Freddie Spencer
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Arai goes silver and blue for a first-gen Freddie Spencer 1978 replica helmet. Cool.
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It’s not a cheap helmet by any stretch of the imagination, but if you’re a Freddie Spencer fan then you’ve now got two 40 year anniversary modern replicas from Arai to choose from. The top-of-the-line RX-7V comes in two colours, the famous red, white and blue that was synonymous with Spencer throughout the 1980s and into…
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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC: Bike legends out in force at Silverstone
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Wayne Gardner, Phil Read MBE, Christian Sarron and Freddie Spencer will be on hand at this summer’s Silverstone Classic, which takes place across 20-22 July. The famous foursome will be sharing memories with fans during a series of meet and greets and will be wowing crowds on Saturday and Sunday with laps of the full…
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Sammy Miller Museum adds three iconic GP bikes to its collection – ridden by Spencer, Sheene and Hailwood
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The Sammy Miller Museum has just purchased three extraordinary GP bikes – ridden by Freddie Spencer, Barry Sheene and Mike Hailwood. The iconic bikes are from the 60’s and 70’s – when Honda, Suzuki and MZ ruled the world. There’s an ex-works Honda NS 500 which won numerous GPs races with Freddie Spencer at the…
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VIDEO: Freddie Spencer’s 1980s video on how to ride really, REALLY fast
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What we have here is a three-part video from back in the day. In it, Freddie Spencer – the legend that is Fast Freddie – talks about how he learnt to be fast. That’s fast as in winning both the 250cc and 500cc GP crowns in the same year (1985). The video is unintentionally laugh-out-loud…
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Which motorcycle legend would you like to enter Motor Sport Hall of Fame in 2018?
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Twelve of the greatest names in motorcycle history have been shortlisted for the Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards in 2018 – and you’ve got until April to cast your vote! The 2018 nominees are: • Mike Hailwood MBE: few could forget the victorious late-1970s TT return of ‘Mike the Bike’, a fabulous encore for…
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‘Fast Freddie’ Spencer lays foundation for the first of three new race tracks in India
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It’s all happening in India, with three all-new race tracks currently in development – and Freddie Spencer has been offering a helping hand, laying the first foundation at the Kamshet race track. There’s still no official timeline for the project, but online it’s been dubbed as ‘Kamshet Speedway’. The new track is expected to provide a…
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Genuine Honda Grand Prix two-stroke 500 sells for £32,200 at the Stafford Show
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Now that’s what you call a motorcycle and it was bought at the Bonhams’ auction during the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Stafford Show at the weekend for a snip over £30k. The 1990 machine came complete with a factory Honda motor and hand-built aluminium chassis. And that sales price isn’t what you’d call pricey (if…
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Quick Spins – 1984 Kawasaki GPz750
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MoreBikes Quick Spins are brought to you by Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Magazine – the BEST magazine for great bikes from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Click on the link to get the CMM world on your screen. Not every bike can be a winner, Kawasaki’s mid-Eighties GPz-750 was one such near-miss. Though well worthy of…
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Video: From the 1980s – Religion of Speed. It’s awesome.
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If you find yourself with nearly ten minutes of down time today then park up and watch this great video. Called: Religion of Speed it’s a pretty cheesy documentary about GP racing in the 500 class in general and, specifically, about the ELF 500GP bike. It’s mega. We love this stuff. Check out the likes…
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Launch ride: 2017 Honda CBR1000RR / SP
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WORDS: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Zep Gori, Francesc Montero, Felix Romero How hard could it be? Don’t lean over too far and don’t run on; the electronics will take care of the rest, surely? APS, ABS, HESD, TBW, HSTC… so many acronyms (I counted 14) that there must be enough…
