The original gp bike for the road

No bike between 1975-1984 made more impact than the LC. Here’s why it’s our favourite from MCN’s third decade in print

Seven decades ago, Yamaha Motor were born. Here’s how it all came about, how they’ve grown and all the highlights since...

The glorious 1980s – a time of expansion chambers, local rivalry and white high-tops

RD-LC owners are among the most fanatical of any model. Here, four very different people tell us why they love theirs

Kawasaki’s larger two-stroke triples have a mighty reputation and generate much lust, but for summer back-lane frolics we’d want to be perched on this 1977 KH400

V-twin that sparked a middleweight revolution and launched its own race series