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Cagiva Alazzurra 650 SS (1986)

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Everyman's exotic.
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CZ 477 125cc Sport (1969)

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It's Czechoslovakia's first Japanese street bike—a brand new frame, all that power and it's got oil injection, too.
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Ducati 750 (1973)

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Exotica? A modern day classic? Ducati's newest engineering concept in many years comes mighty close.
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Ducati 860 V Twin (1975)

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Rare, but worth the trouble of obtaining one.
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Ducati Sport (1974)

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Do wash-away decals an Italian custom make?
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Ducati Super Sport (1974)

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DESMO! The five-letter code for a masterpiece.
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Dunstall Norton 810 (1972)

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What it is not: relaxed, or relaxing; comfortable, cushy, or soft; mass-market-oriented; prosaic; sensible; easy to get used to; or in any way gentle in premise.
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Gilera 124cc (1965)

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Rarely does the CYCLE test staff have the opportunity of assembling a machine for the testing program as we were able to do in the case of the Gilera 124.
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Greeves Essex Twin (1963)

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Unobtrusive good looks, acceleration to hoist you easily clear of traffic snarl-ups, precise bend-swinging and economical pottering—that, in a nutshell, is the Greeves 249 cc. Essex Twin sports roadster.
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Harley Davison Electra Glide (1970)

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A nice place to visit, but we wouldn't like to live there.
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Harley Davison Electra Glide (1973)

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The backbone of American motorcycling; a bit expensive but as tough as ever.
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Harley Davison Sportster (1972)

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Viewing the current demand for the big road burner, prodigious parent of the chopper, it appears it will be with us as long as those persistent old standbys—death and taxes.
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Harley-Davidson 200 CLE Sidecar (1979)

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A rare bit of glamour and frivolity for a humdrum world.
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Harley-Davidson FLTC Tour Glide Classic (1986)

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Well, I guess there's no reason you can't do it that way.
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Harley-Davidson Low Rider FXRS Sport Edition (1985)

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Versatility above and beyond the call of duty.
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Harley-Davidson Sportster (1965)

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H-D's middle-of-the-line machines make many other "big" bikes look like weak tea.
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Harley-Davidson XLS (1978)

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Harley fights Specials with, well, a Special.
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Harley-Davidson XLX (1982)

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A Romantic Tale: It is the Year 26, and the Harley-Davidson Sportster is still with us. For the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Three, Milwaukee has introduced the XLX, at $4000 the most affordable Sportster since the 17-cent McDonald hamburger. The XLX is the essential Sportster, trimmed to expose a raw-boned machine, a nighttime street-racer stripped for action.
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Harley-Davison 1200 Super Glide (1970)

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The members of the Harley-Davidson styling team have savaged the venerable Electra-Glide like tigers at a goat and herewith present to you the Super Glide, Sonnet on Extravagance. Vital question: is the American motorcyclist ready to ride around on someone else's expression of personal, radical taste?
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Hesketh: A Tragedy In Two Acts (1983)

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A Favorable Riding Impression…
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