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From Private Jet to Easyjet - rider salary chart
By Ben Cope on 25/08/2010 11:12:57
Despite the glamour, racing’s not the early ticket to retiring a rich man. Only the big hitters bring home the big bucks. Here are estimated wages of the not so rich and less famous
Valentino Rossi may be one of the world’s highest paid sportsmen, well ahead of F1 champ Lewis Hamilton and just behind global brand David Beckham but his whopping £21m a year salary is dwarfed by the likes of Tiger Woods, the highest earning
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Rossi and Oakley join forces
By Ben Cope on 13/07/2011 10:54:20
I chose to work with Oakley because they share my ambitious nature says the GOAT
the Oakley brand perfectly,” said Scott Bowers, SVP of Global Marketing and Brand Development at Oakley. “He continually pushes performance to the limit, and he respects the fact that we earned our authenticity by doing the same. In all the sports that demand
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Just 239 KTMs affected by recall
By Ben Cope on 08/11/2012 11:10:54
KTM UK issue statement on worldwide recall
the global recall of around 7000 motorcycles on specific models from 2012/13 in which only 239 off-road bikes from the UK and Ireland could be affected by a possible leak in the fuel hose due to a manufacturing process defect on the part of the supplier
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UK custom scoops world's best award
By Ben Cope on 18/08/2010 14:19:06
First it wins at the Ace Cafe then it shows the world we know how to build customs
Sussex-based Shaw Harley-Davidson is celebrating this week after being crowned World Champions in a global custom bike building competition. The Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership clinched the title in the Modified Harley class of the AMD
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848 Challenge rider profiles
By Ben Cope on 27/04/2011 12:09:24
All the riders in the 2011 848 Challenge series
Occupation: DirectorTeam Name: Team Global Robots LtdManager: Andy KirkwoodSponsors: Global Robots LtdCareer History· Started racing 1992· Club racing competitor· Northwest 200 competitor· Manx GP competitor, best finish 5thJamie Poole
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James Whitham Column - Jun 2009
By Ben Cope on 01/06/2009 14:35:11
Mr Whitham makes the trek down from ‘Uddersfield to London to not win a literary prize for his fine book, and is completely aghast at the price Southerners pay for a cab ride...
I don’t know if I actually believe in global warming or not. Loads of clever people these days do nothing else but bang on about how we’ll all soon be under water unless we start cycling to work, erecting windmills on our roofs and turning our
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High bike prices
By Ben Cope on 26/09/2009 16:48:21
‘Perfect Storm’ in the market place pushes new bike prices to an all-time high
. Their marketing manager, Simon Belton, told Visordown: “On a global basis, rising manufacturing costs and volatile exchange rates are making it impossible to hold current prices here in the UK. Therefore Yamaha had to increase prices all models. The increases have
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Every motorcycle fashion faux-pas. Ever.
By Ben Cope on 18/04/2012 12:20:27
We asked you to name the things that shame biking. You weren't backward in coming forward
your pillion!Iridium VisorsLike step haircuts, Global Hypercolour T-shirts and Soda Stream; these were cool at the time but best left in the ‘90s.Scooter BlanketsI’m all for encouraging more people onto two wheels, but not if they look like this. If you
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Dramatic start to the 848 Challenge season
By Ben Cope on 10/04/2012 14:45:06
A wet Brands Hatch hosts the season opener.
) and all four slid off the circuit, resulting in the safety car while the circuit was cleared.When the safety car went in it was Mike Edwards (OHLINS @ P&H Motorcycles) who led, closely followed by James White (Team After Dark) and Ben Field (Ducati UK
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848 Challenge Misano official race report
By Ben Cope on 01/07/2012 09:58:00
Jason Boswell's 848 Challenge race report
. With a win and a second apiece Brown and Northover shared the trophy, agreeing to split ownership of the cup in their own unique way. Sarah Jordan (Global Robots/Steve Jordan Motorcycles) also took to the podium to collect the International Ladies Cup
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