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Riding Northern Ireland
By Warren Pole on 16/08/2010 17:10:39
Hopping on to the ferry to visit the home of the Armoy Armada and the great roads which they developed their craft
Pouring off the ferry at Larne just North of Belfast along with hordes of other bikes for my first North West 200 I was already grinning inside my lid because I had three clear days ahead of me armed with a spanking VFR1200 to check out the racing
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Big V-twins
By Warren Pole on 26/03/2008 15:55:50
Aprilia Mille Factory, Ducati 999 and Honda SP-2 hurtle across Europe in search of sun, speed, a track day at Imola and a big day out at Italy's largest rock festival. Groovy!
links one country to another in a seamless blur. Speedos rarely below 120mph we banged out the 1100 miles from London to Imola in short order. Fuel stops were a chance for a stretch, some water and a visor de-bugging before heading back into the breach
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Road Test: CBR1100XX V ZX-12R V GSX1300R
By Warren Pole on 22/04/2008 19:14:21
Wozza, Gus and Tim head from London to Cannes in time for cocktails, so make it as fast as possible please, by Hayabusa, Blackbird and ZX-12R
- 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 23LTOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASPECS - KAWASAKITYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2004PRICE NEW - £9390ENGINE CAPACITY - 1198ccPOWER - 165.1bhp@10,200rpmTORQUE - 91.8lb.ft@7400rpmWEIGHT - 210kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820mm
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Road Test: RSV1000 v. Ducati 999 v. Honda SP-2
By Warren Pole on 29/04/2008 21:16:28
In which three big V-twins hurtle across Europe in search of sun, speed, a track day at Imola and a big day out at Italy's largest rock festival. Groovy!
MILESSPECS - DUCATITYPE - SUPERSPORTS PRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW - £11,250ENGINE CAPACITY - 998ccPOWER - 127.5bhp@10,000rpmTORQUE - 73lb.ft@8000rpmWEIGHT - 199kgSEAT HEIGHT - 780mmFUEL CAPACITY - 15.5LTOP SPEED - 163mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 99MILESSPECS
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Road Test: Beaujolais Or Bust
By Warren Pole, Colin Goodwin, Adam Harvey, Martin Heath on 22/04/2008 22:24:08
Four men, four bikes, one quest - to bring home the firstbottle of Beaujolais Nouveau 2004 to British shores. The question isn't 'Why?', it's 'Why not?' Allez!
/aTANK RANGE - 155milesSPECS - TRIUMPHTYPE - SUPERSPORTPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW - £6499ENGINE CAPACITY - 646ccPOWER - 108.7bhp@11,400rpmTORQUE - 52lb.ft@10,000rpmWEIGHT - 165kgSEAT HEIGHT - 815mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18LTOP SPEED - 157.7mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE
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