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01/02/2022

Lost love: Yamaha RD350LC

Joe Lowe’s lost love is a heart-breaking tale of his much-loved dream motorbike, a machine he knew intimately after stripping it down, coming to the end of the road. Joe, from our workshop, bought the used RD350LC in 1990 from a friend but he knew the f...

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01/12/2021

Lost love: Ducati Monster M600

Ducatis hold Monster appeal for James Wright. James, a member of our parts, clothing and accessories team, still hankers after his first big bike – a Ducati Monster M600. He bought the 1995 model in 2008 when he was working at a Ducati dealership. ...

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31/10/2021

Lost love: Yamaha FZR 250R

Liam McCartney really had to figure out what to go for when buying his first ‘big bike’. He wanted four cylinders but was on a budget that would not stretch to a 600cc machine. The answer was a Japanese import in the stylish shape of a 19...

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01/10/2021

Lost Love: Suzuki RGV250

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. So often we really only appreciate something when we no longer have it. That’s the case for Daniel Williams, our parts, clothing and accessories manager, and the motorbike he owned when he passed his bike test....

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04/09/2021

Lost love: Honda NS400R

Rob Walters has a passion for two-stroke motorbikes that remind him of his youth. “I do quite like a two-stroke,” he says. “They’re so unusual now. You hear a two-stroke engine now and it revives memories.” Talk to hi...

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01/08/2021

Lost love: Suzuki GSX-R750

Dave Forster has fond memories of the 2003 Gixxer that took him from road to race track. “It was my first sports bike and it led to my first track days and then I did my first race on it,” he recalls. Our general manager bought the Suzuki...

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02/07/2021

Lost love: Yamaha XT500

Imagine the scene. Saturday, 6am, you have a thumping head after more than a few beers on Friday night and you are woken up by a very noisy motorbike. Turn the clock back 40 years and a young Paul Macaree is working out how to have an undisturbed Saturd...

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