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Gold Star trek The Next Generation
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Living WITH LEGENDS
Although I am a Laverda guy, I also admire Ducati twins. Magazines sang their praises and nodded lovingly at their quirks. Paul Smart rode them to victories and Ducati advertisements were enticing. By the mid-1970s I was riding a Laverda 3C and my bu

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