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Grimsthorpe resident Dave Unwin looks forward to this year’s Malle Mile… It’s always good to have something going on in one’s back garden, and although we do have some great events at Grimsthorpe, my favourite event is always The Malle Mile. Last year’s was epic for, with more than a thousand riders competing and no…
The Last Superbike, from an era when adrenalin and brutal, unalloyed power compatibly mixed to create a highly addictive drug, is still the best stimulant on the market. Charley Speed puts the Honda Fireblade to the test. I had a little trip down south looming. An old friend of mine had invited me over to…
The mighty ‘Busa originally launched in 1999 to rapturous applause from lunatics the world over. Finally, here was the bike to knock Honda’s Super Blackbird off its 178.5mph top speed throne, by 14.5mph no less, which in superbike terms, is one giant leap for madkind. The Suzuki Hayabusa, it seems, was created for those who…
Eleven layers of full racing carbon, all hand-made. The Arai RX-7 RC must be one of the most special helmets ever offered to the motorcycling world. That’s because it can take up to five years for Arai experts to earn the right to create an Arai shell – and only two Arai workers currently have the credentials to make…