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Change your brake pads
By James Whitham on 19/11/2010 10:58:32
Keep your anchors in good nick with Whitham's how-to guide on how to replace brake pads
.Step 1The first thing to do is have a look at how the pads are fitted into the calipers.Get the camera out and take a few reminder shots. Once you’re happy that you know where everything fits, leave the caliper in situ, bolted to the fork leg, and remove
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Fitting braided brake lines
By James Whitham on 20/11/2010 12:03:22
Boost your braking power with Whitham's guide to fitting braided brake lines
as the caliper, cover up any paintwork. Once you’re happy it’s virtually impossible to spill any fluid on your paint, put the kettle on.Step 2Remove the hoses from any guides, leaving the banjo joints as the last thing to be undone. Undo the banjo joints one
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First Ride: KTM 690 Enduro & SMC
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 11:23:23
These two bikes have a lot more in common than just the motor and are a much nearer to being able to live up to their name than any other street-moto or street-enduro machines currently on the market
a 320mm floating disc to a four-pot Brembo caliper and the forks have a beefier, centrally mounted front axle and, strangely, 25mm more travel than the enduro variant. Everything else, the tank/airbox layout, 63bhp motor, multi-function digital dash
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First Ride: KTM 690 Duke
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 21:26:14
The Duke has been, and KTM intend it to continue, as the flagship of the smaller end of their range. And as such the engine and drive train is virtually the only thing that it has in common with the Enduro and the SMC. The rest is all different
, 4-valve singlePower: 66bhp@ 7,500rpmTorque: 49.4lb.ft@ 7,750rpmFront suspension: WP 48mm USD, fully adjustableRear suspension: WP monoshock, fully adjustableFront brake: 320mm disc, four-piston caliperRear brake: 220mm disc, single-piston caliper
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First Ride: Triumph Scrambler
By James Whitham on 30/03/2006 13:54:11
No barbed wire fences to jump, so Whitham sticks to the roads on Triumph's Scrambler and gets nostalgic
-embarrassing.The front brake was better than I thought it was going to be, too. We're so used to being told we need huge discs, radial six-pot calipers and exotic pads that you can't imagine a set-up involving one disc and a spindly looking caliper is actually going
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How to replace wheel bearings
By James Whitham on 18/11/2010 13:33:53
Get the knowledge on the easiest way to replace your wheel bearings
of the spindle, caliper and pinch bolts and check the wheel for any play and to make sure it spins freely.
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First Ride: 2006 CCM FT35s
By James Whitham on 22/09/2010 12:10:00
Back from the brink, CCM return to the fray with a Suzuki motor wrapped up in one hell of a limited-edition piece of leftfield lunacy.
supermoto it's sharper in the faster corners.I expected the brakes to be good and wasn't disappointed, although a four-pot Brembo caliper and 320mm disc stopping a bike weighing less than a cheese sandwich was always going be a bit tasty. There's probably a
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First Ride: 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 23:14:59
James Whitham used to be a bit tasty on an R6 in World Supersport, so he’s uniquely placed to give the ‘08 bike a proper seeing-to...
preloadFront brake: 310mm discs, four-piston radial calipersRear brake: 265mm disc, two-piston caliperDry weight: 166kg Seat height: 850mmFuel capacity: 17.3lTop speed: 162mph (est)Colours: Blue/white, red/white, black
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First Ride: Victory Vision Street
By James & Andrea Whitham on 19/10/2010 10:27:19
A change of pace for the Whitham's as they take the large Victory on a tour of the Lake District
suspect many others, the Vision is just too different to be attractive. But Judge Dredd would absolutely love it!Rear View MissusAndrea WhithamWhen James turned up at home with the Victory I was speechless - and that takes some doing! I don’t think I
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2007 CBR1000RR v ZX-10R v GSX-R1000 v R1
By Jon Urry, James Whitham on 26/05/2008 21:03:41
Is WSB exciting right now, or what? JT's Blade neck and neck with the R1 of Nitro and Troy C. Not to mention Max and the new K7. But what of the road bikes that lie beneath? Yes, what of...?
on the track, so under the watchful eye of ex-WSB man James Whitham we rode them on the sun-drenched mountain roads of southern France. To the limit, and just a little bit beyond...FIRST UP, WHAT'S NEW? With Kawasaki's ZX-10R and Honda's Fireblade nothing has
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