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20 Questions... Nick Sanders
By Harriet Ridley on 23/10/2007 09:47:45
Unkempt global circumnavigator who first did 100mph on a GS750
do with your last gallon of fuel?Ride to the nearest knocking shop and get my end away.What did you first do 100mph on?It was that ridiculous GS750.The fastest you've ever ridden?178mph on my R1 in the USA.What's your pet hate in motorcycling
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First Person - 60 year-old trackday warrior
By Phil Price on 19/10/2010 13:06:27
Phil Price is a bus-pass waving pensioner who also happens to be addicted to trackdays. he might be 60 years old but he holds his own in the fast group...
at and see how fast we were going. That bike was good for nearly 150mph, we never went that fast on it but after just one ride I was hooked.I was 16 when I got my first bike, 44 years ago in 1964. It was a BSA Goldstar. Back then they were viewed as one
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20 Questions... John Warr
By Hariet Ridley on 22/10/2007 16:38:14
Europe's oldest Harley-Davidson dealership, Warrs, was founded by John's father Fred. The former racer and mechanic now runs the company
taught me how to ride when I was five.What would you do with your last gallon of fuel?If it was truly the last I'd build a pyre and burn my leather jacketFirst bike you did 100mph on?Harley XR1000 flat tracker.Fastest you've ever ridden?160mph on the GP
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20 Questions: Martin Brundle
By Visordown on 10/04/2008 15:57:00
Martin Brundle ITV's Formula 1 commentator
riding and where when you first topped 100mph?Honda RC30 in Illinois, USA.5. What should be the speed limit on a clear motorway?90mph.6. What's the fastest you've ridden on a public highway?175 mph.7. What's your favourite road?Any in mid and north
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First Person - Glen Whitnall
By Glen Whitnall on 25/07/2008 09:51:13
...to crash a £37,500 Ducati Desmosedici in the UK goes to Glen Whitnall! The second person in Britain to take delivery of the madly-exclusive MotoGP bike explans that it doesn't matter, they're there to be ridden after all...
it on this trackday in Almeria. In preparation I had already done just over 500 miles on the road to get it through its first service before I put it on the truck to Spain.It’s an absolutely fantastic bike to ride, like nothing else I have ever ridden. A missile. When
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10 Minutes with Phil Daniels
By Luke Ponsford on 30/03/2008 10:31:16
Best known for being the hero of legendary mod flick Quadrophenia,
-day courses with the test at the end. The U-turn was a real bugger. So the Guzzi is the first proper bike I've ever ridden. That's a surprise. So how are you enjoying riding it?Oh, it's great. I'm really getting into it. Bigger bikes are kind of easier for me
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First Person: Michael Collins the 140mph biker
By John Hogan on 20/11/2008 10:22:22
First published in TWO, Michael was followed by an unmarked police biker as he rode at speeds of well over 100mph.
was arrested, they seized my leathers, lid and my bike. I didn’t think I was riding beyond my own limit. Watching the video while being interviewed I thought the policeman’s riding was very sketchy. I was kept in a cell overnight because in their eyes I was too
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First Person: Mark Croft
By Visordown on 23/09/2008 14:39:50
...Mark croft is the petrol head husband of former atomic kitten kerry katona. Among his many toys he has a new found passion for all things Ducati...
and bought a 2007 R1. But I found it hard to ride, especially compared to the ‘98 one I’d owned a few years earlier. I didn’t feel safe so I sold it after 400 miles.I started riding on an FZR400RR 10 years ago, then I got a ZX-7R. Next I had a ’98 R1 when
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The Reality of racing – Josh Wainwright
By Josh Wainwright on 18/02/2008 10:58:09
17 year-old Josh Wainwright is racing the hard way. sometimes you have to sacrifice everything in life for the chance of going all the way...
ankle, but still went out and raced. I got 13th from 32nd on the grid, first time out on the bike. Dad had to put me on the bike the next day because I couldn’t even walk. You know, if a team manager came up and said to me “I want you to ride my bike
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Tadao Baba - Father of the Fireblade
By Visordown News on 19/02/2009 14:48:00
Tadao Baba, the man who built the FireBlade, talks openly about retirement, smoking and crashing the odd Honda now and then...
CBR I designed, and as a total package this was the best Blade I ever made. Lovely handling, engine and power delivery, it’s my favourite bike to ride. But for the image, the first Blade is the best one. It has the best memories for me.That original
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