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Boris extends London bus lane motorcycle trial
By Ben Cope on 17/06/2010 09:17:54
The chaos that was predicted by some doomsayers has clearly not materialized says Johnson
Mayor Boris Johnson has today announced he will continue to allow motorcycles to use bus lanes, operated by Transport for London (TfL), for the time being.Johnson observed, "The chaos that was predicted by some doomsayers has clearly
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Crash bungs: they stopped this S1000RR from paying the price
By Ben Cope on 09/03/2010 11:31:56
BMW's new S1000RR doesn't look like the cheapest bike to drop, but these bungs made the difference
picking up a hefty repair bill. That fairing ain't cheap.Now all R&G need to do is develop crash bungs that deflect pedestrians away when they run across the road infront of a bus and into your S1000RR. That's what happened to me a few weeks back
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Motorcycle accident? Here's what you're most likely to hit
By Ben Cope on 22/06/2010 15:10:18
Europe-wide study's results show grim reality of a motorcycle accident
car was the collision partner. The collision partner breakdown is as follows: 9% roadway, 8.4% Truck/SUV/Bus, 8% Fixed object (sign post, tree), 6.9% another motorcycle or scooter, 2.7% parked vehicle, 2.5% nothing, 2.1% bicycle/pedestrian, 0.3% animal
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Used Review: Arai RX-7 Corsair helmet
By Ben Cope on 01/04/2010 10:21:59
Used product showcase from Visordown
BMW S1000RR to Morocco.A pedestrian ran into me from behind a bus and the two of us hit the ground. She’s okay and so am I apart from getting knocked out and breaking my shoulder.The shell is going back to Arai for inspection. I’m going back
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The Viker Biker. Oh dear.
By Ben Cope on 26/10/2010 17:04:29
When did you last see a Viking cross-dressing as an English Knight?
and laughter from the bus-load of OAPs who'd arrived minutes before.At the time he had a Virago 535 with the plaque on the front saying something along the lines of '..as featured in The Sun, The Star, The Peterborough Evening Telegraph'. That made me laugh, a
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It's a 30 you bunch of b@stards!
By Ben Cope on 13/12/2011 14:36:30
Man paints sign. Council get angry.
or a speed camera in place but they didn't do anything, infact they didn't even respond.So the self-employed builder painted the huge 30mph sign which is roughly the size of a double-decker bus (or 1/18th of a football pitch or 1/40000000000th the size
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Five of the best big scooters
By Ben Cope on 23/05/2011 15:35:32
You want to ride without gears but you don't want to sacrifice engine capacity? Step through this way...
here. The T-Max accessories list is as long as a bus, so you'll be able to customise it to suit your exacting needs. It's worth noting it doesn't feature ABS as standard and retails at £8,299 new.Read Yamaha T-Max 500 owner reviews here.
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UK & European Motorcycle Track Guide
By Ben Cope on 20/07/2011 11:01:14
If you need to know the right lines, braking points and circuit secrets, then check out Niall Mackenzie's circuit guides
Mallory Park may only be 1.3 miles long but this famous Leicestershire circuit will still give you plenty of thrills per lap. Although cars still race on the original circuit, bikes have to use the Edwina and Bus Stop chicanes however these sections are good
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