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The trials & tribulations of Foggy Petronas
By Stuart Barker on 09/01/2008 14:57:49
At the end of this season Team Foggy Petronas will be no more. After five years the team still hasn't won a WSB race and the FP1 road bike has yet to go on general sale. So what went wrong?
By August of 2001, Carl Fogarty was ready to turn his back on the sport which had made him a household name. After wining four World Superbike titles for Ducati he was frustrated at the lack of progress being made in trying to run his own Ducati team and was considering 'walking ...
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Reader's Rides: Cotswolds
By James Watson on 01/12/2010 14:02:04
James Watson, 29, works in advertising sales. He rides a Kawasaki Z750, now lives and works in Bath but looks forward to visiting old friends in the Cotswolds for a decent ride
Growing up around the Cotswolds you learn two things. First, how to go fast on small, twisty country roads, and second, if the horse shit on the road looks fresh then cover a brake because the hunt is probably around the next bend!When I go back I usually stay with mates in Chelt...
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Unfinished business - Laverda SFC
By Visordown on 27/08/2010 15:01:07
Conceived in boom-time and canned when Laverda owners Aprilia felt the pinch from falling scooter sales, the SFC (Super Freni Competizione – as in super brakes competition) was an interpretation of Laverda’s iconic early seventies endurance racer
-olds to ride 50cc bikes with no licence or lessons. Scooter sales – Aprilia’s mainstay – fell off a cliff, so by the time the Laverda SFC was actually shown in 2003, its masters at Aprilia were desperately seeking financial help to keep the company afloat
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Discuss: Has Ewan McGregor saved the UK motorcycle industry?
By Ben Cope on 02/02/2013 10:41:34
Where would the industry be now if it weren't for the Hollywood actor's trip?
Adventure all those years ago.In 2012, motorcycle sales in the Adventure category in the UK were up 15.2% in a market that was down 0.2% overall. In 2012 the Touring segment was down 22.9% while Customs and Sport Touring were down 13% each. Just a handful
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Discuss: The 999 will be a future classic
By Jon Urry on 18/02/2009 10:31:00
Today's unloved 999 superbike is tomorrow's enthusiasts' gold
. Okay, in the sales charts it was a flop, but this will soon be forgotten.Then there is the ride. The last generation of 999 is stunning to ride. The engine is beautiful, putting out a genuine 130bhp, while the chassis is superb and more than a match
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Living with a 2001 KTM Duke II
By Niall Mackenzie on 26/05/2002 14:02:00
Our Spuds lives life with KTM's crazy supermoto
backside on a lofty supermoto saddle you could quite possibly be hooked. I was, and have continued to be all year. So it doesn't really surprise me that even tiny KTM dealers like Redline in Leicestershire have seen sales increase over 700% since the early
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Creche Course - They start 'em young these days
By Mark Forsyth on 17/06/2008 14:51:06
MF goes racing with the fastest 8-year olds in the country as we go looking for the next generation of MotoGP talent
Bradley Smith, at the ripe old age of 16, is currently something of an ambassador for British motorcycle racing. His 3rd place finish at the French Grand Prix lit a beacon of hope for hundreds of other British kids who until that weekend had considered the route to MotoGP too roc...
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Return of the Yamaha Vmax
By Jon Urry & Ben Cope on 26/08/2008 09:25:05
It’s been 12 years in the planning, makes over 197bhp and will set you back nearly £16,000. Welcome back Vmax, you have some big boots to fill
Ever since Yamaha unveiled a prototype V4-engiend bike at the Tokyo motorshow in 2005 the hype around the new Vmax has been building. There was little doubt it was on its way, Yamaha even gauged public reaction with two websites, one called nextvmax.com, and by the time a ‘concep...
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Tyre launch: Bridgestone Battlax BT-016
By Bertie Simmonds on 22/10/2008 11:25:39
With its first MotoGP title, not to mention the services of a fast Italian, Bridgestone is on a high
the launch at Jerez technical features such as HTSPC, MS Belt and 3 and 5 layer compounds were bandied about. Apparently all you need to know is that they have progressive grip performance, sporty handling, good longevity and excellent high and low
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Stop Right Now: ABS vs. The Man
By Jon Urry on 29/11/2010 16:05:26
ABS: good for those that wants it. Or is it even better than that? Can you handle the truth? Be prepared, as Prof Jon Urry and his performing lab rats demonstrate to us all the startling reality
Honda has stated that by 2010 most its bikes will have 'advanced braking systems'. Being a caring, responsible manufacturer Honda is doing its best to reach the best solution to cut bike accidents and deaths. But is ABS the way forward? Do we really need ultimate control of the b...
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