORMACK

Denny McCormack was one of a kind – a free-wheeling wild child of the 50s and 60s and a self-confessed health nut who only ate salads, wheatgerm and…
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NICKY HAYDEN: A TRIBUTE

If there is any solace to be found in the passing of 2006 world champion Nicky Hayden, it’s that he probably didn’t feel any pain, and possibly…
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THE MICHELANGELO OF MOTORCYCLES: MASSIMO TAMBURINI

Massimo Tamburini was the progettista (designer) par excellence. He led the pack that defined the motorcycles we ride today. Those who followed his lead in shaping the evolution of…
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BEYOND THE MAGIC TON: AUSTRALIAN LAND SPEED RECORDS

This was not a ‘wink-wink, nudge-nudge, say-no-more’ moment. And invariably the response would be “I’ve had her over the ton”. Though in very few instances, was this…
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AUSSIE BATTLES ABROAD

Born on the beachhead at Gallipoli, the Anzac Spirit was redefined on the Kokoda Track. But after those hostilities, Aussies turned to kicking some arse in the Old Dart.
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EIGHT DAYS OF SUMMER

Sixty-three years ago, Keith Campbell won the 350 Dutch TT at Assen and the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, iconic circuits that required riding precision. He became…
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HEROES OF BONNEVILLE

In September 1956, Johnny Allen streaked across the shimmering Bonneville Salt Flats in a Triumph-engined streamliner to set a world speed record of 214.40mph. He was one of a small…
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THE ROYAL TOUR

George Lynn, founder and editor of Australian Motor Cycle News in 1951, was a man of vision, at least in one sense. His eyesight was so poor…
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF DUCATI'S 916

Ducati’s legendary 916 celebrated its 28th anniversary in 2022, the firm’s most famous offering having finally stumbled into production in 1994 following show appearances the previous year.
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HOW NOT TO HAVE AN ADVENTURE

A FLYING START IN EUROPE Not wanting to die on the first day was the only thing I could think about as we chugged along a blacked-out, empty French…
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WAYNE BRYANT

Pride of place in the Canberra home of Wayne and Kathy Bryant is a model of a 1953 NSU Rennmax 250 racer. Wayne, 77, is a former dirt-track…