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Top 10 Adventure Motorcycling Do's
By Lois Pryce on 30/07/2010 15:01:39
Lois Pryce lists the ten things that need to be done to ensure that you do actually go through with a motorcycle adventure
what the hell you’re doing. If you are a master of Eastern philosophy or just seeking some existential angst then ignore this advice.03. Read the Adventure Motorcycling HandbookChris Scott’s excellent book tells you all you need to know about
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Top 10 things you should never do to your motorcycle
By Visordown News on 06/08/2010 11:10:05
New to biking? Here's a head start with Visordown's guide to the most common things you must never do
Correct chain tension is a mustIF YOU WANT to avoid knackering your bike's sprockets, prematurely wearing the gearbox bearings and avoid preventing the rear suspension from working properly then make sure your chain's correctly adjusted.For best results, adjust the chain with eno...
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Motorcycle Fashion Do Example
By Robin Goodwin on 12/08/2008 11:32:03
Ladies (and gentlemen) be warned, this picture may induce multiple orgasms
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Dying to do the Dakar
By Jaqhama on 11/01/2007 14:22:26
Why do riders continue to enter the most dangerous race?
, of course people are likely to die, the danger is part of the attraction. Like the man said..."The Dakar is the Dakar." One minute you're blasting across the desert sands, the next moment you're gone. There are worse ways to go than doing something you love
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Driver banned for doing 10mph
By Tim Skilton on 04/01/2008 13:44:50
"I do not drive fast, please overtake"
lane of the M32. When police caught her there was a sign on the back of her car which read: "I do not drive fast, please overtake." Mrs Cole, who admitted driving without reasonable consideration, was also ordered to take another driving test. Mrs Cole
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Whitham's reet good guide to doing a stoppie
By James Whitham on 22/04/2010 09:31:09
The fine art of taking a motorcycle near-vertical on its front wheel laid bare. Just don’t come blubbing to James when she goes over the top
Stoppies, while being as easy as wheelies, are much harder to save if it all starts to go wrong. Consequently, even after you know the theory of how to do one, you need more bottle and confidence to practice than you do to pop the odd wheelie
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Do WSB bikes need fake headlights?
By Visordown on 02/07/2012 10:01:18
New rule next year - but do you want racers to look like road bikes?
road-going machines to racers the headlight are removed? Or is it a measure to make it easier to distinguish one manufacturer's machines from another as their shapes get ever more similar?What do you think? Is it a good move to make WSB bikes closer
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Get your suspension set up, do it now!
By Andy Stevens on 25/03/2011 16:41:15
One single thing you can do to improve your bikes performance by 100% all for just £99
…one click at a time. We also found that even with my body weight on the bike the front could be a fair bit firmer thus helping the front end to turn in sharper.In a nut shell the aim is to get the front and rear wheel doing the same thing at the same time
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How to do a Back-flip
By Gary Taylor on 22/04/2010 10:33:08
26 year-old Gary Taylor was the first British rider to nail the back-flip. Here’s how to do it
I saw Mike Metzger do the backflip at a show in Geneva in 2001, and knew then I had to do it. First, set your ramp up with about 35 feet from ramptip to landing zone. I do about three conventional jumps to dial myself in. Doing the flip is something
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Debate: Do we put too much pressure on British racers?
By Visordown on 01/07/2008 13:33:09
Given Toseland’s recent disaster at the British MotoGP, is it the case that as a nation, we expect too much, too soon out of our budding GP riders? Do British fans put too much pressure on them by expecting them to perform?
doing remarkably well! We will see him up on that podium in years to come.ManxgirlThis country in general, ably led by the gutter press, delights in upping someone, with the sole intention of knocking them down. James had a bad qualifying session
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