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Got the van all stickered up
By Ben Cope on 10/05/2011 10:02:27
It's 643 miles to Assen, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes..
Will an 848 fit in a Bedford Rascal? Yes. Am I going to try? No. Why? Because the van's not mine, it belongs to Mike Collis at George White Slough and believe it or not, he uses it to ferry his GSX-R600 around.I'm tempted to buy one for my racing
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Never wear a rucksack again...
By Ben Cope on 12/07/2010 12:02:27
Well, if you bought this, you wouldn't have to...
will need a new battery. Note she is still recorded on the DVLA system under reg marque ESJ 934 with the year of manufacture shown as 1935. It's up for £10,000......at least you'll never have to cram your gear into a rucksack or solves the problem of how
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£4 part (almost) stops play
By Ben Cope on 11/05/2011 20:03:41
...nothing like an added bit of pressure to get the pulse racing!
-wiring a handful of bolts we hadn't yet done.Ready just in the nick of time? Just..Time for a quick picture of the bike with the George White boys, no time for stickers and then it was just a case of catching the ferry from Dover.Nothing like cutting
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Best Biking Summer Holiday... France
By Ben Cope on 21/10/2010 11:04:34
Best-ever biking summer holiday to France so you can get some ideas for your own. You don’t have to spend thousands of pounds or be away from work for long
FRANCEName: Ben CopeBike: Honda Hornet 600Miles covered: 1,034Total cost: £620Pros: Glorious French roadsCons: Destroyed my bike!Youth, a Hornet 600 and the Cote D’Azur rally down to Le Mans sounds like the recipe for a memorable cross-Europe trip
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Adventure Motorcycling inspirational book list
By Ben Cope on 12/01/2011 18:08:06
You keep telling yourself one day you'll do that big motorcycle adventure. Think of this as a book-based kick up the arse
personal Long Way Down. Even if they only make it as far as their local bike meet. In this book the pair head through Africa on a 15,000 mile adventure, almost breaking their unlikely bromance along the way. Ignore the support team and movie-sized budget
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10 things to look forward to in 2012
By Ben Cope on 15/12/2011 16:45:26
Read this, then go and hibernate for a few months
destroying a Hayabusa in the 1/4 mile. We are so glad this sort of silliness still exists. Bring it on!5. Norton at the TTNow stop giggling at the back. Norton attempted the TT in 2009 but ended up getting the ferry back to Liverpool with their tails between
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First Ride: 2011 Husqvarna SMR630 review
By Ben Cope on 24/11/2011 12:39:37
It could be the saviour of motorcycling
at home when you load it up from low revs and ride the torque, feeding in gears in quick succession.It'll do hooligan too and pop wheelies off the power in 1st and 2nd should you wish. It's just that sort of behaviour isn't encouraged these days. With its
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