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Road Test: 2005 1000cc Superbike Review
By Tim Dickson on 27/04/2008 20:26:21
There's a stretch of autoroute south of Clermont Ferrand that is the perfect tonic to the preceding several hundred miles of motorway monotony - if riding four of the world's finest litre bikes can ever be considered monotonous.
are heading south to Barcelona for the pre-season MotoGP test at Barcelona. We needed an excuse to ride this year's headline-grabber, the new GSX-R1000, up against the Fireblade, ZX-10R and R1, and that seemed to fit the bill. An overnight P&O ferry from
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Badger's tails: FP1 in last ditch attempt to be qu
By The Badger on 14/07/2006 20:21:53
The Badger hears a tale from the Foggy Petronas team..
to Holland in a van with two exquisitely expensive FP1 race bikes in the back. Their mission was to have the bikes ready at Assen race circuit the following day for a spot of testing by their boss King Carl of Blackburn and a 'writer' from a tabloid weekly
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Isle of Man TT attendance flat - and dangerous
By Roger Willis on 11/06/2008 17:00:44
TT round up from our man on the island. Including one racer who has been convicted of assault and actual bodily harm.
Despite early reports that bookings were up for the 2008 TT following the huge success of the centennial event last year, attendance in fact appears to have dropped straight back to the 2006 level.Isle of Man Steam Packet figures for ferry traffic
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Sand Rovers: The Moroccan desert
By Oli Tennent on 09/08/2010 10:14:05
The vast Moroccan desert exerts an eerie, wholly other-worldly charm. Even for that notoriously unappreciative tourist Oli Tennent
, a sprightly and talkative enduro riding Irishman who’s driven down from his home in SW France. Squeezed into the truck’s modest cab we pop over the Gibraltar Straits on the ferry and thunder the 800kms through the night to the desert gateway town
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Celebrity calf opens abbatoir
By Mark Graham on 09/09/2010 15:21:17
The inter-war years in Britain were no time or place for vegetartians or animal lovers
Britain's first semi-automatic slaughterhouse was opened in Loughborough in 1928 by Martin the famous Fresian calf. Martin rose to fame when he escaped from a pie factory holding pen while waiting to have his throat cut with the traditional Olde
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The New Face of Fast - ZX-6R V Daytona 675, GSX-R600, R6 and CBR600RR
By Rob Hoyles on 09/04/2010 14:07:12
Kawasaki’s all-new ZX-6R is making a big push for the 600. Is it good enough to kick the others into touch? We rode all five to Holland and back to find out...
in the hugely popular supersport class. Kawasaki have re-entererd the fray revved up and refreshed with a totally new ZX-6R and, with a few tweaks to the Triumph Daytona 675 for 2009, the British bike is once again a real match for the Japanese competition. Add
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BMW K1300GT, Honda VFR800, Suzuki Hayabusa, KTM 990SMT
By Rob Hoyles on 26/07/2010 14:06:35
How do you like your big-mile kicks? We evaluate four different takes on the tourer From the Suzuki Hayabusa to the KTM 990SMT
’t all that important but, since we’re looking at two stress-free days, we’ve picked four bikes to relax and excite in equal measure. From the Honda VFR800 to the Suzuki Hayabusa.BMW’s über sports-tourer gained 100cc becoming the K1300GT for 2009. Sharing
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First Ride: 2006 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 GT review
By Visordown on 13/10/2006 17:14:11
Suzuki's V-Strom never hit the big time but it's been a solid seller, loved by owners. But is it any good on a blast to France?
-Strom's luggage bears the tools of the experienced outdoorsman - including electric inflatable bed and my entire personal travel knife collection: 2 x cooking, 1 x hunting, 1 x fighting, 1 x throwing. I'd forgotten my axe (left it on the ferry) but I've a blade
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Scotland's Coast by Coast
By Gordon Ritchie on 22/08/2004 16:43:18
Gordon Ritchie finds the finest four days of biking he's had in a long time. Keep the salt air on your left and batter on 'til sundown
's well over 2000 miles Gordo, with lots of it single track up the mountains as well"? He was, of course, correct on all counts.Day One: Gourock to SkyeWhen you board either the Western or Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries that take you across the couple
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BSB 2011: Championship standings after R4
By Visordown News on 31/05/2011 13:35:07
All the rankings for all the classes after the Thruxton round
L. Baz Motorpoint Yamaha 56Mirror.co.uk BSB-EVO1 A. Lowes WFR Honda 1452 G. Richards WFR Honda 1253 B. Burrell Buildbase BMW 1104 P. Muff Tyco Honda 1035 S. Andrews Buy-Force.com PR Racing 946 J
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