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Two Hundred Miles Per Hour
By John Hogan on 21/06/2010 12:17:58
Take six people who've never done 200mph before, take one of the fastest bikes in Britain, add a two-mile long runway and this is how it feels
. For the dedicated speed freak or M4 terrorist, it's all frightfully frustrating.But there is a gaping void between having your bike flat-out for a few seconds, and doing a genuine 200mph. At 200mph, it takes you just 17 seconds to cover a mile. You're eating up 293
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V.Far V-Four: 1000 miles on the Honda VFR1200F
By John Hogan on 04/08/2010 15:20:53
We’ve ridden the VFR1200F a thousand miles on typical UK roads in typical UK weather. Snow, rain, freezing fog and temperatures of barely more than zero answer one question. How real-world-good is the new VFR?
peepers away from the road and note that I’m doing 43mph in fourth, too nervous to even laugh at myself I realise this is what Ricky Bobby felt like when he made his comeback in Talladega Nights, only with snow. Forty miles later things start to feel more
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Killacycle slays the quarter mile - video
By Tim Skilton on 13/11/2007 15:35:47
First electric-powered bike to run seven-second quarter
THE KILLACYCLE made drag racing history at Pomona, USA, this weekend when it became the first electric-powered vehicle to run seven seconds for the 1/4 mile. The machine was piloted by expert drag racer, Scotty Pollacheck. The machine delivers 500hp
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Triumph Speed Triple SE - 13000 mile update
By Andy Stevens on 14/10/2010 09:34:26
7 months on and 13000 miles later, christ where did that go?
It seems like only yesterday that the Speed Triple SE arrived at our office for long term test. Actually it’s been 7 months now and Speedy and I have done a tad over 13000 miles.Aside from a daily 89 mile commute to London, the Triumphs been
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Hayabusa (ish) 7-second quarter mile
By Ben Cope on 08/08/2011 15:24:39
..but I bet it doesn't go 'round corners
The fastest ever run on a NOS-assisted 'Street Bike'. If this pulls up next to you at the lights, you might as well take it on. What have you got to lose?
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Learner bikers in uproar over 75 mile trip
By Visordown News on 27/03/2008 17:45:49
Lack of new test centres mean some candidates will need to travel up to 75 miles to take motorcycle test
HUNDREDS OF learner motorcyclists will face a round trip of 75 miles to sit their test, because under new legislation York lacks an adequate centre. The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is building 50 new centres around the country, to cater for a
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Video: 5.84s quarter mile @ 243mph
By Ben Cope on 17/02/2011 16:41:38
Hold on...
Fast forward to 1m30s.It's all very well doing a 243mph 1/4 mile but I suppose the flip side is that normal life must be massively depressing for these guys..
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US drag racer cracks 250mph over quarter-mile
By Visordown News on 30/10/2008 23:12:45
Denver racer becomes the fastest man ever but he won't make it into the Guinness Book of Records
Hogan hit 250mph in under six secondsA US drag racer has beaten the world record for the fastest quarter-mile ever recorded on two wheels but it won't count in the Guinness Book of Records.Denver's Korry Hogan took his top fuel drag bike from zero
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BMW S1000RR breaks 9-second quarter mile
By Ben Cope on 02/07/2010 16:34:57
Only slightly slower than a ZZR-1400...
A STOCK-WHEELBASE BMW S1000RR has entered the coveted 8-second quarter-mile bracket at the Kil-Kare Raceway in Ohio.The Brock's Performance BMW was run in AMA Dragbike SuperSport trim. SuperSport rules are the most stringent in motorcycle drag
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Quarter-mile for beginners
By Robin Goodwin on 09/02/2012 16:18:35
Spectacular drag start fail
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