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  • Laverda SF750, Part Three

    Laverda SF750, Part Three

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    Thinking of buying one of these classic Italian twins? Dave Minton offers expert advice so you can choose a good ‘un…

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  • Laverda SF750: out of the archive

    Laverda SF750: out of the archive

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    Back in the 1970s Dave Minton first greeted the idea of a high-speed, high-mileage 750cc parallel twin with suspicion, but he was fast won over. He explains how and why… As a working motorcycle journalist, by 1971 I had become accustomed to abandoning test BSAs, Triumphs and Nortons by the roadside. The build quality of…

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  • Café Racer Festival

    Café Racer Festival

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    RC regular Ian Woolley found himself short of reading matter, and this minor crisis somehow led him to Montlhéry in June, surrounded by all manner of customised classic bikes. Old skool café racers and trad Tritons took to the track alongside new wave brats, bobbers and street-trackers. Here, then, are the highlights… One of my…

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