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Bike Icon: Ducati 888
By Mark Forsyth on 08/09/2010 15:09:22
The Ducati 888 is the Great Grandaddy of the 1198 and its awesome racing pedigree bred a road legend whose racing history is crucial to its status
own purpose-built crankcases and 100bhp at the back wheel. Despite dubious quality control, public and press alike raved.In 1988, with £250,000 and ten bikes at his disposal Lucchinelli campaigned the 851-badged (but in fact, 888cc) racers in WSB. He
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ABS - Is ABS the future for sports bikes?
By Mark Forsyth on 19/12/2008 14:45:44
In an industry first, Honda have produced a working prototype sportsbike ABS system that they hope will contribute to safer superbikes on the roads of Europe.
Combined braking systems. I’ll ‘fess up straight away: I don’t like them. The lever on the right bar is to apply front brakes, the pedal under your right toes is to apply the back brake- and there it should remain. I’ve been riding bikes since I
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Seven deadly biking sins
By Mark Forsyth on 20/08/2010 09:43:43
Take the stairway to heaven, not the highway to hell..
The cops tell us that most bike accidents happen on left-handers when a rider enters too hot and then panics. Freeze factor. In this situation target fixation takes in. In a moment of corner-tightening terror, the rider stares straight ahead
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Obsession: Full Factory Fetish
By Mark Forsyth on 30/07/2010 09:26:42
Libraries normally smell of dusty, musty books. Not Chris Wilson’s. His has an envy inducing collection of factory race bikes
-cooled 500cc two-stroke motor. Nasty and bad. In a good way, of course.There are a few bikes missing. The Honda RSC1000 away being fettled after a certain Mr Haslam (L) popped a rod and a piston at Brands Hatch in the summer. Aoki’s 1999 RGV500 Suzuki is also
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Mad Dogs & Englishmen
By Mark Forsyth on 22/11/2008 09:56:43
When the sun is beating down and it’s over 44 degrees, the best thing to do is swathe yourself in bike gear and head outdoors. We discover the best off-road holiday in Spain…
I’ve just had the best few days riding of the whole year and all it took was a cheap British Airways flight to Malaga. The rest is kind of up to you depending on what tickles your trout. I plumped for a spot of dirt biking – nothing like
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Turn your son into the next Stoner
By Mark Forsyth on 19/04/2010 12:56:31
You like bikes and you’ve got kids – but what do you do if they show talent on two wheels? Here’s our invaluable guide to propelling your offspring to racing’s elite stratosphere
was as thick as pig shit at schooling,” she said without a flicker of sarcasm. It came as a bit of surprise but it got me thinking. According to his mum, all young Michael was interested in was bunking off school to ride bikes. He wasn’t stupid – that
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Kings of Cornering: Part Two
By mark forsyth on 08/08/2011 10:51:55
Triumph, triumphs
of rake, 89.1mm of trail and a 1395mm wheelbase) aren’t exceptionally radical but the combination of a very slim motor and the bike’s overall weight distribution (including rider) makes the steering package very, very front-end focussed.The speed at which
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Kings of Cornering: Part One
By mark forsyth on 05/08/2011 12:10:24
King of kings
riding the wrong bike?Cagiva's uber-expensive 125 Mito may have dipped beneath your bike choice radar but, as street bikes go, nothing will out-corner this highly strung little stroker. The £4,000 SP 525 doesn't have the luxury of engine braking
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Kings of Cornering: Part Four
By mark forsyth on 10/08/2011 14:29:57
Rarer than a blue steak
Code named OWO2 the £22,000 R7 was an unashamed homologation special produced by Yamaha to compete in World Superbike.With a total production run of just 500 units spanning from 1999 to 2002 this twenty-valve 750 was expensive and, due to the fact
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Shale of the century: This is speedway…
By Mark Forsyth on 12/08/2010 09:15:55
It used to be as big a sport as football in the seventies then faded away to near total obscurity as property developers bought up the valuable city stadia of struggling teams. It hit the TV screens again in the noughties and staged a notable recovery
their bikes forward, the starter lifts both his arms and walks swiftly to the back of the grid. This is it. Revs rise to a valve-bouncing 13,000rpm and, TWANG! They’re off.Just a few yards in and there’s some contact, elbows, a wobble and BANG! It’s all over
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