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James Whitham Scrapbook: Part One
By James Whitham on 06/06/2011 11:44:27
A life in comedy photographs
in the programme to see who number 95 was. His name, it turned out was Rory Thompson who hailed from Glasgow... the Glasgow part was scary enough, but his occupation was listed as ‘door to door butcher and part-time debt collector’... When he came seeking me I
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KTM 690 Duke R vs. Yorkshire Dales
By James Whitham on 04/11/2010 15:26:20
Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Bardon was forced to take photos of someone called James Whitham. Perhaps, more worryingly, he also had to listen to him for the best part of a Thursday afternoon
open, for the most part you can see the road ahead and anything that’s coming down it – which if you go during the week is very little. Plus you’re going a lot slower than you would be on a faster bike on a wider, smoother road, so if the worst did
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First Ride: Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 review
By James Whitham on 17/09/2010 12:04:12
Suzuki's legendary headbanging 750 gets a few tweaks for 2006. Is it still the thinking man's superbike?
Click to read: Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 owners reviews, Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 specs and to see the Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 image gallery.I know I'm not as young as I was, I run a "sensible" car, my hair is starting to recede, and the passage of time seems to have been compressed somehow, but i...
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Used Test: Yamaha TZ350
By James Whitham on 26/12/2006 12:04:58
James has been scratching around Cadwell on a Yamaha TZ350
The last time I rode a TZ350 was in the early 80s. I never actually owned one, but a mate, Pete, did. At the time I was a pimply youth in my second season of racing on an MT125 Honda. With the 125 you normally got three races in a day, but if you owned a 350 it was possible to en...
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First Ride: KTM 690 Duke
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 21:26:14
The Duke has been, and KTM intend it to continue, as the flagship of the smaller end of their range. And as such the engine and drive train is virtually the only thing that it has in common with the Enduro and the SMC. The rest is all different
The Duke has been, and KTM intend it to continue, as the flagship of the smaller end of their range. And as such the engine and drive train is virtually the only thing that it has in common with the Enduro and the SMC. The rest is all different.The Duke gets an extra 3bhp (taking...
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Living with a 2008 Ducati Monster 696
By James Whitham on 23/11/2008 10:37:02
James Whitham's review of the Ducati Monster 696. What's it like to live with?
October 2008When I got to thinking, I’ve owned a lot of bikes over the years, some I’ve run for a bit, some just passed through my hands, and some were as hard to get rid of as a tickly cough. Most have been Japanese, but interspersed with some less main-stream stuff like a Cagi...
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Road Test: 2004 Supersports Test - 1000'S
By Jon Urry, James Whitham on 22/04/2008 20:22:26
Take sixteen of the best sportsbikes in the world to a circuit for three days, put them on identical tyres, add thirteen journalists from ten different countries and you have the most comprehensive test ever.
to include twelve publications from ten different countries all over the world. Riders involved include world class racers such as James Whitham and Olivier Jacque, national champions, race school instructors and journalists whose job it is to ride and rate
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Splitting heirs: Yamaha YZF-R6 2005 vs. 2006
By James Whitham, Tim Dickson on 27/01/2011 10:26:19
I know the R6 well not only 'cos I raced one for three seasons in World Supersport but also because we used 'em as marshals' bikes on our track days.
ON THE TRACKI KNOW THE R6 well, not only 'cos I raced one for three seasons in World Supersport but also because we used 'em as marshals' bikes on our track days. I've done a million laps of everywhere on R6s, and riding one is like putting on a pair of well-worn slippers.You pre...
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2009 KTM RC8R review
By James Whitham on 31/03/2010 12:18:02
KTM’s first superbike hit the mark last year with a blend of awesome performance and comfort. Now the R is upon us, is the RC8 a match for Ducati’s mighty 1198?
this most competitive sector of the bike market with no previous experience. The issues it has had with the bike are teething problems, nothing more. All of which I know is scant compensation if you spent the best part of £11,000, only to find yourself on a
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Trials & Error - Whitham rides a Montesa
By James Whitham on 21/09/2010 14:40:17
Motorcycles aren't all about going fast - sometimes they go up vertical walls instead. Whit blags a go on Dougie Lampkin's trials bike and wishes he was somewhere else
wheels. The six other publications invited to take part are pure off-road magazines, but I can't even get the bike out of the car park without help.The list of test riders invited for a go on Takahisha Fujinami's and Dougie Lampkin's factory Montesa
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