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A collection of archived second hand bike reviews – recovered from the original site.

Riders’ Reports: Honda’s Thumpers

9 years ago 3 years agoHONDA, HONDA FT500, HONDA XL, Rider ReviewsFT400, FT500, GZB400, NX650, XL600

Riders’ Reports… Honda XL600… Honda NX650… Honda FT500… Honda GB400… Honda NX650… Honda FT400… Honda XL600There’s always someone willing to put the boot in, isn’t there? On the ride home...

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Riders’ Reports: Honda CB450 and CB500T

9 years ago 3 years agoHONDA, HONDA CB450, HONDA CB500, HONDA CB500T, Rider ReviewsCB450, CB450K, CB450SS, CB500, CB500T

..Honda CB450 and CB500T.. Riders’ Reports… Honda CB450… Honda CB500T… Honda CB500T… Honda CB450K… Honda CB500T… Honda CB450SS… Honda CB450 Black BomberThe 1967 Honda CB450 looked okay, had done 20,000...

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Riders’ Reports: Yamaha 250-400 Twins

9 years ago 9 years agoRider Reviews, YAMAHA

Riders’ Reports… Yamaha XS250 … Yamaha XS400 DOHC… Yamaha XS250… Yamaha XS400… Yamaha XS400… Yamaha XS400 Special… Yamaha XS400… Yamaha XS250… Yamaha XS250 … Yamaha XS400 DOHC… Yamaha XS250SOU 312S,...

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Kawasaki GPZ900 – Survival of the fittest

9 years ago 9 years agoKawasaki GPZ900, Rider ReviewsGPZ900

The first Kawasaki GPZ900 was a despatch hack with an incredible six figure mileage and an owner so ugly I couldn’t deal with him. His horror at his own appearance...

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AJS Model 31 650 – British masterpiece or hell on earth?

9 years ago 9 years agoRider ReviewsModel 31

My elder brother had owned the AJS Model 31 for a long time. He had shocked the motorcycle fraternity of the University of London by turning up on the 1963...

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BSA C11 Rigid framed horror turns out to be a bargain buy

9 years ago 9 years agoBSA C11, Rider Reviews

I can recall the day, six months ago, that I bought the BSA C11. It was one of those marvellous English summer afternoons – bright blue sky, burning sun and...

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Vincent 1000 – 21 Years on a Series C Vinnie

9 years ago 9 years agoRider Reviews, Vincent 1000

The first real tank slapper I had (this was when I hadn’t owned it long) I thought I might be riding it wrong. After all, the Norton Dommie I’d owned...

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Suzuki GSF400 Bandit

9 years ago 9 years agoRider Reviews, SUZUKI GSX400F, Suzuki GSX400F BANDIT

I’d read the road tests, looked the machine over and pondered the cost of buying a new one. The temptation was high, all that perfect shining metal not yet ruined...

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Kawasaki Z500 Survivor

9 years ago 9 years agoKawasaki Z500, Rider Reviews

It was a toss-up whether or not I bought the old Z500. It was cheap and seemed to work okay, Against that, it had a general air of decay and the MOT...

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Honda CB500 Rerun

9 years ago 9 years agoHONDA CB500, Rider Reviews

Just fifteen years ago I gave up biking for good, sold the Z550 and all my gear..  Fifteen years on I realised that every time a bike pulled up next...

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