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The Hard Road: The Real Road Racers
By Warren Pole on 16/08/2010 13:46:37
Road racing’s superstars may dominate the headlines, but the unsung majority are still the sport’s lifeblood. Warren Pole unpicks the fabric of ‘real’ road racing
racing. “I’ve never been on holiday abroad because all my holidays are spent at race weekends and my house doesn’t even have curtains – any spare money I do have goes into running the bike. I wouldn’t complain about any of it though because I love road
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Six European countries in six days
By John Cantlie on 22/10/2010 10:35:32
Head to Europe, sample 16% beer and jump out of a plane wearing a dodgy parachute. All in a week's work for our intrepid adventurer Johnny Cantlie
to Latvia." And this time, sadly, I realise that the uniform-wearing, AK-brandishing Soviet bastard actually means it. "Okay, look" I say calmly. "I have just ridden 2,000 miles to get here. You are Europe, I am Europe. I can prove that this bike is mine
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Tyre launch: Bridgestone Battlax BT-016
By Bertie Simmonds on 22/10/2008 11:25:39
With its first MotoGP title, not to mention the services of a fast Italian, Bridgestone is on a high
the launch at Jerez technical features such as HTSPC, MS Belt and 3 and 5 layer compounds were bandied about. Apparently all you need to know is that they have progressive grip performance, sporty handling, good longevity and excellent high and low
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Things that changed our lives: Helmets
By Mark Forsyth on 01/12/2010 10:27:10
The crash helmet, skid lid, bone dome, whatever you want to call it, it’s been part of any rider’s wardrobe in this country since 1973. But it wasn’t always like that. And it wasn’t always pretty.
, or Lawrence of Arabia.Lawrence crashed his beloved Brough Superior on a country lane near his cottage in Dorset. He lost control of the V-twin SS100 after swerving to avoid two boys on push-bikes who were obscured by a dip in the road. After spending six days
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Debate: Do we put too much pressure on British racers?
By Visordown on 01/07/2008 13:33:09
Given Toseland’s recent disaster at the British MotoGP, is it the case that as a nation, we expect too much, too soon out of our budding GP riders? Do British fans put too much pressure on them by expecting them to perform?
at the top. Unfortunately there’s a whole grid full of riders that would all be capable of winning, given the opportunity. Unfortunately as the only Brit on the grid we’re relying on him to fly the flag.paulgayneHaving picked him and the bike up
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Tested: Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact on track
By Ben Cope on 20/06/2011 12:27:35
How does Metzeler's sports-touring tyre perform at the limit
to the structural setup of the tyre carcass, which features steel bands which are tuned with different levels of tension, to control the amount of flex across the tyre’s surface.The Sportec M5 Interact uses three different tension levels in its belts, across five
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Suzuki GSX-R1000 Versus Suzuki Motorboat
By Visordown on 01/12/2010 17:18:30
Two Suzukis race in a point-to-point dash across the Isle of Wight. One litre on land against four litres on the Solent, GSX-R 1000 versus hypercat motorboat. Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets
the bike I scan the seas for any signs of the boat. Could this be another win for the two wheels? I am alone for nearly four minutes due to (apparently) very rough seas as Simeon thrashes into view mumbling about “rough seas” and “submarines.” Pah
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10 of the Best: Back protectors
By Robin Goodwin on 29/06/2012 09:48:13
Don't get a pain in the back, check out these 10 CE-approved back protectors
the amount of peak force recorded after rounded triangle anvil is dropped onto the back protector, below 18Kn for level 1 and 9Kn for level 2.There are different options available for back protector types, mainly slip-on or the standalone featured here
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Pirelli Angel GT tyre review
By Ben Cope on 18/04/2013 20:47:00
We test Pirelli's new touring tyre on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier and at the Nardo test track. Can a pure touring tyre really deal with an R1 on track?
bikes people go touring on. I chose the Street Triple, CB1000R, F800R and R1.I was concious of not getting carried away in the first session, afterall this is a touring tyre on a track and... my reputation precedes me. I gradually built up speed
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Made In Britain
By Gordon Ritchie on 01/09/2005 20:25:31
Britain can be considered, in many regards, as an epicentre of world racing. Come again?
racing are likely to be are Spain (MotoGP), Italy (SBK, some bike manufacturers) and Japan (virtually all the bike manufacturers), but in dear old blighted Blighty we play a bigger role than first inspection uncovers. Historically, we Brits were bloody
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