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Californians can't do corners: Part 2
By Ben Cope on 18/07/2011 10:04:13
'This looks like a nice place to park up'
I'm sure there's a good explanation for falling off at 30mph, but for now I can't think of one..
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I've never seen a chain do that before
By Ben Cope on 20/09/2011 17:02:03
..a lesson in making sure that split-link is properly in place
I've been overtaken by my chain on the A509 and that was a bit of a surprise, but I bet this tickled..Looks like it's happened on a trackbike, so maybe it only had to punch through the fibreglass tail unit, marginally preferable to the engine casing I guess, but at least with the...
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130mph on sand: £6k and big balls needed
By Ben Cope on 30/07/2010 15:38:31
You'll be removing sand from places you didn't even know existed - for weeks..
good, then this Ducati 999 is for you. Modifications include fully adjustable Nemesis race ECU, custom wiring loom, waterproof front-mounted ECU and battery case, custom race exhaust, rear wheel modified for 150 section 17" knobbly, crash bars
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Geeky snippets ahead of the Phillip Island MotoGP
By Ben Cope on 13/10/2009 16:52:41
Get your anoraks out, here are some MotoGP facts for all you race fans out there
place fi nish in the 125cc GP in 2001 is his only podium fi nish at PhillipIsland across all three classes. His 9th place fi nishes in 2005 and 2006 are his best results from four starts on a MotoGP machine in Australia.Chris Vermeulen’s second place
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Custom R1 for Riders for Health
By Ben Cope on 08/12/2009 10:05:27
Flash R1's paintjob created by Rossi's lid designer. Features Ohlins and Akrapovic. Could be yours.
This R1 will be auctioned in 2010 to raise money for Riders for Health.The bike was donated by Yamaha and the paintjob was designed by Aldo Drudi - the guy behind Rossi's helmet designs. See the similarity?!It features Ohlins suspension, Roland
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Scooter pips leccy bikes to podium glory?
By Ben Cope on 30/07/2010 14:28:20
Well, not really, the snapper just needed to point his camera right a bit.
the picture. Is that a scooter I see in second place? They must struggle for tyre choice..
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Mettet Superbiker: Nuts
By Ben Cope on 02/12/2010 16:05:51
Some of the best onboard footage I've seen..
If you havent heard of the Metter Superbiker, it's an event that takes place every year at the end of season and usually attracts a fair few road-racers to the grid.Anyway, just check out the footage of the race, it's on the edge of your seat stuff
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Ben Bostrom's first MotoGP ..at 37 years old
By Ben Cope on 24/07/2011 23:46:42
Ben Boz puts in the hours at Laguna Seca
on his AMA SBK-spec Yamaha R1 than Ben on the RCV. Granted, it was B-Boz's first ride of the bike but more telling was Hayes' time of 1:24.4 was only three tenths off the struggling Toni Elias.
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It's a 30 you bunch of b@stards!
By Ben Cope on 13/12/2011 14:36:30
Man paints sign. Council get angry.
or a speed camera in place but they didn't do anything, infact they didn't even respond.So the self-employed builder painted the huge 30mph sign which is roughly the size of a double-decker bus (or 1/18th of a football pitch or 1/40000000000th the size
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The Hound: XJR1200 Cafe Racer
By Ben Cope on 20/02/2012 12:43:33
Unlikely donor-bike spawns cafe classic
into a stubby Cafe Racer.The seat's from a Manx Norton, the tank from a Ducati Imola. Twin Öhlins piggyback shocks give a nod to on-track performance, while the whisky flask tucked away in the seat and the 13mm spanner folding the tank in place are more
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