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1934 Excelsior 250 Mechanical Marvel Racer Test: Intricate Excellence

July 13, 2026

Mechanical Marvel By: Alan Cathcart Despite the lingering after-effects of the Great Depression, the 1930s stand out as a golden era of two-wheeled technical novelty. With the ideal overall format of motorcycle design essentially determined, […]

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The NCR Ducati experience relived

March 12, 2021

Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Phil Purdue: Highside Photography, Lindsay walker Jim Scaysbrook Early in 2006, the NCR Ducati that I had ridden in the 1978 Formula One and Classic (Unlimited) Isle of Man TTs reappeared from the […]

OBA Issue 4
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Ducati’s dinosaur: V4 Apollo 1260

May 3, 2019

In 2007 Ducati’s new 800cc desmosedici MotoGP racer, in the capable hands of young Casey Stoner, was the class of the grid, and its predecessor won the final race of the 990cc era ridden by […]

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