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Late ones such as the models you describe are pretty good. Ducati reliability improved out of sight from the mid-late 1990s. Ducatis do need belts, because unlike a chain a belt has to be replaced at regular intervals because you get no notice of when it will let go. But the belts are...

World War II is not the Holocaust. Conscientious objection was deeply shameful in a militarised society like that of Germany in the 30s. Conscription meant legal ramifications for those who would not serve, not being shot, but imprisonment and labour, but also shame for the person's family. If...

No, no, no. The Thundercat is a 4-valve bike (5 didn't fit in the small bore, the 5-valve heads are on 750s and 1000cc bikes). The YZF600 family came out in 94 and the Thundercat was a facelift version, very similar. The CBR would be better because by 2002 they had an alloy frame and more...

A. Our funerals ARE superstitious burial rites. Careful burial shows signs the people involved were thinking about an afterlife and soul, as opposed to a body simply being left like that of an animal. This is seen as a crucial step in social and intellectual development. Signs of careful...