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18 of us are killed or seriously injured each day
By Ben Cope on 03/02/2012 09:28:44
An open letter to the IAM
rocket-scientist to work out why casualties among car drivers are falling: manufacturers of cars are making them safer, driving standards have not improved 7% in the past year, believe me. Even with safer cars, you can't forget to factor in the people who
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The original Ducati Diavel?
By Ben Cope on 26/11/2010 12:12:51
A year ago it would have looked totally weird for a Ducati. Now the Diavel's out, it's less so..
Only a select number of people know how long Ducati have been working on the Diavel. Let's guess 3 years.Funny then, that I came across this interesting Ducati custom on t'interweb yesterday. Created by Moto Frisoli Racing a Ducati Dealer in South
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Have you owned a TDM900, V-Strom 1000 or Gran Canyon? Want to be in Visordown magazine?
By Ben Cope on 30/03/2010 15:13:10
We're looking for opinions from people who currently own, or have owned, these twin-pot go anywhere beauties.
on it:How old you were when you bought the bike:Did anything go wrong with it:Did you sell it on, or write it off, or was it stolen, or..:Please also include a mugshot of yourself and a pic of your bike. They should be a decent size (around 200kb
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We'd rather buy a car from Obama
By Ben Cope on 24/11/2011 08:54:00
We live in a funny old world...
I've read some weird and tenuous press-releases in my time but this is up there with the best.According to a survey by YouGov for free-ads site CraigsList, we'd rather buy a car from Barack Obama than David Cameron.2,000 people were surveyed here
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Used: Alpinestars Jet Road GTX gloves
By Ben Cope on 28/01/2013 13:16:00
Alpinestars winter beaters get beaten by the hands of time
but really is. We’ll have a go at fixing them but the outlook is bleak. So they might well end up on secondment to weekend mountain biking duties: the Old People’s Home for all-season motorcycles gloves, where I’m sure they’ll live out a happy life.They were
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Mount Everest vs. The Isle of Man TT
By Ben Cope on 30/05/2012 15:24:00
A few thoughts for your consideration
-one is allowed to die of anything except old age put their tuppence in every time there's a death at the TT but it's not just the Daily Mail-reading stereotype that dabbles in a bit of anti-TT either; I hear more and more bikers talking about it too.It struck me
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25 years of the Ninja
By Ben Cope on 22/07/2009 11:57:00
From the GPZ900R to the current ZX-10R and everything in-between. Kawasaki hit the nail on the head with the Ninja range and they're celebrating in style.
The Ninja brand is officially a quarter of a century old in 2009, and Kawasaki Motors UK is set to recognise the important anniversary in style.Alongside events planned at Kawasaki dealers across the UK, the celebration will focus on a week long
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I don't need it, but I had to have it..
By Ben Cope on 04/05/2011 17:57:40
Geeky Endurance Racing-based obsession fulfilled
I knew racing would be expensive, but I never really knew just HOW expensive it was, until I drew up a list of wants and needs for my 848 Challenge bike and started calling people for parts.As a result, my bank account is dryer than a camel's arse
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Simon Warburton on the Speed Triple R
By Ben Cope on 25/01/2012 13:12:42
Triumph's Product Manager talks Speed Triple R. So what are the chances of a 1200 version Simon?
, the old gears used four dogs but the new gears use five, so that means more opportunity for the gears to engage, making the action smoother. We'll use this new gearbox in the standard model now too.Will we see an 800 or 1200 Speed Triple?There have been a
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2011 BMW S1000RR vs. 2012 S1000RR track review
By Ben Cope on 13/03/2012 09:41:44
We pitched the old and new models head to head on track
with slushy rain, you're knackered and you've got 80 miles to get to the warmth of a hotel, ABS and traction control make a slog a cinch.I'm glad BMW built the S1000RR because it's helped revitalize the class and introduce a word I think most people were
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