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First Ride: 2006 CCM FT35s
By James Whitham on 22/09/2010 12:10:00
Back from the brink, CCM return to the fray with a Suzuki motor wrapped up in one hell of a limited-edition piece of leftfield lunacy.
SEAT HEIGHT - 795mm FUEL CAPACITY - 12L TOP SPEED - 100mph 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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First Ride: KTM 690 Enduro & SMC
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 11:23:23
These two bikes have a lot more in common than just the motor and are a much nearer to being able to live up to their name than any other street-moto or street-enduro machines currently on the market
, fully adjustableFront brake: 320mm discs, four-piston caliper. (300mm, two-piston)Rear brake: 240mm disc, single-piston caliperDry weight: 139.5kg (138.5mm) (claimed)Seat height: 900mm (910mm)Fuel capacity: 12lTop speed: 110mph (est)Colours: Orange
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First Ride: 2010 MV Agusta F4 1000R launch test review
By James Whitham on 04/08/2010 09:55:20
Visordown’s Chief road tester is former World Supersport star and all-round top chap James Whitham. MV Agusta generously allows him to sample the new F4. Is he a happy chappy? Or utterly disgusted with Agusta? Find out
to the new model, how a certain component is 15% more efficient, another is 200 grams lighter and another has more tortional stiffness. Very little is usually said about aesthetics or design concepts.With the new MV F4 they explained that the new bike was 10
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Used Test: Haga's 2005 Yamaha R1
By James Whitham on 21/09/2010 10:32:20
Our very own James Whitham goes out on Noriyuki Haga's ultra-trick Yamaha R1 WSB racer - and finds out that things have changed a bit since his day...
) to suit the long Monza straights.Although the team has a few more members now, the nucleus is the same bunch of people I raced with in Supersports during 2000, '01, and '02. It's a properly funded, well organised, experienced and professional team
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James Whitham Column - Oct 09
By James Whitham on 27/10/2009 15:05:54
James can’t help be massively impressed by the phenomenon that is Ben Spies and his ability to learn and adapt. And an errant mouse causes him to lose a big sale...
, but is in the shadow of his American team mate.Not that this has dented the Yorkshireman’s enthusiasm in any way you understand. Tom has just taken delivery of his new road bike, a Yamaha XV1900 Midnight Star. I followed him on my XR1200 Harley recently from his house
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Replace the radiator coolant
By James Whitham on 06/11/2010 13:07:14
Whitham shows you the best way to top up your motorcycle's radiator coolant
inside the motor, making the cooling system inefficient which ultimately leads to overheating and poor engine performance. It’s neither expensive nor difficult to put right, so get it sorted!Step 1Get the radiator pressure cap off, often not as easy
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Whitham's blog 4
By James Whitham on 07/01/2011 10:53:27
Yorkshire thrift !
in the late seventies of “sell by” dates. Normal people will naturally go for the item on the shelf with the longest time left before the sell by date . . . . not Pa’ Whitham ! . . . he would actively root through the shelves to find the packs that were out
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First Ride: James Whitham's KTM RC8R review
By James Whitham on 09/02/2009 16:46:38
TWO's James Whitham reports back from the launch of KTM's sharp new RC8R
Whitham's Onboard Lap - RC8RParkalgarve circuit in southern Portugal is the world’s newest top level race track. When I was out there last November to commentate on the WSB round, workmen were still putting the finishing touches to the place, so
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Goodwood Revival - Wind Back the Clock
By James Whitham on 22/09/2010 10:17:09
Every year the great and the good of motorsport gather for a weekend of period dress and vintage racing at the Goodwood Revival
Mr James Whitham and Mr Niall Mackenzie are down in the country for the weekend. It's going to be a topping few days of sport as our two heroes tear around the track on their fine machines, filling the air with an aroma of hot oil and warm rubber
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James Whitham Column - Feb 09
By James Whitham on 15/02/2009 17:27:54
This month James becomes the brunt of a Steve Parrish ‘Joke’ as well as discovering the limitations of a 6-volt lighting system during a terrfying 40mph ride home
could I recommend a taxi firm that’d take him the 10 miles from there to the venue. I told him that landing wouldn’t be a problem and that instead of messing around waiting for taxis, as I was abroad, I’d leave him my car at the strip and let him know
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