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Once a familiar sight and smell, two-stroke smoke is now something of a rarity, but one thing is for sure… it’ll never get old. The influence of the blue haze is enough to get most motorcycle enthusiasts giddy and reminiscent, thinking back to times long gone. The bikes. The rides. The mates. I missed the two-stroke era by a handful of years, and when I started road racing in 2014, they were all but phased out on that front too, apart from in the form of the Aprilia 125 Superteen Challenge still running at club level, but even that was counting down its days for the four-stroke invasion. On the MotoGP scene, the 250GP class was replaced by the four-stroke Moto2 class in 2010 and two years later, the two-stroke GP125s were scrapped for 250cc four-stoke Moto3 machines. And just like that, the world as we knew it was done and dusted, banished into the annals of history. Well, kind of…
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DAN LINFOOT THE WORLD AT HIS FEET...
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ROSSI'S RANCH - LA 100KM DEI CAMPIONI
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RATING RUBBER...
We love a tyre launch, and especially ones of a sporty disposition. So when Michelin dropped us a line about not one, but two additions to their range, we didn't need our arm twisting to get stuck in and see what they're all about...
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2017-2021 SUZUKI GSX-S750
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YAMAHA MT-09 - If you like your bikes nutty, naked and packed full of punch, you'll love the fourth-generation Yamaha MT-09.
Ten years ago, I found myself a part of the maddest, baddest, and arguably most illegal motorcycling I've ever a put my name to.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE - KTM DUKE 990
It's been a while since KTM last had a 990 Duke in its range, but the name is back - and this new addition is perhaps one of its most exciting offerings ever. Here's why...
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A CUT ABOVE
Four years on from the revolutionary release of the RCV-inspired Fireblade, Honda's given its flagship sportsbike a masterpiece of a makeover.
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Steve Parrish
I'm fresh back from the South African Classic TT races and Christ, it's still bloody raining over here.
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SHOEI X-SPR PRO
I'll cut to it... when it comes to my kit, I don't mess around - especially when it comes to helmets.