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Author: Alan Cathcart

Born in Wales, married to Stella, with three children (two sons, one daughter), lives in southern England on the north side of the South Downs National Park, in Hampshire.Law degree from Cambridge University, speaks five languages, formerly worked in travel industry as Sales Director of UK’s largest specialist incoming tour operator, before becoming full-time syndicated freelance motorcycle journalist in 1981, with articles published today on a regular basis in a total of 29 countries, with a combined readership of more than 18,000,000 people.Frequently requested by many leading motorcycle manufacturers such as Ducati, MV Agusta, KTM, Aprilia, Bimota, Norton and Triumph to evaluate and comment on their significant new models before launch, both as test rider and industry observer, and to write detailed feature articles on their development to coincide with their public debut. Only journalist permitted since 1983 by all major factories in Japan and Europe to test ride their works Grand Prix and World Superbike machines.Has ridden motorcycles since age 14, but first raced cars before swapping to bikes in 1973. During 25-year racing career won the Australian TT twice at Bathurst, Daytona ProTwins three times, Daytona F750 once, and twice finished runner-up in the European Supermono Championship run alongside the World Superbike series, as well as fourth, fifth and ninth in the Isle of Man TT, and eighth in the Manx Classic GP. Winner of 1997 Sound of Thunder World Series (for Yamaha) and British Supermono Championship (Ducati); 1996 BEARS World Series (Bimota); 1993 Dutch Open and Japanese Supermono Championships (Ducati); 1979 British Single-Cylinder Championship (Aermacchi Harley-Davidson).Founder with wife Stella of the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club, and International Historic Racing Organisation - each currently the largest organisation of their kind in the world - and today Honorary President of each one.Winner of the Guild of Motoring Writers ‘Pierre Dreyfus Award’ in 1992 and 2009 as Journalist of the Year covering both cars and bikes. Winner of the Guild’s ‘Rootes Gold Cup’ in 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1997 in recognition of outstanding achievement in the world of Motorsport. Winner of the Guild’s Aston Martin Trophy in 2002 for outstanding achievement in International Journalism.Hobbies are classic cars, travel, films, country rock music, wine, and good food.

MV Agusta Brutale 800RR 2018 Road Test: Back for Good?

Posted on April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
MV Agusta Brutale 800RR 2018 road test: back for good? 1

First ride at the Varese factory press launch on the heavily revamped 2018 version of the MV Agusta Brutale 800RR…

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Curtiss Motorcycles CEO Matt Chambers Interview

Posted on March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
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Exclusive inside story of the relaunch of Curtiss Motorcycles as a premium electric motorcycle manufacturer  All good things must come…

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KTM 790 Duke Road Test: Sharp as a Scalpel, Indisputedly Intuitive

Posted on March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
KTM 790 Duke road test: sharp as a scalpel, indisputedly intuitive 3

First ride on the production 2018 KTM 790 Duke streetrod KTM has made a key roll of the dice with…

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KTM + CFMOTO: West Meets East

Posted on March 14, 2018March 19, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
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KTM plans major global expansion   With its sales and profits currently driving ever upwards, KTM is poised to embark…

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Volvo Owner Geely Buys Major Stake in Benelli Owner Qianjiang

Posted on March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
Volvo owner Geely buys major stake in Benelli owner Qianjiang 5

From refrigerator business to car manufaturing   Benelli QJ (as the Italian manufacturer based in Pesaro is now officially known)…

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1950 Zenith Big Twin Test: Best Kept Secret

Posted on March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
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First road test in the modern era of the final model produced by one of Britain’s least-known but most historically…

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Carberry Double Barrel V2 Road Test: Paul C’s Plan B

Posted on February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
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Exclusive first ride on the pre-production Royal Enfield-based 998cc V-twin roadster Last November’s global debut of Royal Enfield’s new 650cc…

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Marco Lucchinelli’s 1988 Ducati 851 Superbike Racer Test: Start of It All

Posted on February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
Marco Lucchinelli’s 1988 Ducati 851 superbike racer test: start of it all 8

Exclusive track test at Misano of the Italian company’s first-ever Superbike racer Exactly 30 years ago on April 3rd, 1988,…

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2017 Number Crunching: Winners & Losers

Posted on February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
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Global industry outside Japan sales figures for the previous year Now is the time of year when manufacturers around the…

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1974 John Player Norton Spaceframe Racer Test: Last of the Line

Posted on February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 by Alan Cathcart
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Only journalist track test in 45 years of the 1974 John Player Norton 750 spaceframe There are some moments you’ll…

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