Motorcycle Classics – September-October 2019

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WEB!

On track

Ad man Shane Powers and

his Honda CB350 the “Sea

Beast” made it to the track.

A few hours of safety wiring

and final prep finished

things up as he readied for

AHRMA tech inspection

on Friday morning, which

took place just before race

school. It was a wild and

wooly weekend at Heartland

Motorsports Park in Topeka,

Kansas. Read all about it at

MotorcycleClassics.com/

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16 CLASSIC SCENE: QUAIL 2019

Highlighting 100 years of Brough Superior.

18 LIFE IS GOOD: 1966 TRIUMPH TR6SR

Tom TeRonde rode his Triumph for 20 years. Then

it sat in boxes for 20 more. Thanks to the magicians

at Retrospeed in Wisconsin, it’s alive once again.

26 CHEAP THRILLS: 1968 HONDA CL

Don Stockett revives a $348 Honda CL90.

34 MILITARY MISSION: INDIAN 741

Part of the collection at the Planes of Fame Museum

in Chino, California, the World War II-era Model 741

was Indian’s primary military motorcycle.

40 THE HONOR GUARD

Two Matchless G80 CS singles, towed with an

Austin-Healey 100-6 and a vintage Allstate trailer,

make a road run for The Quail.

46 INDIAN FTR 1200/1200 S: RIDDEN

Born on the dirt and built for the street, the Indian

FTR 1200 Street Tracker is clearly inspired by the

race-winning FTR 750 flat track racer.

54 PILLION TO PILOT

A new rider shares her experiences in taking the

Motorcycle Safety Foundation training course.

59 BULLETS OVER BHUTAN

In 1997, Robert Smith joined one of the first

motorcycle tours through the quiet Himalayan

kingdom of Bhutan.

67 HONDA RC45 RACER TEST

Born in 1993, it took four years for the successor

to the legendary RC30 to win the World Superbike

Championship, but on the eve of Honda’s 50th

birthday, American John Kocinski delivered the prize.

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6 SHINY SIDE UP

The bike made me do it.

8 READERS AND RIDERS

Loves lost and found.

12 ON THE RADAR

1971-1976 Benelli Tornado.

14 SIDECAR

The auctioning of the

Morbidelli Collection, and a

Barber update.

74 HOW-TO

Adding a carb gantry to your

Norton Commando.

80 KEITH’S GARAGE

Tips, tricks and more.

82 BLACK SIDE DOWN

Our founding editor speaks.

84 CALENDAR

Where to go and what to do.

85 DESTINATIONS

Visit Petrified Forest

National Park in Arizona.

86 COOL FINDS

New stuff for old bikes.

96 PARTING SHOTS

The 75th annual Trailblazers

banquet aims to keep the

sport of motorcycling alive.

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