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Living with a 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By John Cantlie on 12/07/2002 14:02:03
Cantlie goes mega fast and offends the law on his R1
from max. Preload: 5.5 rings showingRear: Compression: 2 turns extra in from stock. Rebound: 10 back from max. This has tightened up the whole feel of the R1 and will make it tankslap on the right roads. But I like bikes that move around a bit - gives
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Indian Takeaway - Enduro India
By John Cantlie on 29/06/2005 12:46:44
If you need a break from the drudgery of working life, if you want to ride a bike in a place where traffic laws are non-existent and you can do pretty much whatever you want, well, you need to go to India
been before because it's dirty, smelly and overcrowded.So, when we finally arrive in India and one zealous participant tries to rouse 100 jet-lagged souls with a stirring shout of "Enduro India 2005 is go!" I decide, there and then, that Enduro India
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Destroy Supercars
By John Cantlie on 21/04/2010 16:02:41
Ridiculously powerful, with unearthly levels of grip and braking ability, the modern supercar is a tough quarry. Here’s the lowdown
.5 seconds; 0-100 in 5.5 seconds and the quarter-mile in 10.2s.” Only a Suzuki Hayabusa can get close; 10.4s for the quarter-mile. “The chances of coming across a Veyron are slim, let alone a driver with the balls to thrash it,” admits Henry, “but be careful
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Extreme Sports - SP-2, ZX-10R, GSX-R1000
By John Cantlie on 20/10/2010 14:30:43
Get three mates riding three of the most extreme sportsbikes ever built, plot a devilish route through some of the best roads in the UK
. In other words: proper sportsbikes. And the pick of the crop were these three below, the 2005 GSX-R1000K5, Kawasaki's 2004 ZX-10R and Honda's sublime VTR1000 SP-2 from 2002.And the best news is that you can buy examples of these three bikes for easily under
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Best Biking Summer Holiday... America
By John Cantlie on 21/10/2010 11:40:15
Best-ever biking summer holiday across America 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
AMERICAName: John CantlieBike: Honda GoldwingMiles covered: 14,955Total cost: £2,400Pros: Sense of total freedomCons: CostAt precisely 3.33am just 20 miles out of Jacksonville, I sat bolt upright, slammed on the brakes at 80mph and swerved to avoid
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Riding Enduro Africa
By John Cantlie on 29/11/2005 16:09:55
2500 kilometres, 10days, 5blokes, 5bikes, 1 ginormous continent...and a broken foot
towards the Drakensberg range, climbing to nearly 10,000 feet before passing through game reserves as you cross Lesotho. From there you'll traverse the rugged Transkai region before swinging east towards the Wild Coast where game animals roam the plains
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Road Test: KTM 950SM V BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cantlie on 13/04/2008 13:42:48
Are these the two best Sportsbikes in the world? KTM’s 950sm and BMW’s seminal R1200GS adventure are ripping up the rule book and re-inventing the way we should ride.
as a sports rider, get on one of these.SPECS:KTM 950SMPrice: £7,983Engine: 942cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 8-valve v-twinPower: 98bhp@8,000rpmTorque: 70ft/lb@6,500rpmWeight: 191kgSeat height: 865mmweb info: www.ktm.co.ukBMW R1200GS AdventurePrice: £10,633
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