Martini Racing Ducati 1098
Since 1968, the Martini Racing livery has been synonymous with championship-winning race cars. So it was only a matter of time before…
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Deubel/Horner BMW sidecar
The scintillating Isle of Man TT action has got us thinking about sidecars. Not just the Ural kind, but the racing kind…
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1977 MV Agusta Magni 860
This purposeful-looking beast is a one-off built by the mercurial Arturo Magni. It’s an MV Agusta 750 bored out to 860cc and…
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Fior 500
One of the unsung geniuses of motorcycle design is the Frenchman Claude Fior. This 300km/h race bike is typically unusual: check out…
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BMW R75/5 racer
Our favorite upmarket Japanese custom house Ritmo Sereno has worked its customary magic on this lovely BMW R75/5 from 1970. The discreet…
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Hagon Jawa
Alf Hagon won the British grass-track championship an extraordinary eleven times. After starting with Rudge, Matchless and JAP machinery, he started building…
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NCR’s Ducati replica Mike Hailwood TT
In 1979, ‘Mike The Bike’ Hailwood swung his leg over a Ducati 900 NCR and won the Isle of Man TT. It…
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Burt Munro Velocette
A few hours ago, this skeletal, history-soaked drag racer went up for grabs at the Webb’s classic motorcycle auction in New Zealand.…
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AJS 7R racing motorcycle
How good was this beautiful little racer built by Associated Motor Cycles? Very good indeed: It was in production and winning trophies…
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Gulf-Ducati 1098R
It’s strange to see a Ducati in anything other than red. But the lines of the 1098R suit the most iconic racing…
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Konig 500 GP
The elegant König was an extremely competitive race bike. Rather strangely, it was powered by a boat engine: a water-cooled, four-cylinder, two-stroke.…
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Legendary: the Harley-Davidson XR750 racer
The coolest Harley of all time was unfortunately a track machine, but what a track machine it was. The XR750 is best…
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Norton Manx 30M
I’ve just had a lovely email from Marian Simms in New Zealand, the daughter of Australian racer John Simms. “He has more…
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