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Aprilia shelves its Moto2 project
By Ben Cope on 25/11/2009 16:04:37
Aprilia pull out of Moto2 class and won't be supplying any bikes to privateer teams
APRILIA HAVE announced that they won't be a part of the Moto2 class in 2010.The main reason given for the withdrawal is the required use of a Honda-built engine. However, Aprilia have known about this since May 5th and this announcement comes as a
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Sir Stirling Moss: Rossi is too good for F1
By Ben Cope on 08/09/2009 09:57:03
British racing legend reckons Rossi could cut it in the highest car racing class
WE SPOKE TO racing legend Sir Stirling Moss on rumours that Valentino Rossi could still make the switch to F1 after his MotoGP career and here's what Sir Stirling had to say:“I’m certain Rossi could succeed in F1 if he wanted, if you are good at one motor sport you will be good a...
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Moto2 is winning me over. Slowly.
By Ben Cope on 27/07/2009 16:21:15
We're luddites when it comes to embracing the replacement class for the GP250s, but these latest pics have got me kinda excited
I love 2-strokes and I love watching the GP250 class as much as MotoGP, so I greeted the news of the 600ss replacement class with about as much excitement as unwrapping another pair of socks for your birthday.But I have to admit, these two pics
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First Ride: 2011 Kawasaki Z750R
By Ben Cope on 10/12/2010 17:37:13
Visordown heads to Spain to see if the new Kawasaki Z750R can live up to the hype and beat its way to the top of the naked middleweight class
When Kawasaki launched the original Z750 in 2003 it was a breath of fresh air in the naked middleweight market; an unknown 750 and not another 600.The Zed flaunted the rules of the 600cc nakeds that stood before it. With a strong engine that was originally from a ZX-9R, sleeved d...
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UK custom scoops world's best award
By Ben Cope on 18/08/2010 14:19:06
First it wins at the Ace Cafe then it shows the world we know how to build customs
Sussex-based Shaw Harley-Davidson is celebrating this week after being crowned World Champions in a global custom bike building competition. The Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership clinched the title in the Modified Harley class of the AMD
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10 of the best motorcycles for big wheelies
By Ben Cope on 15/07/2011 10:14:22
If you like to hoik the front at any given opportunity, then these bikes are for you
Wheelies: they're not big and they're not clever but they are a lot of fun.My first bike was a TZR125 and on asking if I could wheelie it, a friend said to me: 'If it's got two wheels, it'll wheelie'.That's a mantra I've enjoyed testing out for the last decade. For the large part...
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Spain has hosted most MotoGPs: non-shocker
By Ben Cope on 27/09/2012 10:48:27
The facts and figures ahead of this weekend's MotoGP at Aragon
232 – Dani Pedrosa has scored 232 points from the first thirteen MotoGP races of this year. If he finishes either first or second at Aragón he will exceed his previous highest total point score for a full season in the MotoGP class, which is 249
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Geeky snippets ahead of the Phillip Island MotoGP
By Ben Cope on 13/10/2009 16:52:41
Get your anoraks out, here are some MotoGP facts for all you race fans out there
Valentino Rossi has finished on the podium eleven times in his twelve visits to Phillip Island across all three GP classes. The only race at Phillip Island that he did not finish in the top three was on his first visit riding a 125cc machine in 1997
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Is MotoGP in trouble?
By Ben Cope on 26/01/2010 14:01:44
What we really want is 1000cc MotoGP bikes on carbs, with no rider aids. Oh, and 40-bike grids...
The Scot Honda team’s recent withdrawal from MotoGP must be a concern for Dorna’s power brokers. Citing costs as the reason for the team’s exit, the news leaves a grid of just 17 MotoGP bikes for 2010. This makes the so-called premier class
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Video: Triumph Daytona 675R onboard lap
By Ben Cope on 18/02/2011 12:27:19
Urry's onboard lap of Portimao
When Jon Urry's not fiddling with his 2CV, buying Star Wars figures for his bathroom on eBay or restoring 1980's BMXs, he is a world class motorcycle journalist, second - probably - only to Alan Cathcart.We sent Urry to the fabulous Portimao
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