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Write a Brilliant Classified Ad
By John Hogan on 21/04/2010 15:04:53
Need to sell? Read this and have the phone ringing red hot
in order of importance and stick to the facts – this isn’t a personal ad.“One common mistake is giving potential buyers a glaringly obvious bargaining tool, like worn tyres,” explains Milne. “At best this gives the buyer the power to knock you down on price
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Traffic Light GP - motorcycle launch control
By John Hogan on 07/06/2009 12:26:46
We all do it. Even if we don’t admit it. Traffic light racing. Silly and purile maybe, but when another bikes lines up alongside and the lights turn green, you going to just let him go? How to do it. And the best bikes to do it on...
The traffic lighters...Steve Venables The best drag racer in the UK. Proper, proper quick off the lightsSimon Bowen Old hand at riding anything, quicker than he looks. And olderJohn Hogan Reasonably experienced, though not as quick as his boots suggest
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A Different League - Valentino Rossi
By John Hogan on 14/04/2010 14:15:56
Through exclusive interviews with the people who know and race against him, we get inside the mind of the greatest motorcycle racer the world has ever seen
two years each. Now, he was facing his third title with Honda in MotoGP’s premier class.And then, just like that... he walked.More than anything in his career, this episode perhaps best explains the mindset of the greatest rider in the history
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Derbi GPR 125 first ride review
By John Hogan on 12/04/2010 17:18:33
Two strokes are dead, live with it. We try on the new 125 four-banger from bijou biking kings Derbi
are currently treading an extremely fine line between existence and the scrapheap. The important Spanish grown up did his best to explain the dire straights in which Derbi find themselves, but I got bored and spent the available time wisely letching at the GPR
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Racing heavyweights: Europe v Japan
By John Hogan on 01/04/2010 11:13:25
Since the middle of the last century motorcycle racing has been dominated by these two heavyweights. With the most explosive race seasons in living memory upon us, who’s top dog?
they couldn’t.Explaining why Stoner and only Stoner can ride the Desmosedici in the way designer Filippo Preziosi intended is not easy. After all, the bike was basically finished before Stoner even sat on it. It just so happened that it suits the Aussie
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Tyre Launch: Metzeller Racetec Interact
By John Hogan on 24/07/2009 15:24:50
A new road-legal trackday tyre from the big elephant
-compliant (K3). All are road legal but dealers have been advised to explain the K0 and K1 spec tyres are race tyres. After riding them in the wet and dry at Brands Hatch, I would recommend the K2 as the best compromise.RIDING IMPRESSION: The launch was held
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Tuitional Trackdays: Safer, Faster, the Future?
By John Hogan on 02/12/2010 15:12:13
With own-fault bike accident deaths on the increase, this Lincolshire cop has initiated a course to keep local bikers on the road. Cpl Hogan, keen to brush up on his skills, investigates
explained: "Tragically, the past few months have seen nine riders die on Lincolnshire roads, predominantly sports bike riders. On investigation, seven of these have been classified as 'rider error'. In my language, these are fellow bikers who at that time
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Hogan's Heroes: California Superbike School
By John Hogan on 02/08/2007 14:54:45
John Hogan learns the twist of the wrist at the California Superbike School
. You ride a session, the instructor gives you a few pointers, then you try and put them into practice the next session. With the CSS the classroom session explains why you should try something and even goes as far as encouraging you to take notes, which
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Honda Ron Haslam Racing Academy Review
By John Hogan on 20/10/2010 10:59:51
We check out the Honda Ron Haslam race school and see if it's value for money
stoppies and riding slalom courses stood on the seat or the pegs using only one hand. All of which was perfectly explained by Ron then demonstrated by Leon, absolutely priceless to any bike racing fan in its own right but also some mega useful riding
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Jet and Rent: Motorcycling in Libya
By John Hogan on 21/10/2010 15:11:57
It's easy to rent a motorcycle in Libya. We did it, here's how.
Name: John HoganBike hired: 1993 Honda 450 SteedMiles covered: 580Total cost: £1,213Pros: Totally unique, no tourists, Leptis MagnaCons: Complicated visa, dodgy drivingAdventure rating: Very highWelcome to the country they said we would never reach
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