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10 minutes with... Claudio Pellizzon
By Harriet Ridley on 22/10/2007 16:25:39
With 37 years of service at Aprilia under his belt, Claudio Pellizzon has seen the company grow from a small-volume, dirt bike and scooter firm to a big player in sportsbikes. He tells TWO of the highs and lows of bike testing
With 37 years of service at Aprilia under his belt, Claudio Pellizzon has seen the company grow from a small-volume, dirt bike and scooter firm to a big player in sportsbikes. He tells TWO of the highs and lows of bike testingSo Claudio, how many
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Where Are They Now? Simon Crafar
By Harriet Ridley on 02/07/2009 17:47:17
WSB's Mr Nice Guy had a stunning first year in 500 GPs beating Mick Doohan, but then what...?
in Andorra," explains Simon. "I needed a base in Europe and the tax advantages were the initial attraction. But then I discovered the skiing, cycling, dirt biking and incredibly good gyms. It's an awesome place for a sportsman to come back to and for my kids
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The Professionals - Gordon Murray
By John Cantlie on 16/01/2009 15:12:50
Gordon Murray, son of a motorcycle racer and the designer of the legendary McLaren F1, on the Ducati 916, the Isle of Man and hanging bikes on his walls at home...
’s that?Well I had a 750 F1, which I went down to the factory to order, then an 888 SP1 and now I have a 916 SP4. I sold the VF because it got to the point where I simply had too many bikes. I had loads of dirt bikes because I used to do trail riding. I
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Where Are They Now? John Kocinski
By Harriet Ridley on 03/07/2009 13:34:15
This gifted and difficult American exited international racing in 1999 with Honda's only RC45 world championship.
himself immediately and his dirt bikes were the mintest bikes ever. But I guess a genius always treads a thin line to being completely mad."And a riding genius Kocinski was, whatever bike he raced. He came to WSB having already won the GP250 world title
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Kenny Roberts
By Visordown on 27/04/2002 14:39:32
King Kenny Roberts in his own words. During a flying visit to his race factory in Banbury, TWO caught up with Kenny Roberts Snr to find out how he has remained one of the most famous and respected personalities in GP racing.
If there is another person in the world with a wider-reaching influence on motorcycle racing, with greater durability, or more immaculate racing credentials that Kenny Roberts, I'd like to meet him.I met King Kenny for this interview and only
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20 Questions: Steve Plater
By Jon Bentman on 28/03/2008 12:18:09
TT virgin, BSB star and Bol d'Or pole-sitter talks about 199mph at the NW200 and what he'd do with the last litre of petrol
?My friend. He only has one arm, but he dirt bikes, snowboards, the lot.10. What would you do with your last gallon of fuel?Sell it for a profit - if it was that scarce I'd get good money!11. What bikes would you own if money were no object?A 500GP bike
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10 minutes with... Gaston Howard
By Harriet Ridley on 20/10/2007 11:23:48
Meet Gaston Howard, professional stuntdouble for the likes of Will Smith and LL Cool J. Typical duties include jumping drawbridges in the dark and crashing Harleys. Yes, it's a dangerous job - but someone's got to do it...
the tricks. It's good for stoppies because it has monster brakes and the boys in the factory put a bigger sprocket on the rear to lower the gearing for wheelies. But they had me do this 180° spin around in loose dirt, which is the worst place to be on a
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Paul Bonhomme - Red Bull Air Race pilot
By Visordown on 21/10/2010 12:09:49
Paul Bonhomme is a Red Bull Air Race pilot, rides a KTM 450 Supermoto for fun and flies a Boeing 747 around the globe for a living
.That bike is rampant, really good fun, and I can get into 3rd gear on the back wheel on the dirt. I'm a bit chicken about wheelying on the road, though. Years ago a mate and myself were mucking about two-up on his Honda XL250 when we crashed hard
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Mackenzie vs Mamola: the interview
By Niall Mackenzie on 09/09/2010 16:34:14
Niall Mackenzie speaks with Randy Mamola, one of the greatest and wildest riders to never win a 500GP championship
...No question - Kenny Roberts. Freddie Spencer was magical, Eddie Lawson was inch perfect and won back-to-back titles for two different manufacturers and of course there's Mick Doohan who won five back to back, but Kenny was unbeatable in the States as a dirt
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David Knight - Interview
By Visordown on 28/07/2010 09:44:27
Twice World Enduro Champion David Knight on Teutonic over-engineering, going green, racing in the States and his boyhood dream of one day competing at the Isle of Man TT
at riding dirt bikes, so I tried to adapt but nothing seemed to work. We had a final meeting to discuss what could be done to improve things but there wasn’t anything we could do so I made the decision to quit. I’m not in the sport for the money, it
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