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Benelli GP racers: 1he 250cc singles

Raymond Ainscoe, is a committed Italiaphile, and has compiled many books on the racing motorcycles from his preferred country. In collaboration with Paul Ingham - himself an authority on old racers, who has written several books too - they've come up with this slim and interesting volume on what could be best described as a 'niche' product: Benelli 250cc racing singles.

Though it's a very small number of motorcycles Raymond is talking about, it's an interesting read, nonetheless. It's not a hefty tome that's going to take ages to

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