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Used Review: Kushitani Daiki gloves
By Ben Cope on 19/07/2011 12:40:13
Any gloves that feature dragons on the knuckles have got to be good. But there is one drawback
two sizes too big) then head out on track and bang out a fast lap.I'm afraid I'm in the fussy camp. I can't stand not having good feel at my fingers when I'm riding; I feel totally isolated from the bike.I has these Kushitanis for a year now and wear
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First Ride: 2011 Honda CBR600F
By Ben Cope on 10/03/2011 11:52:04
The return of the renowned CBR600F or just a full-faired Hornet?
slap-bang in the middle of the CB600F Hornet and CBR600RR in terms of performance, comfort and price.Sat on the bike, its seat height is identical to the Hornet, but the reach to the bars not quite as far as the CBR600RR. The result is a riding position
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Simon Crafar: Let's get back to great racing
By Ben Cope on 14/02/2012 14:33:32
He fought the factory bikes on a satellite Yamaha and won. Simon Crafar on why CRTs are the future, the easy way to go faster on track and how he'd change Superbike racing for the better
to scrap it out, more people will be able to ride them. Don’t make the mistake of thinking CRT bikes will be slow. Just give them 12-24 months to sort themselves out.Ben Spies talks sense. I heard him say in a recent interview that because we’re going
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2013 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive ABS review
By Ben Cope on 28/04/2013 10:04:37
The Burgman 650 gets an overhaul after 10 years flying Suzuki's maxi-scooter flag. Are the updates enough to satisfy the Burgman-massive?
.I welcome big-distance trips on maxi-scooters like the burgman 650 because they're genuinely effortless and banging out big miles on a motorbike always feels like a waste of a gearbox and perfectly good tyres. On a maxi-scooter, you can relax
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2011 BMW S1000RR vs. 2012 S1000RR track review
By Ben Cope on 13/03/2012 09:41:44
We pitched the old and new models head to head on track
versions, like that on the 1198S, MV F4 and S1000RR would stop you having a big one but they'd get in the way when you're pressing on, especially on track. Most people I know turned it off.Proper traction control - not just an emergency cutout - is now
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Return of the Yamaha Vmax
By Jon Urry & Ben Cope on 26/08/2008 09:25:05
It’s been 12 years in the planning, makes over 197bhp and will set you back nearly £16,000. Welcome back Vmax, you have some big boots to fill
associated with it and cult status. Tarnish this reputation with a model that doesn’t hit the mark bang on and you’ll never recover it, which is why the new Vmax’s designers made sure they encapsulated all the old bike’s feeling in the new one, whilst
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