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Pounding your meet - Biker Meets
By John Hogan on 20/10/2010 11:28:10
Why do we like riding to car parks, drinking muddy tea out of throwaway cups and nattering like old women about bikes? Because we're bikers of course, and that's what we do
and the quayside cordoned off.Bikers are made to feel welcome, and for a quid (which goes to charity) you can park up and enjoy live music, or have your bike judged in the 'bike of the week' competition. If the weather's okay expect to see over 500 bikes lined up
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First Person: Michael Collins the 140mph biker
By John Hogan on 20/11/2008 10:22:22
First published in TWO, Michael was followed by an unmarked police biker as he rode at speeds of well over 100mph.
I’m 22 years old and I’m a criminal.I did my bike test when I was 17 but my licence started getting fragile, so I went racing. I spent three years winning races at MRO level, set some lap records and broke some bones. I enjoyed it but it got too expensive. I didn’t want to go bac...
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Tuitional Trackdays: Safer, Faster, the Future?
By John Hogan on 02/12/2010 15:12:13
With own-fault bike accident deaths on the increase, this Lincolshire cop has initiated a course to keep local bikers on the road. Cpl Hogan, keen to brush up on his skills, investigates
Preconception: cops hate bikersReality: this cop doesn't, he's trying to helpWhat I learned: we need more people like AndyAS A GENERAL rule British bikers love sports bikes. Buying any litre sports bike is no bad thing. Creeping over the national
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Which era was the best?
By John Hogan on 29/11/2010 09:20:57
Everyone reckons their generation of biking was the best. From the 1960s when rockers ruled to the 1990s when Exups and Blades did battle on the roads, we ask the bikers who were there about the Golden Age
Rose-tinted spectacles have got a lot to answer for. Everything was great fifteen years ago and now it’s rubbish. This has undoubtedly got more to do with the fact we were all a decade younger ten years ago – more girls, less wrinkles, no worries – than any degradation of quality...
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Frank Thomas Pacific Leather Jacket
By John Hogan on 07/05/2009 13:50:17
Retro cool from Frank Thomas. Perfect for those sunny evening summer blasts
Frank Thomas Pacific Cafe Racer style leather jacketThe Frank Thomas range hasn’t always been held in that high a regard in the office. The reputation they have is a mix between the older bikers that remember when they made top quality kit
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Kings of the stone age - Yamaha XJR1300 V Honda CB1300
By John Hogan on 08/04/2010 09:45:42
The two surviving muscle bikes of the modern age come together for a pose-down and a rideout, but which one is king?
appeal? Or does it simply mean to dress up a new bike in old clothes and squeeze a few more sales out of glazy-eyed bikers, hungry to stand out from the crowd, but sensible enough to know when their back is more important than their bike. Either way
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Luke Williams, the serial bike buyer
By John Hogan on 29/03/2010 14:30:32
Luke williams is a serial bike buyer. what he doesn’t know about motorbikes isn’t worth knowing. Problem is, he hasn’t quite got round to passing his test yet...
hadn’t got round to passing my test. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t one of those guys that would arrive at a bike show in a car and then pull a jacket and helmet from the boot to wear while they walked round. I was, and am, a biker, I just don’t have a
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Launch Report: Derbi GPR125 and 125-SM
By John Hogan on 22/05/2009 12:09:41
TWO's John Hogan reports back from the launch of Derbi's new 125s in Barcelona
sector of the market as seriously as Suzuki (for instance) view the superbike market. To the majority of the biking public in the UK this bike is of little relevance, but to the young and extremely important new bikers, this bike is as good as it gets. I
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2009 BMW K1300R launch test review
By John Hogan on 31/03/2010 17:03:52
Surely one of the most technically advanced motorcycles on the market, the K1300R is a bike that does its best to do everything, brilliantly. And, quite honestly, pretty much nails it...
it. They have a world stuntriding champion in Chris Pfeiffer, an enduro die-hard in David Knight, a worldwide bestseller in the GS Adventure and a range of bikes that would surely whet the whistle of any biker.What more would you need to know? Those
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Hogan's Heroes: Trials Riding
By John Hogan on 05/11/2007 14:09:12
Britain's most popular form of bikesport has just got one more fan. We put Hogan on trial. Verdict? Guilty (of being rubbish)
bikers of all ages to trials riding. No road licence, or even previous riding experience, is necessary.COSTS: £140 for the day. Bring a packed lunch.CONTACT: 07791 180539 www.trialsschool.co.uk
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