Yamaha YZR500 0WC1 in feature pictorial
Yamaha YZR500 0WC1 With Phil Aynsley The 1990 YZR500 0WC1 was the bike that Wayne Rainey won his first 500 ...
Tag: Motorcycle History
1947 Indian Chief – The motorcycle that almost saved Indian from going broke…
Indian Chief 1947 With Ian Falloon Although the original Indian company folded as far back as 1953, few makes of ...
Triumph X75 Hurricane – One of Triumph’s most coveted triples…
Triumph Hurricane With Ian Falloon Nowadays the factory custom is taken for granted as an integral part of mainstream motorcycling. ...
Suzuki GT750 – Suzuki’s two-stroke triple
Suzuki GT750 With Ian Falloon Considering Suzuki’s success over the last thirty years with their GSX-R-series of four-cylinder Superbikes, it’s ...
The Velocette Thruxton was a bike out of its time
Velocette Thruxton With Ian Falloon It’s difficult to imagine a contemporary motorcycle manufacturer introducing a new motorcycle arguably already thirty ...
The pinnacle of Triumph’s Bonneville 1968-1970
The pinnacle of Triumph's Bonneville 1968-1970 With Ian Falloon A great wine, such as a Grange Hermitage or Chateau Lafitte, ...
Bimota DB1 – The bike that saved Bimota from bankruptcy
Bimota DB1 With Ian Falloon During the 1980s Bimota had a reputation as one of the world’s leading specialist frame ...
Kawasaki KZ1000-S1 Factory Replica Superbike
1982 Kawasaki KZ1000-S1 Factory Replica With Ian Falloon Although Yvon DuHamel won the first "Superbike" race in the U.S., an ...
Honda’s CB1100R | Redefining the ’80s Superbike
Honda CB1100R With Ian Falloon Honda has never liked losing, but during the 1970s they were forced to lick their ...
Moto Guzzi Works Gambalunga 500 (Long Legs)
Moto Guzzi Gambalunga 500 With Phil Aynsley In 1946 the Gambalunga (Long Legs) was developed from the privateer’s Dondolino and ...
Ducati 175 Sport – In retrospective
Ducati 175 Sport With Ian Falloon Although the 100 cc Gran Sport, or Marianna, was Ing. Fabio Taglioni’s first design ...
Moto Guzzi V7 Sport – Italy’s first real sporting Superbike
Moto Guzzi V7 Sport With Ian Falloon As Moto Guzzi entered the 1960s they could claim one of the finest ...
F.B. Mondial’s attempt to branch out of racing wasn’t particularly successful…
F.B. Mondial 160 Sogno With Phil Aynsley The products of the F.B. Mondial factory were almost invariably of a sporting ...
Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica – A retrospective
Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica With Ian Falloon It is now forty-five years since Mike Hailwood came out of retirement to ...
Magni 800 Filo Rosso ‘Redline’ – 125 hp – 150 kg wet
Magni 800 Filo Rosso Redline With Phil Aynsley A relatively recent addition to Magni’s catalogue, the 800 Filo Rosso (Redline) ...
A rare Gilera 500/4
Original Gilera 500/4 racer With Phil Aynsley This is one of the very few remaining original Gilera 500/4s, rather than ...
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