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Double Ton - cracking the 200mph barrier
By John Hogan on 17/06/2008 14:51:06
Six riders attempt to crack the illusive 200mph barrier at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground
on this?THE PR GUYJEFF STONEAGE: 59PROFESSION: BMF PR MANAGERHIGHEST PREVIOUS TOP SPEED: 160MPHAMBITION: 8/10CONFIDENCE: 10/10TOP SPEED: 190.2MPHJeff is the press officer for the BMF. "I remember cracking a ton for the first time back in the '60s on a BSA
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One Fine Day
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 17:49:37
To discover the best 10-mile stretch of road anywhere in the UK you have to go to Loch Leven in Scotland. But it's worth the ride. We whipped the brand new Street Triple, the manic KTM690SM and the glorious GSX-R750K7 into a frenzy
/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASuzuki TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7949ENGINE CAPACITY - 749ccPOWER - 133.2bhp@11,500rpmTORQUE - 66.5lb.ft@8700rpmWEIGHT - 163kgSEAT HEIGHT - 810mmFUEL CAPACITY - N/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n
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Road Test: Versys V Bandit 650S V MT-03
By Jon Urry on 13/04/2008 13:09:52
We destroyed Australia in the rugby World Cup, and quite possibly that’s all that matters.To give our underdog team a bit of extra support, TWO took the backroad route to France on a Kawasaki Versys, a Yamaha MT-03 and a Suzuki 650 Bandit...
Weight: 212kgSeat height: 840mmColours: Orange, black, silverSUZUKI BANDIT 650SPrice: £4,749Engine: 656cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 16-valve inline fourPower: 83.8bhp@10,500rpmTorque: 44.6lb.ft@9,000rpmWeight: 238kgSeat height: 810mmColours: Black, blueYAMAHA MT
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MotoGP Phillip Island Preview - A Southern Romance
By David Emmett on 02/10/2008 23:47:57
After taking the title from Casey Stoner at Motegi, Valentino Rossi heads to Stoner's home circuit. It's a track where Rossi dominated, but Stoner will surely be out for revenge.
facilities and an air-conditioned press area. Phillip Island, on the other hand, is like a trip back to the 1950s: The pit garages are about as sturdy as your average garden shed, the spectator seating consists mostly of grass, and the commentary positions
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Road Test: Trailies
By Various on 07/05/2008 21:57:07
One night on earth...after 1500 miles on the open road. "James, the wine please... and what's with the stupid hat?"
20s) stopping at 100 miles is a must. The most I ever see before the fuel light comes on is 120 miles, the least 105... and with a three-odd litre reserve I can't take any chances. Take the large and well thought-out panniers and top box off and it
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MotoGP Sepang Race Report - Under The Weather
By David Emmett on 21/10/2008 00:04:30
The MotoGP riders were greeted by hot, humid conditions at tropical Sepang. It was to be a war of attrition.
properly. Racing 200 mph motorcycles at 100% intensity for 45 minutes in 105 degree tropical humidity was going to be a real test of endurance. It had already claimed victims in the smaller classes, with Mattia Pasini pulling in during the 250 race
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Attitude problems
By TRDman on 09/11/2004 13:19:13
Who is responsibile for biking's image. Do you have the biggest part to play?
the tarmac. Images of semi-naked women draped over the latest model (not that you'd know it was the latest model - they all look the same to you). News reports of speeding bikers caught doing 143mph. Local press stories about another dead teenager, hit by a
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Losers
By Carin Sharin on 01/08/2006 20:51:27
Article by The Rider's Digest
for "joyriding" purposes — just that it is only a minutely small percentage that involves any violence. That said, when you return to the spot where you left your R1 unanchored for less than 2 minutes while you rushed indoors for a leak, only to see a 14 year
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MotoGP Laguna Seca Preview - Poor Little Rich Girl
By David Emmett on 19/07/2007 23:31:02
MotoGP crosses the Atlantic, and hits The Corkscrew
great turns: The scary left flick of Turn 1, taken at well over 150 mph before getting hard on the brakes for the hairpin; the nasty left hander at Turn 6, running up the hill and along what is basically a ridge, with no runoff on either side; even
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Christian Iddon Interview
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:44:41
TWO meets Britain's greatest supermoto rider to find out if he's capable of keeping both wheels inline for once
the British 450 and Open Summer Championships as well as the Open Winter Championship. By 2005 Christian was racing for Husaberg in the World Championship, finishing 6th overall. Aprilia then signed him up in 2006 to team up with supermoto legend Thierry Van
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