Despite the interest from Yamaha and Honda, it was Suzuki who John lined up with in 1976 and it saw John and wife Margaret give up the life of the privateer, replacing it with the
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Read moreMoment in Time: 20 years ago – MICK DOOHAN’S LAST RIDE
It was another dodgy day at Jerez, the first day of practice for the first GP of the 1999 European season. Mick Doohan, titan of the 500 class, was having an indifferent start to the
Read moreGoodbye, Gene
Gene Romero excelled in every aspect of motorcycle racing across a long and successful career. And he was known as ‘Burrito’. Gene Romero had an unlikely start for a motorcycle racing legend, having spent four
Read moreBoxing Clever
Last September, after more than 10 years of trying, BMW finally scored a victory at the UK’s annual Goodwood Revival. The top step of the podium came courtesy of double World Superbike champion Troy Corser
Read moreThe early years of Fausto Gresini
Words: Norm DeWitt Photos: Norm DeWitt and Don Morley archive Watching the racing in his native Imola, Gresini was drawn to the sport, especially the famous F750 races held there, featuring his hero, Marco Lucchinelli.
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YEAR: 1987 // LOCATION: Anderstorp, Sweden// IT’S THE: 125cc grid When Don Morley sent us this image for our Fausto feature on page 28 of this very issue, we had a problem. We desperately wanted
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YEAR: 1978 // LOCATION: Brands Hatch There comes a moment in every racer’s life when he’s sure he’s passed the slippery stuff – when he’s seen the obstacle in front of him, identified the course
Read moreJohn Williams: a private matter
Throughout the 1970s, John Williams was one of the UK’s leading racers and although he only had one year as a fully-fledged factory rider, 1976 saw him not only claim a 500cc Grand Prix victory
Read moreGorgeous: The Exactweld story
You don’t get to this level of racing thought and execution without being able to tap into some top-flight thinking. The result… amazing… Words: Alan Turner Photographs: Gary D Chapman and Mick Robinson Exactweld is
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