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Motorcyclist’s Flashback section showcases vintage motorcycles and old motorcycles. Check out these vintage motorcycle reviews from past issues including old motorcycle racing, rider stories and more.

Flashback & Motorcycle Reviews

	Chang Jiang Motorcycles - China Syndrome, Asian Invasion This whole reverse-engineering thing isn't exactly news in China. Witness the Chang Jiang 750. The CJ750M1 is essentially a knockoff of the... more

	The Pace From the archives: Riding tips from Nick Ienatsch from the November 1991 issue of Motorcyclist magazine. more

	The Apollo When Ducati's new 990cc desmosedici MotoGP racer competed for the first time at Suzuka this April in the hands of Troy Bayliss and Loris... more

	FLASHBACK: Supersports 600 Highly anticipated and hard fought, it is an annual event with weighty social, political and economic implications. Sort of like Chelsea... more

	FLASHBACK: Speed Secrets You're right. Some days we do have the world's best job. Take the one where Yamaha's Brad Banister invited us out to sport around on the... more

	FLASHBACK: La Dolce Vita! If you didn't know it was there, you'd probably drive right past it. In fact, the only clue to its presence is a small, weathered wooden... more

	FLASHBACK: Lovett Story At 100 miles per hour, there's no time to contemplate the fact that the only singer/songwriter/guitar player in recorded history ever to... more

	FLASHBACK: Great Bikes of the 70's: Honda CB400F Against such a backdrop of bummers, motorcyclists had one small reason to rejoice: one of the Japanese manufacturers finally got it right.... more

	FLASHBACK: Great Bikes of the 70's: Kawasaki 903 Z1 So there you were in 1972, laying low, dodging the draft, tie-dyeing the cat, grooving to your Rod McEwen records, rebelling and protesting... more

	FLASHBACK: Great Bikes of the 70's: Yamaha RD350 The guy at the bar looked dazed, staring out of the 1975 Yamaha RD350 ad with bitter embarrassment. The copywriter's headline served up a... more

	Flashback: The Cardiac Kids Strike Again! At AHRMA's yearly vintage-fest at Grattan, Michigan, we finally get our Formula 750 racer on track--though not without a hefty dose of... more

	Flashback: Miracle in Garage 21 Tuesday, March 7, 1995"Son of a bitch!"The words boomed from within Garage 21 like a reverse-cone megaphone at full honk.Even without the... more

Honda Accord Research

The new Honda Accord offers solid performance and fuel economy. The 2010 Accord goes for a suggested retail price of $26,880.00, and has drivers side crash test ratings of 5 stars and passengers side crash test ratings of 5 stars. The Nissan GT-R and the Chevy Malibu are other vehicles that might interest you.

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	Vintage lightweight bikes wanted Hello All: I am looking for an old, preferably pre-1956 175cc/250cc road bike to build for the 175or 250 production vintage class in land speed competition. This could be anything from an NSU or... more
	Motorcyclist Retro I heard this new magazine was coming out the end of April. Has anybody seen it yet? I was just down at Barnes & Noble and saw no signs of it.... more