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Michelin Pilot Road 3 1800-mile tyre review
By Ben Cope on 27/07/2011 16:52:14
From wet roads to trackdays. I've put them through their paces
I’ve been running the new Michelin Pilot Road 3s on my 2011 ZX-10R for 1800 miles. In that time I’ve lost count of the number of people who’ve asked me why I’m running wets on my bike. I can’t blame them for thinking that, because Michelin’s new Pilot Road 3s have a very weird-lo...
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Kings of grip - 2009 Ducati 1198S v 2009 Yamaha R1
By Ben Cope on 30/03/2009 16:28:07
Yamaha's Rossi-engined R1 goes up against the traction control-equipped 1198 on the road and at Brands Hatch
R1 vs. 1198S ... click the pic to see the galleryAs any superbike racer will tell you, making enough power is no longer the problem - with too much of it at their disposal, the problem now isharnessing it. To this end road bike technology has leapt
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We've listened and made some important changes
By Ben Cope on 17/01/2008 10:32:33
And I'd like to tell you about them
important issues, such as privacy and underestimating how much you liked certain things about the old site, we've made a tough transition even tougher. Many of the bugs have been resolved and this post aims to clarify changes and outstanding problems
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To The Crusher - Kawasaki GPZ305
By Ben Cope on 26/03/2010 09:39:12
It's another motorcycle that they should have never made. But they did. Why?
. When questioned about the machine, an ex-Kawasaki mechanic from a dealership of the time said, quote, "fucking absolute dry turd."The camshafts seized in the head (they ran with no head bearings) had camchain problems (automatic tensioners never
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Electronics: ruining motorcycling's simple formula?
By Ben Cope on 28/02/2013 14:15:24
Electronics are everywhere in our lives and modern motorcycles rely on them completely. Is this a good thing?
in 1902.Keyless ignition means you can keep your 'key' in your pocket which is great until you forget which jacket you left your key in. Or was it in your jeans? Is a physical key such a big problem it had to be fixed? On some motorcycles, electronics
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My Oulton Park Triumph Triple Challenge
By Ben Cope on 06/06/2012 15:19:00
A one-off ride on a Daytona 675 at Oulton Park. It's what dreams are made of.
and the engine feels crisp. I'm not in a hurry to pack it in, so I wind it back on.So far, so good. I don't have a problem through the middle section of the track, no stuttering, and no coughing or spluttering but as I drive up Clay Hill it happens again. Perhaps
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Tested: Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact on track
By Ben Cope on 20/06/2011 12:27:35
How does Metzeler's sports-touring tyre perform at the limit
to the structural setup of the tyre carcass, which features steel bands which are tuned with different levels of tension, to control the amount of flex across the tyre’s surface.The Sportec M5 Interact uses three different tension levels in its belts, across five
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Triumph Triple Challenge - The Contenders
By Ben Cope on 18/05/2012 10:58:50
Think everyone in BSB is a professional rider? Think again. We caught up with three aspiring young hopefuls.
, scoring a podium finish on his debut.All ready for the 2012 season on the same bike, James came across a problem all too familiar in racing: his main sponsor pulled out.That's where his team name PFR comes in."When our sponsor pulled out, I took it as a
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Return of the Yamaha Vmax
By Jon Urry & Ben Cope on 26/08/2008 09:25:05
It’s been 12 years in the planning, makes over 197bhp and will set you back nearly £16,000. Welcome back Vmax, you have some big boots to fill
-blowing back in the 1980s. It was this monster power-plant that dominated the bike and is why Yamaha refer to it as the Vmax’s heart. To get the chassis to handle didn’t prove too much of a problem to the bike’s designers, what caused them the most headaches
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