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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

Read below the story about Chris Wilson's fantastic collection. Alternatively jump to the tour of his garage“I know how fortunate I am, how unbelievably lucky I am to own this lot,” says Chris Wilson with an excited, al most chid-like glint in his eye as we shuffle, bounce and ma...

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By mark forsyth on 04/12/2010 13:21:47
'If in doubt, flat out'

When football played second fiddle to speedway in the late sixties and early seventies, the David Beckham of the shale tracks was certainly Barry Briggs. The very fact that his old mate Bernie Ecclestone wrote the foreword speaks volumes about the high life that Briggs has lived....

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By mark forsyth on 03/12/2010 09:39:55
Start dropping some fat hints now...

Just read this great book by Norm deWitt. It covers all the greats of American road racing, specifically the riders who went on to make an impact outside the USA - the source of much rich material.deWitt's personal relationship with all these riders

Short film: Scooter whups bike...
By mark forsyth on 28/08/2011 21:16:54
... sort of

Clearly this lot have way too much time on their hands but the amount of comic script opportunities around three wheels, scooters and reverse gears (and bicycle pumps) are clearly too prolific to ignore.Nice YouTube action, scooteristi. The vehicle in question is now for sale on ...

How does the DCT on the Honda VFR1200 work?
By Mark Forsyth on 07/06/2010 14:47:04
The new VFR1200 features Dual Clutch Transmisson, we investigate the benefits of it

and obviously there’s no clutch pulling to do, too. And when you’re braking, repeatedly hard enough to really tax your forearms, anything that reduces that effort is a good thing in my book.

Top box trauma
By mark forsyth on 24/11/2010 13:51:18
But the future's orange

of harm's way on the pavement. My Mac Book inside was undamaged.I've also been struggling to fit my Arai RX7R in either of the panniers or the top box. It's not  a problem with a full face lid without all the scoops and air intake thingies but it was only

John Surtees OBE: An official apology
By mark forsyth on 25/02/2011 17:33:08
Sorry John

It's not often I get mistaken for anybody, especially somebody famous. Someone did mistake me for the athlete Mark Forsyth once but obviously that was a telephone mistake, I'm hardly the build for hurdles.However, I've never been mistaken for a

Ulster GP. Day two
By mark forsyth on 14/08/2010 19:13:17
Unbelievable...

Oh, my. Where to start?I’ll start here. If you’ve never been to the Ulster Grand Prix you really need to. Book next year now and, if you don’t like it, feel free to blame me because I’m confident it’ll blow your socks off like it’s done ours

Interview: Norton CEO, Stuart Garner
By mark forsyth on 23/04/2012 16:08:12
Norton back at the Isle of Man TT

Norton announced last week that they're retuning to racing at the 2012 Isle of Man TT. Mark Forsyth grabbed Norton CEO Stuart Garner at the Isle of Man TT launch event to find out what the firm's plans are..So you're running a Spondon framed Aprilia

What do we do after oil?
By mark forsyth on 26/10/2010 15:55:41
Fuel for thought

of natural gas and oil from the Gulf. Batteries are grossly inefficient and expensive, anyway. Unless battery technology changes rapidly, it's currently a rubbish way of storing energy.But don't despair. I've just been reading Alexander Graham Bell's book

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