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LOST CAUSE: YAMAHA'S 1982 500CC GP SEASON

The 1982 season was a watershed moment in the 500cc Grand Prix world championship. It was the final year all four Japanese manufacturers including Yamaha went head-to-head in…
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THE HINTON & MORRISON SHOW

It’s late July 1949 in a still-rebuilding Europe and the Continental Circus has come to Gedinne in the south of Belgium, providing welcome entertainment. The…
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ERIC ‘DEBBO’ DEBENHAM

Whenever Debbo’s name crops up the first recollection is of his tremendous laugh and, in an era when short circuit racers enjoyed regular meetings at Vineyard, Taree, Goulburn, Bungarribee,…
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CASTROL SIX HOUR | WIN ON SUNDAY...1970-1987

The rise and fall of the Castrol Six Hour Production Race The FJ Holden and the Skyline Drive-In were beyond the horizon when the dawn of the fabulous 1950s…
Rides

BLACK SPRINGS DETOUR

This awesome riding route across the western edge of the Blue Mountains Range is an excellent day ride out of Sydney that also links up with several other country…
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TREVOR DISCOMBE: THE LEGEND OF YAMAHA ASIA

Younger readers may not know the name, but Trevor Discombe is one of Australasia’s most successful road racers. He became almost unbeatable in the 350cc class anywhere he…
Features

10 MAD BIKES FROM MAD MAX

Into the sandy hell of Fury Road roars a convoy of Aussie-built jalopies. Bouncing along beside them are squads of outriders on some of the trickest motorcycles you’re likely…
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GEOFF DUKE: FIRST GENTLEMAN OF RACING

Six times World Champion and six times TT winner Geoff Duke OBE passed away peacefully on Friday, 1 May 2015 at his home in the Isle of…
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JIMMIE GUTHRIE

With six Isle of Man TT victories and 22 Grand Prix/TT wins in Europe, Scotland’s Jimmie Guthrie was one of Britain’s best racers. Four of his victories, including…
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DEAD ON ARRIVAL: BIKES OF FUTURE PAST

Words & pics: Ben Purvis Between 1986 and 1991, the Japanese economy went through an unprecedented boom and the motorcycles created in the era reflected its buoyant…
News

PLANNING IN FULL SWING FOR 12-DAY VIRUS BUSTER RUN

Planet Chopper is a motorcycle tour business founded by father and son Mark and Ben Van Leewarden from New Zealand. The company operates in The United States, New Zealand…
History

PETER MOLLOY

Words Don Cox   Photography AMCN Archives One of Peter Molloy’s first bosses told him: “as long as your arse points towards the ground you…