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The Pioneer Motorcycle Run
By Colin Goodwin on 14/10/2010 13:18:06
Toodle pip and chocks away, Ginger! Visordown's off on the oldest classic bike run in Blighty. Hurrah! Don't spare the horses, and last one home's a rotten egg
nice collection of bikes which he is always looking for excuses to ride.Today he's riding his 1913 Flying Merkel. It is the most remarkable machine. He bought the 1000cc V-twin from stuntman Bud Ekins (the bloke who did that jump in The Great Escape
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Pioneer Spirit
By Colin Goodwin on 25/06/2008 14:57:49
Toodle pip and chocks away, Ginger! TWO's off on the oldest classic bike run in Blighty. Hurrah! Don't spare the horses, and last one home's a rotten egg
on the ground. There was no point riding the bike, but Vic was able to give me enough theory instruction to put the fear of God into me.We arrived at Tattenham Corner at 7.30am. As starters 343 and 346 Vic and I won't start until 09:09 and 09:10 respectively - a
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Ring Cycles
By Colin Goodwin on 01/07/2005 14:09:10
Poking death with a stick then running away scared, our four intrepid testers take on the Nurburgring armed with four sports tourers, BMW R1200 ST, Ducati ST3, Honda VFR800 and Triumph Sprint ST
'm the only one who knows it well, will look the silliest if I fall off.We start off in a long snake with Goodwin at the head on the 1200 ST. BMW has got into a bit of a muddle with its range. Or rather the marketing of it. So keen is the company for us
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Road Test: R1200ST v. ST3 v. VFR800 v. Sprint ST
By Colin Goodwin on 27/04/2008 22:29:47
Poking death with a stick then running away scared, our four intrepid testers take on the Nurburgring armed with four sports tourers.
CAPACITY - 1170ccPOWER - 103.2bhp@7700rpmTORQUE - 80.2lb.ft@6300rpm WEIGHT - 205kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820-840mm FUEL CAPACITY - 21L TOP SPEED - 146.37mph 0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 203MILESSPECS - DUCATI ST3TYPE - SPORTS TOURERPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW
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