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Month: August 2023

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1996 Bimota Mantra: Instrument of thought

August 25, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook In Sanskrit, Mantra means ‘instrument of thought’, and Bimota’s version certainly promotes plenty of thought. There’s […]

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CF Moto 800MT Explore: A new kid on the block

August 18, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 108 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photography: Sue Scaysbrook Chinese brand CF Moto has come a very long way in a short space of […]

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Honda CB750F1: Single-cam sayonara

August 11, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 70 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Ford, Ross Hannan and Jim Scaysbrook. It is a testimony to the brilliance of the original […]

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BSA 441 Victor: The 250 that grew up

August 4, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Pete Slaughter and OBA archives. When the gritty Jeffrey Vincent Smith (later MBE) annexed the 1964 and 1965 […]

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