Tag: 500cc

Gilera 1963: The Scuderia Duke

The prestigious blue-riband championship events were virtually monopolized in 1958, 1959 and 1960 by John Surtees on…

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Spa 1989: The Weird Belgian GP

Very like the real thing Any resemblance between the events depicted in the following race report and…

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1954 Norton-F 500

F-type (F for flat) Some bikes are a long time in development, but this one has taken an…

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The 1964 US Grand Prix

The 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 16th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix…

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“Bubba” Shobert

Born Don Wayne Shobert in Lubbock, Texas, on January 29, 1962, he began riding at the age…

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1975 Harley Davidson RR500

‘MICHEL ROUGERIE FINISHED SEVENTH ON ONE IN HIS HOME GP AT PAUL RICARD’  As a pub quiz question, it has few…

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John Cooper “Moon Eyes”

John Cooper (born 24 January 1938 in Derby) is an English retired garage proprietor who was a…

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