1955-1964 1975-1984 YAMAHA RD350LC

1955-1964 TRIUMPH T120 BONNEVILLE

Massively underrated, massively fast and, er, massive. But the GTR is also a massive second-hand bargain

YAMAHA TRACER 7 GT

Today they’re called adventure bikes, but 40 years ago we knew them as ‘giant trailies’. Can Honda’s original Africa-ready big twin turn Rick’s gaze to distant horizons?

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