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08/05/2021

Why The Triumph Street Twin Is Good For Beginners

22/08/2020 Ancient Hippy

The Triumph Street Twin has a lot going for it. Apart from its fantastic retro styling and excellent value for money, the Street Twin is a great all rounder and popular with riders of all […]

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Retro Motorcycles – 8 Modern Classics For 2020

01/02/2020 Jamie

It was 2001 when the Triumph Hinckley factory released what in my opinion was the first retro motorcycle – A thoroughly modern Bonneville that took it’s styling straight from the original Meriden design. 19 years […]

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Ducati M900 – The Monster That Saved Ducati

24/02/2021

With over 37 different variations to date and a bike that accounted for 42% of all Ducati sales throughout the 90’s, it is definitely worth a deeper look into the [...]
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Do Café Racers Hurt Your Back?

11/03/2021

For twenty-five years, I’ve physically suffered with back problems after having a spectacular crash on my ZXR. (Actually, it wasn’t that spectacular, but did leave me suffering from a number [...]
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Honda Gold Wing Gl1000

03/05/2021

The 1975 Honda GL1000 was built not for speed like most of the other 1970s motorcycles who were in an on going race to build the fastest, best performance motorcycle. [...]
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Ducati 851 – First Modern Ducati Superbike

25/03/2021

The Ducati 851 is no exception when it comes to following Ducati’s rule of pushing innovation, going against the odds, surviving and then thriving. Financial crisis was looming and yet [...]
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Original Triumph Trident 750

07/02/2021

With the release of the new Triumph Trident 660, I thought it would be good to look back at the original Triumph Trident 750 as it has an interesting (British [...]

Harley davidson super glide

04/05/2021

The Harley Davidson Super Glide was the original factory custom. It was born out of a culture in the mid 1960’s that was sweeping through the American biker community with gusto. The Super Glide is [...]
Honda Gold Wing Gl1000

03/05/2021

The 1975 Honda GL1000 was built not for speed like most of the other 1970s motorcycles who were in an on going race to build the fastest, best performance motorcycle. No, the Honda GL1000 was [...]
1960s motorcycles – 19 Classics from the Swinging Sixties

01/05/2021

1960’s motorcycles made serious strides. Legends like the Norton Commando were born, the world’s first superbikes were bred, the subcategory of dual-sport motorcycles was created and the iconic aesthetic of the ‘chopper motorcycle’ was at [...]
Motorcycle Mechanic School – Your Road to Being a Bike Mechanic

26/04/2021

You have been tinkering with motorcycles since you were 12. You’re the go to Guy or Gal whenever anyone on your street can’t get their bike started and you fancy a career as a motorcycle [...]
Are Choppers Out Of Style?

19/04/2021

It doesn’t seem so long ago when you couldn’t drive two blocks without seeing someone on the sidewalk with an “Orange County Choppers” T-shirt or a “West Coast Choppers” sticker on the back window of [...]