Jan/Feb 1998

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Classic Racer

Modern slant on classic racing. Legendary bikes and the courageous, talented heroes that mattered then and still matter now.

4 HONDA NS500 - After the NR500 four-stroke failure Honda bounced back to score GP success with a three-cylinder 500 two-stroke
18 DKW THREE CYLINDER - Once supercharging had been banned by the FIM, DKW opted to build a V-three, two stroke racer
26 DAVID'S ROCKET - Riding the BSA Rocket Three that David Aldana took to victory in the 1970 Talladega 200
28 CLASSIC TRIPLES - Going racing with a replica North-framed Beezumph triple
31 TAYLOR-MADE TRIUMPH - A modern classic! Paul Taylor's avant-garde three-cylinder Triumph race bike - forerunner of a factory Superbike?
34 DARIO AMBROSINI - Italian hero of the Fifties - World Champion, TT winner and Benelli's number one
40 SHEENE'S FIRST 500GP WIN - How Bazza bounced back from horrendous Daytona injuries to win his first-ever 500Gp
50 MALLORY SIDECAR FESTIVAL - Sidecar stars invade Mallory for the second annual Sidecar Festival
64 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - If it's racing between the houses on a track lined with trees and telegraph poles in the United States it can only be Steamboat Springs, Colorado - AHRMA's major street race
66 TRIUMPH METISSE - The most successful Pre-65 scrambler ever? A look at Roger Neale's Terry Hobbs-tuned Tri-Metisse
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