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2009 KTM 990SMT first ride review
By John Cantlie on 09/04/2010 09:21:43
It’s taken Austrian dirt bike peddlers KTM a decade, but the orange House of Madness has finally produced a sensible motorbike. Except it isn’t, not really…
poisoning in a bath still running eight hours later (the hotel room repair bill was £17,000) while Chris Porter from Fast Bikes and I were arrested by Spanish police for stealing a small powerboat and setting off across Barcelona harbour.In 1997 there was a
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Living with a 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By John Cantlie on 12/07/2002 14:02:03
Cantlie goes mega fast and offends the law on his R1
from max. Preload: 5.5 rings showingRear: Compression: 2 turns extra in from stock. Rebound: 10 back from max. This has tightened up the whole feel of the R1 and will make it tankslap on the right roads. But I like bikes that move around a bit - gives
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Road Test: Ducati 999 vs. 998
By John Cantlie on 21/04/2008 22:00:18
Of course, what every 998 owner really wants to know is whether they have to sell their bike immediately and get another loan for a new 999. Or are they - infact - better off with their undoubted modern classic?
out into the Autumn air.I've got the 999 for a full five days, all the way through the August Bank Holiday. I've collared a 998 off our good friends at P&H Motorcycles in Crawley (01293 413300) by way of comparison, and a 100% Bikes trackday (0870
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