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Hub-centre steered pioneer which inspired the new Kawasaki-Bimota Tesi H2

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Single-sided front and rear suspension almost 80 years ago? Yes – but that’s only a part of it. This groundbreaking two-stroke should have been a revolution…

The obvious question is whether it would have been easier to soup-up a stock Europa rather than streetify a 47. It’s a fair one, too, especially if you are unfamiliar with quite how different a Type 4

Aprilia’s RS125 GP Replica inspired by MotoGP race-winner

Ducati’s new Streetfighter V2 S has a smaller engine with less power and torque, but also less weight and a lower price than its predecessor. Does this make it the ideal Ducati road bike? Simon H finds out by racking up 250 Sunday miles