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How the Christini 2WD system works
By Visordown on 19/10/2010 16:39:36
The Christini 2WD is devilishly simple, but still remarkably complex. Here’s how it works
When you buy a £2,700 Christini kit, you receive a new frame for your motorcycle, with a front fork and wheel assembly. Christini also sell complete bikes, which cost £2,800 more – and are 7kg heavier – than the corresponding RWD model.Christini-equipped bikes have a second driv...
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How to race motocross
By John Cantlie on 19/02/2009 12:13:13
It’s the cheapest and most exciting form of two-wheeled motorsport with a growing ‘veterans’ crowd of over 35 year-olds racing. Fancy something new? Here’s how to get started.
in the paddock. No smashed fairings and no ambulance home. Nothing will teach you about how to ride a bike quicker than off-roading, so here’s our beginner’s guide to getting dirty…YOUCost: FOCWhere from: All overMore than any other form of two-wheeled motorsport
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How modern bikes are made greener
By John Bentman on 19/10/2010 16:19:54
Do you know what OBD is, how it works. Do you know the difference between the Cat on your bike and the cat on your sofa? Step inside
of early Electronic Control Units (ECU) that accompanied the fuel injection. Carburettors could then still give comparable, if not superior, performance and tune-ability.Continue how to make your bike greener
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How to really ride any kind of bike
By Ben Miller on 19/03/2009 15:39:32
The latest issue of TWO asks riding legends to talk about how they ride. Check out the videos of our riding panel here.
Whether you’re a streetbike man or a race-rep fiend, a Pan pilot or a two-stroke fanatic, read the ultimate go-faster guide in the May issue of TWO.Your authors? Freddie Spencer, Nicky Hayden and Christian Iddon to name just three. Follow the links below to see our very expert pa...
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How the 1098 Saved Ducati
By Colin Goodwin on 04/05/2010 15:45:23
In 2007 the future looked bleak for Ducati. With debts in excess of £30 million and with a product range that simply wasn’t selling, it was quite possible that another famous Italian marque was about to go bust. And then along came the 1098
sales of £224.2m, up a whopping 44% on the previous year. What’s more, Ducati’s managers could now walk past the bank without wearing heavy disguise because from being deeply in the red the company now had £6.6m in its account. How did this incredible
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How to Buy the Right Helmet
By Ben Miller on 22/04/2010 09:50:17
Notoriously fragile, your head’s worth protecting. Follow these four steps to hard-hat happiness
, not commuting.”2. Features and budgetNow that you know what style of helmet you’re looking for, you need to consider your budget. Regardless of the Sharp rating system – the flawed DFT-backed initiative designed to help people choose helmets – what your mates
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How the 1098 saved Ducati
By Jocolin Goodwin on 07/09/2009 16:41:55
Two years ago the future looked bleak for Ducati. With debts in excess of £30 million and with a product range that simply wasn’t selling, it was quite possible that another famous Italian marque was about to go bust. And then along came the 1098..
sales of £224.2m, up a whopping 44% on the previous year. What’s more, Ducati’s managers could now walk past the bank without wearing heavy disguise because from being deeply in the red the company now had £6.6m in its account. How did this incredible
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How does the DCT on the Honda VFR1200 work?
By Mark Forsyth on 07/06/2010 14:47:04
The new VFR1200 features Dual Clutch Transmisson, we investigate the benefits of it
I have to admit images of a CB400 Hondamatic sprang to mind when I first heard about this new DCT system. How wrong…First clue that there’s something amiss is the lack of gear pedal and clutch lever. Then you spot the handlebar mounted handbrake
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How to really ride any kind of bike
By Ben Miller on 07/04/2010 11:22:28
From street bikes to two-strokes, 600cc sportsbikes to supermotos, different bikes require different techniques. Whatever you ride, get the best from your bike with the help of the finest riders on the planet
How to ride a fast sportsbikeBy Nicky HaydenFeeling unequal to the task of hustling 180bhp? Worried about highsiding on the high street? Let Nicky Hayden talk you through the black art of riding very, very fastUniquely placed to offer advice
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How to ruin a Ducati Monster 1100
By Visordown News on 06/07/2009 14:50:16
French fashion design guru Christian Audigier turns his hand to Ducati's Monster with questionable results
the awful graphics, the spec isn't too bad, it features a single-sided swingarm, Ohlins front suspension, Ohlins TTX rear suspension, BST carbon fibre wheels, Rizoma controls, magnesium engine cases, performance cam shafts, an STM slipper clutch and a full
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