1994-2004 DUCATI 916

How far could we go on a bike built for exploration and adventure?

They said Antonio – later ‘Tony’ – Lago was ‘spietato ma con grande fascino’ (which is to say ‘ruthless, but charming’). And they said of his most famous car that it was ‘une veritable oeuvre d’art’.

1955-1964 1975-1984 YAMAHA RD350LC

In 1971, 16-year-olds were restricted to riding mopeds in the UK, prompting a rash of poseworthy sports ’peds from Europe to tempt teens. We found these signs of the times lurking in our archive

Nationals contender’s powerfully pink hill-climb machine