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Mike Scott Column - Jun 2002
By Mike Scott on 01/06/2002 11:48:52
Learned sage of Grand Prix journalism and editor of Motocourse, Mike Scott looks at the impact of the first four-stroke GP of recent times at Suzuka in Japan
This was history. And just in case nobody had noticed, the shout from new-generation GP bikes - the complex throb of the Honda, the rude-boy bluster of the Suzuki, the howl of the Yamaha and the smooth, shrill Aprilia - underlined the fact. Listen
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WSB: Valencia Results and Rider Comment
By Visordown News on 06/04/2009 09:45:02
Get the news, results, rider comment and championship standings from this weekend's WSB races
. Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 13.824; 6. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 14.562; 7. Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 15.155; 8. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 16.316; 9. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 098R 20.361; 10. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 23
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WSB: Fabrizio tops Imola timesheets
By Visordown News on 16/07/2009 08:16:57
Get the news and full results from official WSB Imola test session - Day One
BRUX) completed the top ten runners. Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Alstare BRUX) eased himself back into the WSB scene with an encouraging 14th position, but there was little joy today for Aprilia Racing, as Shinya Nakano and Max Biaggi could only take
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2009 WSB Imola Rider Comment
By Visordown News on 28/09/2009 11:28:15
Found out who blamed who in this week's WSB rider comment
contracts renewed for next year.” Max Biaggi - Aprilia - 2nd, 4th“When I took off, I immediately tried to stay with the Ducatis, which immediately set the pace, so in order to recover about halfway through the race I made two mistakes that resulted in me
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Road Test: Tuono v Duke v Brutale v Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 21:07:12
In search of naked satisfaction our lads strip down, strip off and head to the seediest street in Europe, Hamburg's Reeperbahn.
on the route to Antwerp. That was 20 miles ago. The Triumph's fuel light had come on almost as soon as we left the port, the MV followed suit five miles later and so did the Aprilia. Oh well, at least the weather was good.Tucked in behind Alex I have a thought
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Five future classic sportsbikes
By Tim Skilton on 04/09/2007 12:34:57
Visordown predicts five potential appreciating classics
scene and look set to make great future investments. Some are no-brainers, others aren't. Some you'll agree with, some you won't - so if you think we've over looked one then let's hear about it!Aprilia RS250 (1994 - 2003)Even though Aprilia stopped
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Lakes, Dales, Peaks and Valleys.
By scottyoung75 on 12/08/2007 17:08:23
Three days, two bikes & waterproofs. Summer, what summer?
Aprilia Futura which looked more like an escapee from an S&M party than a lean mean touring machine. Still, better safe than sorry, I really didn't want to see the tail pack lodged in the back wheel on my first tour. We picked-up Morgan's Thundercat with a
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First Ride: Buell XB9S (2002-03)
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 23:55:41
"So, gentlemen, as you can see, the new XB9S Lightning is the latest generation in the street-inspired Buell family and a different take on the Buell XB series."
control over that stable, yet wicked set of geometry figures. As a reminder, they are 21-degrees of rake and 83mm of trail - the kind of figures normally only seen on Marco Melandri's Aprilia 250 GP bike. Wheelbase is also identical to the Bolt at 1,320mm
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Supersize Me - BMW F800R vs. K1300R
By Ben Miller on 15/07/2009 11:37:51
BMW have launched two new streetbikes for 2009, the twin-cylinder F800 and the 150bhp K1300R. Is all that extra power, weight and expense at all justifiable?
at the rear wheel and 91 lb/ft of torque gets your attention, as does a factory-fit quickshifter.Then there’s the 1585mm wheelbase (an Aprilia Tuono is a full 17.5cm shorter between the wheels), the Duolever front end and shaft drive. Only the brave move to a
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Used Test: Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom
By Bertie Simmonds on 09/04/2008 23:01:00
Handsome is as handsome does. And if that's the case, many owners reckon the V-Strom is drop-dead gorgeous and offers plenty of smiles for the miles.
for second-hand learner bike money.Released in 2002, the V-Strom saddled the classic TL1000S motor in a decent chassis with super-soft forks and below-par brakes. It was a worthy challenger to Aprilia's more involving CapoNord and Honda's stoic and thirsty
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