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Ring Cycles
By Colin Goodwin on 01/07/2005 14:09:10
Poking death with a stick then running away scared, our four intrepid testers take on the Nurburgring armed with four sports tourers, BMW R1200 ST, Ducati ST3, Honda VFR800 and Triumph Sprint ST
styling is a bit bland. It's not ugly, just not that distinctive. The engine will more than likely be a compensation.Lastly, we have Honda's legendary VFR, re-launched in 2002 and fitted with a totally new 800cc V-four engine that incorporates VTEC valve
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NEC International Motorcycle Show 2005
By Admin on 27/10/2005 12:24:53
A round up of this year's NEC motorcycle show
with the original 800cc S2R. The S2R was Ducati's biggest seller for a majority of the year but it was eventually pipped by the 999. Still, for a new middleweight bike, that's a shift in sales demographics for Ducati.The S2R1000 uses the same engine from the Super
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David Emmett: MotoGP Valencia Final - All In
By David Emmett on 29/10/2006 21:23:34
The MotoGP crown is settled in the end-of-season decider
it happened was in 1952, when Umberto Masetti took the world title after a series of 8 races. Hayden had to ride 17 to garner his two wins.All InAll this, of course, will matter little to Nicky Hayden. He gets to kick off the new era of 800cc machines
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MotoGP Jerez Race Report - The Measure Of The Man
By David Emmett on 25/03/2007 22:19:15
MotoGP returns to the cauldron of Jerez, and gave us a race
, Hayden was no match for Checa, and had to let the Spanish veteran past. A disillusioned Hayden finished the race in 7th, and disappeared into his pit with a huge pile of questions about how he will ever get this Honda 800 cc RC212V to work to his liking
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MotoGP Shanghai Preview - The Orient Express
By David Emmett on 03/05/2007 23:26:29
MotoGP goes to China, and two very fast straights
's Toni Elias presents Nicky Hayden with a paradox. No one rides more raggedly than Elias, hanging the rear out dirt-track style, in total contravention of the accepted wisdom of 800 cc riding. Yet Elias has continued to thrive, his results improving race
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Road Test: R1200ST v. ST3 v. VFR800 v. Sprint ST
By Colin Goodwin on 27/04/2008 22:29:47
Poking death with a stick then running away scared, our four intrepid testers take on the Nurburgring armed with four sports tourers.
styling is a bit bland. It's not ugly, just not that distinctive. The engine will more than likely be a compensation.Lastly, we have Honda's legendary VFR, re-launched in 2002 and fitted with a totally new 800cc V-four engine that incorporates VTEC valve
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MotoGP Jerez Round Preview - The Waiting Is Over
By David Emmett on 27/03/2008 21:51:35
MotoGP returns for a wild weekend at Jerez.
at least is pleased to be off the Ducati, the 800 cc version of which he never did get to grips with, despite his customary victory at Motegi. The Italian veteran is full of praise for the Suzuki, saying it is much easier to ride than the Ducati. Having won
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MotoGP Mugello Preview - Physical Poetry
By David Emmett on 29/05/2008 23:29:21
Mugello is a magical location, and a magical track. Can the MotoGP race live up to the surroundings?
is desperately short of. His misery continues aboard the 800cc RC212V, a situation which started almost the day after he was crowned the last of the 990cc champions. Hayden continues to work as diligently as ever at Repsol Honda, but the new bike remains a little
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Saving MotoGP Part 3 - Avoiding The Traps Of The P
By David Emmett on 16/01/2009 11:47:50
If MotoGP is too expensive and proposals made so far will only make things worse, how should it be fixed? In the last of the series, we explain how radical changes are the only solution to making MotoGP cheaper, and more exciting to boot.
is necessary.For under the current rules, the bikes are limited in two different ways: by engine capacity (800cc) and by fuel allowance (21 liters). Both of these factors can be regarded as having the same goal: to limit the energy output of the machinery
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MotoGP Phillip Island Race - The Art Of Racing
By David Emmett on 07/10/2008 01:28:02
The rolling hills of Phillip Island provide a perfect setting for racing. Could anyone stop the runaway train that is Casey Stoner in front of his home crowd?
Ever since the long-lamented 990cc bikes roared into the sunset at the end of 2006 to be replaced by the 800cc machines, MotoGP has suffered a crisis of confidence. That final year of competition with the large capacity bikes produced some
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