IAN LOUGHER
He won 10 TTs, eight North West 200s and 32 Southern 100s – but Ian Lougher wanted to be Barry Sheene rather than a road racing legend
SORTED SWARM OF VEES
Hesketh’s name didn’t join Brough and Vincent on the list of iconic British V-twins – but David Sharp’s unique V1200 Vulcan shows how good the aristocratic superbike could have been
Terry Rymer
Winner of two world endurance titles, a British superbike championship, multiple World Superbike races and plenty more besides…
1985 YAMAHA FZ750
Massively inclined engine, five valves per cylinder and almost vertical intakes. So is Yamaha’s FZ750 something truly special?
HOW TO BUILD THE WORLD’S FASTEST 916
No other example of Ducati’s iconic ’90s superbike has circulated the Isle of Man TT course as quickly as Key Racing’s bike. This is how you make a 30-year-old twin as rapid as its modern-day equivalent
MARTYN OGBORNE
Suzuki’s most celebrated race mechanic has worked with everyone from John Newbold to Kevin Schwantz. And in 1976 he looked after a certain Barry Sheene…
IAN LOUGHER
He won 10 TTs, eight North West 200s and 32 Southern 100s – but Ian Lougher wanted to be Barry Sheene rather than a road racing legend
SORTED SWARM OF VEES
Hesketh’s name didn’t join Brough and Vincent on the list of iconic British V-twins – but David Sharp’s unique V1200 Vulcan shows how good the aristocratic superbike could have been
Terry Rymer
Winner of two world endurance titles, a British superbike championship, multiple World Superbike races and plenty more besides…
1985 YAMAHA FZ750
Massively inclined engine, five valves per cylinder and almost vertical intakes. So is Yamaha’s FZ750 something truly special?
HOW TO BUILD THE WORLD’S FASTEST 916
No other example of Ducati’s iconic ’90s superbike has circulated the Isle of Man TT course as quickly as Key Racing’s bike. This is how you make a 30-year-old twin as rapid as its modern-day equivalent
MARTYN OGBORNE
Suzuki’s most celebrated race mechanic has worked with everyone from John Newbold to Kevin Schwantz. And in 1976 he looked after a certain Barry Sheene…