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*******May 2012*******

Publication Issue No.295

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The bikes, features and articles in this issue include:

‘Spotters Guide – Suzuki’s Best Kept Two-Stroke Secret’ a review of this amazing bike, with Riders feedback during a modern & fresh-look at its ‘impact’ when it was launched. There’s some wonderful pictures ‘of its time’ and a host of technical specifications and performance figures – 1971 Suzuki T350J & 1972 Suzuki T350R Rebel (6 rare pages)

‘Buying Bikes’ a Detailed Bike Buyers Guide & everything you’ll ever need to know, and look out for, when considering or buying this bike - Yamaha RD125 Twin (5 exciting pages)

‘Café Culture’ A modified & Tuned Readers Special gets a thorough Road Test & undergoes detailed build Quality scrutiny that morphed it into this beautifully styled Café Racer Replica BMW R80/7 (6 nostalgic pages)

‘The Bad-Boy’ an exciting Classic Bike Ride and Retro-Road test, comparing our modern riding opinions, to those from its original launch day feature write-up – Suzuki GSX-R1100K (8 exciting pages)

‘Showstoppers’ a High-Quality Studio based article, Beautifully Photographed & Lit feature, spotlighting a stunning bike, with a brief write up and technical specification section – Suzuki T20 Super Six (2 pages)

‘Evolution on the Island’ an Eagerly Awaited Legendary Classics Re-Test & UK Roads Test Ride with a Direct Comparison ‘Grudge-Match’ on the Isle of Man, of these former fierce ‘Production Class’ Race competitors, that set the bench-marks in their days, contains both Negative & Positive rider Feedback – 1985 Yamaha RZ250R YPVS vs 1985 Honda NS250R (6 stunning pages)

Plus:-

The very latest news from the world of Motorcycling from that year

Classic Motorcycling features of general public Interest

The very latest products in clothing and gadgets (from that era)

Recent world Interest articles

Race Reports & interviews with Racers, past & present

Reader’s contributions via the letters pages, with topical matters, relevant at the time

Celebrities and racer’s writing contributions for the Magazine

Stunning Action Photography – on the Drag strip, Off-road, Green-Lanes, Airfields, Race Circuits, Beaches, Dyno .  .  .  & Public Roads

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