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WARREN WILLING'S BATHURST FLYER

Thirteen laps remain in the 1976 Australian Unlimited Grand Prix and the chase is on. Warren Willing on his privately entered Yamaha TZ750 is hunting Ikujiro Takai’s works…
History

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…
History

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…
History

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…
History

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…
Opinion

SCOTT SMART

Please explain how you will use control electronics and dyno testing to maintain a level playing field, no matter what engine configuration or displacement is used? …
History

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…
History

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…
History

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…
Interviews

JOSH STRANG INTERVIEW

As the 2021 AMA Grand National Cross Country Championship comes to its conclusion the title fight is between Ben Kelley and Steward Baylor,…
History

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…
Features

TURBO TECHNOLOGY

After more than a century of development, the internal combustion engine that forms the centrepiece of virtually every motorcycle is reaching its swansong. But before the technology bows…