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Bridgestone BT-002 review
By Jon Urry on 15/10/2006 10:17:52
Bridgestone launches its new Racing Street tyres - road-legal rubber aimed predominantly at track day riders in search of serious grip
They say: "Combines race-winning performance with rider friendly characteristics" BridgestoneWe say: "The last race I won was with an egg and spoon" Jon UrryChoosing a tyre is all about being honest. There isn't any point in riding around on track
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Street Triple R
By Jon Urry on 10/11/2008 11:15:24
The Street Triple is already Triumph's best selling bike ever, but will this hotted-up version cause more sales to flood in?
, as are the forks bar a few millimetres of extension, but the Street Triple-R has slightly different spring rates and altered damping characteristics to suit the lighter bike. To all intents and purposes this is a Street Triple with the bouncy bits from a Daytona
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First Ride: 2004 MZ 1000S
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:29:42
From the Eastern Block to the East End, MZ has come a long way. But can the firm's new MZ1000S sports tourer really take on the likes of VFR, Sprint and ST3?
't too good through town. You may say this is just characteristic of a twin, but even Ducatis are reasonably smooth low down now and only really start complaining below 2000rpm. With the MZ you have to be in the right gear, not a single one too high
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First Ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:09:57
If you can’t beat them, get the rules changed so you can then build a bike with all the bits you need to dominate the racetrack out of the box. Ducati’s 1098R is pure WSB homologation magic...
fibre. Ohlins has supplied their very latest TTX36 shock for the 1098R (the first time on a road bike), which uses twin-tube technology to give more direct damping characteristics. The forks are Ohlins’ finest as is the steering damper. Like the ‘S
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