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	Going Down - The Art of Crashing - Published in Features Welcome to the taboo world of the crash. What they're about, why they happen and how not to have them. All you ever wanted to know about something you don't want to do - 1/9/10

	Top 10 fictional motorbikes - Published in Motorcycle Top 10s A long time ago on a small corner of the world wide web a young adventurer was tasked with assembling a list of the 10 best fictional bikes. Here is what he discovered - 31/8/10

	Unfinished business - Laverda SFC - Published in Features Conceived in boom-time and canned when Laverda owners Aprilia felt the pinch from falling scooter sales, the SFC (Super Freni Competizione – as in super brakes competition) was an interpretation of Laverda’s iconic early seventies endurance racer - 27/8/10

	Bad Boy No.1: Marco Lucchinelli - Published in Features Coke it's the real thing, the story of Crazy Horse the Grand Prix rock star - 26/8/10

	From Private Jet to Easyjet - rider salary chart - Published in Features Despite the glamour, racing’s not the early ticket to retiring a rich man. Only the big hitters bring home the big bucks. Here are estimated wages of the not so rich and less famous - 25/8/10

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	Modern Rockers: Triumph Thruxton, Ducati GT1000, Moto Guzzi V7 - Published in Road Tests: Used Classic styling for these retro inspired modern bikes, Triumph, Ducati and Moto Guzzi all have what it takes. But who's got it licked? - 16/8/10

	Four. Three. Two. One. Cylinders test - Published in Road Tests For many riders pure sports bikes are becoming less and less relevant. But what are the options in the middleweight class? That depends how you like to ride and how many cylinders you want… - 13/8/10

	Half Price Sale: £5k used sportsbikes - Published in Road Tests: Used With new litre sportsbikes costing upwards of £10,000 the used market is booming. But at £5k are these bikes half the performance as well as half the price? - 13/8/10

	Real World Superbikes: Honda CB1000R v Kawasaki Z1000 - Published in Road Tests Stick your Alstare Suzuki and your Ten Kate Honda up your jacksy. When the sun’s shining and you’re up for it, there can be few better seats to slide over for a good buzz than Big K’s Z1000 and Honda’s CB1000R - 11/8/10

	Bimota Tesi 3D tested around Brands Hatch - Published in Road Tests: First Rides If you’ve never ridden a Tesi and never wanted to, now is the time to re-adjust your head and embrace weirdness - 11/8/10

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	Michael Scott Column - July 10 - Published in Column: Mike Scott Never one to avoid asking difficult questions or giving uncomfortable answers, Mr Michael Scott offers a typically trenchant view of the relative states of health of world race series... - 15/7/10

	James Whitham Column - July 10 - Published in Column: Jamie Whitham Professional Yorkshireman Preston James Cragthorpe Whitham is proud to air his Yorkshireness at any time. Here, he describes how Yorkshire always travels with him... - 15/7/10

	Niall Mackenzie Column - July 10 - Published in Column: Niall Mackenzie Many kind words of comfort for those involved in all walks of the throbbing motorsports industry. Thank the lord for the unbridled generosity of spirit of this prince among men - 15/7/10

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	DIY - Chain & Sprockets - Published in Workshop Tools out for another mechanical masterclass. This month: fitting a new chain and sprockets - 28/7/08

	DIY - Clutch Change - Published in Workshop Slipping clutch? Fitting new plates and springs might sound like a right old to-do, but actually it's dead easy. So do it yourself. Here's how - 23/7/08

	Inspect a bike in five minutes flat - Published in Workshop A guide to filtering out the garbage - 20/7/08

	Talking Suspension - Published in Workshop Bike handling like a pogo stick with a broken spring? Don't know your prebound from your depression? You need to learn your bike's language and find out just what your suspension is trying to tell you - 5/11/07

	Crash Bang Wallop - Published in Workshop From scratched bar ends to a snapped frame, if you've crashed your bike you'll want to know what's broken. Here's how to spot it - 29/10/07

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	Street-legal Batpod hits the road - Published in Motorcycle news: Videos Is this the world's wackiest street-legal motorcycle? - 26/8/10

	2011 ZX-10R in testing at Autopolis - Published in Motorcycle news: Videos Tom Sykes tests the 2011 ZX-10R - again - 25/8/10

	Rossi splashes out on Ferrari 458 supercar - Published in Motorcycle news: Videos Italian celebrates his new move to Ducati? - 16/8/10

	Traffistar SR590: super intelligent speed camera - Published in Motorcycle news: Videos Move over GATSO, Truvelo and SPECS. This new speed camera will become our worst enemy - 9/8/10

	Tom Sykes tests 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R - Published in Motorcycle news: Videos WSB man gets to grips with new 1000cc sportsbike - 5/8/10

New Stallone movie premieres in LA Lascorz-Tamburini WSS Silverstone crash Vladimir Putin rides Harley trike Paralysed biker walks again with robotic legs Video: Rossi tests at Brno

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	Advanced Motorcycle Riding Course: Hanging off - Published in Advanced Riding In a car you sit in your seat, as fixed and as immobile as the engine bolted into the engine bay. But on a bike moving yourself around can have a pronounced effect on weight distribution and the way your bike uses its tyres - 27/7/10

	Advanced Motorcycle Riding Course: Overtaking - Published in Advanced Riding Advanced motorcycle riding tips to improve your overtaking skills - 16/4/10

	Advanced Riding Course: Body position and knee down - Published in Advanced Riding Motorbikes are designed for the straights, so when it comes to the corners a little help is needed. Good body position can be really effective, making the experience safer and more comfortable - 16/4/10

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Bikers versus stupidity How Not To Crash, with Jamie Whitham Blast on the Ducati Desmosedici Mental Preparation The A Team's Guide to Bike Modification

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	Caption That: Wabbit wheelie - Published in Caption That You don't have to be a member to leave a caption on this week's image: have a go! - 27/8/10

	Caption That: Police Crackdown - Published in Caption That You don't have to be a member to leave a caption on this week's image: have a go! - 20/8/10

	Caption That: Destroy the competition - Published in Caption That You don't have to be a member to leave a caption on this week's image: have a go! - 13/8/10

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