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Bad Boy No.4: Mick Doohan
By Stuart Barker on 06/12/2010 16:29:16
Doohan was a hardman even when the Arai came off, here is a chronicle of his brush with the law
finally did suffer career-ending injuries in a crash at Jerez in 1999, Doohan became advisor to Rossi at Honda before finally disappearing from the sport once it became clear there was nothing he could teach the Italian superstar. But he hit the headlines
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The Jerry Burgess interview
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 16:58:21
He's been the anchorman behind Doohan and Rossi, TWO talks to MotoGP guru Jerry Burgess
Jerry Burgess...the man behind the fast boysON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, THIS LOOKS LIKE A GLAMOROUS JOB. IS IT? I think any job where you enjoy it must be pretty glamorous. I guess I see Valentino Rossi for two hours, three days a week, but I wouldn
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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
, it was a relatively simple job to knock-up a new, tubular steel chassis and some odd-looking bodywork, and by mid-2003 road-going prototypes were out testing in preparation for the ‘production’ version’s launch at the end of the year.While the bike
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Best Biking Summer Holiday... Italy
By John Hogan on 21/10/2010 11:27:31
Best-ever biking summer holiday to Italy so you can get some ideas for your own. You don’t have to spend thousands of pounds or be away from work for long
ITALYName: John HoganBike: Ducati MonsterMiles covered: 482Total cost: £1,600Pros: Dolomites, food, weatherCons: Coming home...This job offers the most amazing perks, usually petrol powered but not always. When I received the invite to go and look
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MV Agusta Racing Resurrection
By Harriet Ridley on 29/07/2005 12:13:27
MV were once racing's dominant force, before slipping into the Japanese shadow. Two men have risked their livelihoods to resurrect Italy's heritage and produce bikes that are works of art and ahead of their time. This is their story
, when he created a stunner: the 916. TWO's Grant Leonard was at the launch. "I've never been at a launch where all the journos were so gobsmacked by a bike," he recalls. "There was a feeling it might be a big styling job and underneath it only an 888
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Are sportsbikes getting uglier? You decide.
By Visordown on 07/10/2010 17:13:51
Are the latest generation of 1,000cc sportsbikes the ugliest of the lot? look at the 2004 GSX-R, ZX-10R, R1 and Blade. weren’t they much prettier? Discuss...
to say:I think the Italian bikes look even better than they did in 2004, although let’s forget the 999. However the new ZX-10R has a real problem with the exhaust (thank heavens the aftermarket cans have started to appear). And as for the style
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Motorcycle Radar: 1978
By Roland Brown on 21/11/2010 15:16:22
In 1798 the French army entered Rome. Who's have thought it? However in 1978 the GS1000 was born. Unlucky for Kawasaki
six-cylinder engine made a fearsome 105bhp, it handled improbably well, and its dramatic styling did a great job of highlighting that “block-of-flats” aircooled engine. But at three grand the CBX was too expensive and complex to be a hit
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Motorcycle Radar: 1986
By Roland Brown on 02/12/2010 13:55:46
Roland Brown is a world class swordsman, entertainer, poet, scientist, boxer, ladies' man and motorcycle journalist. Only one of those is true.
's key feature, its 143bhp V4 engine, was initially detuned to 105bhp for Euro-consumption. So when a friend bought a US-spec Max I cadged a spin, and took it speed-testing where it tried to dislocate my shoulders on the strip. Despite handling like a
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Living with a 2002 Aprilia RSV Mille R
By Bertie Simmonds on 12/12/2002 11:48:54
Did Bertie get on with the RSV Mille R, read on for his longterm verdict...
7635703). They also did the first service, which costs a fair bit - £328 - because it takes around four hours as the clearances have to be checked. I have to big up the chaps at City, as they did a great job, and called me to let me know about the delay
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Motorcycle Radar: 1997
By Roland Brown on 06/12/2010 13:49:10
Roland Brown is a world class swordsman, entertainer, poet, scientist, boxer, ladies' man and motorcycle journalist. Only one of those is true.
. Despite being less sporty than the rest of the range, the ST2 proved well up to the job, feeling quick and well-controlled. The launch dinner was enlivened by a performance of Andalucian dancing horses, at the insistence of nag-riding chief engineer
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