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As many of us do, I happen to have a garage full of bikes. I'm very proud to say most of them work, but there’s always that one, isn't there? If you’re lucky it’s under a bike cover, but it may be under an old bed sheet or even covered with lots of o
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Last time out (November 2023 issue) I was in a bit of a fix: testing at Cadwell Park and the bike suddenly died. With coolant and oil around the engine I was hoping for a ‘simple’ head gasket failure but taking the bike apart, the rattling sound from

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