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Living with a 2002 Buell XB9R Firebolt
By Simon Bowen on 12/10/2002 14:28:35
A carefully considered long term Buell by Jim Bowen
October 2002Choosing the right longtermer ain’t as straight forward as you might think. As you get older and your body constantly reminds you of the bashed ligaments and poorly-healed fractures of years gone by, as your circumstances change (I now cover 32,000 miles a year in com...
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Living with a 2006 KTM 950SM
By Simon Bowen on 16/07/2006 09:40:35
Bowen tries to remain sane with the mental KTM 950SM
July 2006The KTM shed is full of mainly insane, exciting vehicles. The 950 Super Moto is undisputedly the maddest of the lot, and naturally the nuttiest thing ever to come out of Austria. I'm pretty sure that it's up there with the all-time greats - probably in the top five most ...
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First Ride: 2006 Honda CBF1000
By Simon Bowen on 20/09/2010 22:55:29
Evil Jim Bowen slings his leg over Honda's four-cylinder all-rounder
Click to read: Honda CBF1000 owners reviews, Honda CBF1000 specs and to see the Honda CBF1000 image gallery.I OCCASIONALLY WONDER if I shouldn't be more critical of new bikes at their press launches. The thing is, though there are very few perfect bikes, there are also very few c...
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Living with a 2003 Honda CBR600RR
By Simon Bowen on 12/09/2003 12:37:53
Simon Bowen reviews the 2003 Honda CBR600RR over a year of ownership. And he likes it, just a bit
August 2003The delayed ARRIVAL of the ridiculously attractive CBR caused an understandable stir at TWO Towers. Only Shippey's V-Rod had attracted quite so much attention on its debut. Fortunately supplied in the red colour scheme rather than the forgettable black, the pocket rock...
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Get your kids on the road for just over two grand
By Visordown News on 11/09/2006 19:46:48
Free insurance for teenagers ain't to be sniffed at...
Sick of giving your kids lifts everywhere? Fed up of your weekend's SKY and Eurosport race coverage being ruined by incessant demands on Dad's taxi?Well Yamaha UK have just added this nifty fifty to the Aerox scooter range. The Virgin Mobile special edition, as modelled here by M...
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First Ride: 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R
By Simon Bowen on 17/02/2008 15:06:56
Jim Bowen managed to completely spanner a ZX-10R the last time we put him on one. He has never been to the Qatar MotoGP circuit. So, who better to make a complete arse of himself...
Most, or all of the above is largely true, but I’m more than happy to make an arse of myself in the name of sunny foreign press launches. As Niall and Whit were busy at the NEC show, I lunged at the opportunity to redeem my previous road test misdemeanour from this summer. More i...
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First Ride: 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R
By Simon Bowen on 10/04/2008 22:30:57
Jim Bowen managed to completely spanner a ZX-10R the last time we put him on one. He has never been to the Qatar MotoGP circuit. So, who better to make a complete arse of himself...
Most, or all of the above is largely true, but I’m more than happy to make an arse of myself in the name of sunny foreign press launches. As Niall and Whit were busy at the NEC show, I lunged at the opportunity to redeem my previous road test misdemeanour from this summer. More i...
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Class of '80
By Simon Bowen on 07/09/2009 17:22:25
It’s early 1980 and the threat of the four-stroke invasion hangs heavy in the air. Yamaha and Suzuki have been slugging it out for two years in what may be the final fling for the air-cooled strokers
It’s fair to say that Yamaha had been ruling the roost for the second half of the ‘70’s with a certain equanimity. What other manufacturer can claim to have consistently offered such a desirable spread of machinery for the discerning youth on his 17th birthday? Having cut your te...
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Coroner blasts bike dealer over full power motorcycle sale
By Visordown News on 07/01/2010 03:34:56
'The bike should not have left the premises' says grieving relative
A STAFFORDSHIRE bike dealer has come under fire from a coroner for selling a full power motorcycle to a man with a restricted licence, who was later involved in a fatal bike smash.Gareth Bowen, 20, from Meir, was killed on the A518 The Dove Way
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Hislop verdict: A tragic accident, not pilot error
By Visordown News on 05/06/2008 08:46:26
The inquiry into the death of former British Superbike Champion reaches the end of its week-long investigation
THE FATAL accident inquiry into the death of multiple TT winner, Steve Hislop, concluded the 41-year-old ex-British Superbike champion crashed after the aircraft he was piloting went out of control in cloud.Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen's findings
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