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Used Test: Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
By Bertie Simmonds on 10/04/2008 19:17:39
Half elephant, half cyclops, but all-conquering when it came to the title of King of Speed in the late 1990s, the Hayabusa is still the yardstick for sheer velocity and a fantastic cult motorcycle.
The figures take some beating: 192mph, 157bhp, a quarter-mile in just 10 seconds and you could have all this for just a shade over £3,000. Suzuki's Hayabusa came on the scene in 1999 and the lumpy looks were for a reason: this bike was one
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First Ride: 2007 Buell 1125R
By Bertie Simmonds on 02/04/2008 17:59:37
25 years in the making and Erik Buell finally makes the bike he always dreamed of: a liquid-cooled V-twin with plenty of poke and handling to die for. So has junking the Harley engines given Buell a new edge?
motor and around an unfamiliar track like Laguna it cossets you, as your gear selection needn't be spot-on.Buell claims 146bhp @ 10,000rpm at the crank, but I reckon the 1125R will be pushing out more like 115 on the dyno. The bike is so tractable
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Crown Jewels - AGV Helmets
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/10/2003 09:05:35
So just how do Italian helmet manufacturers AGV protect the most precious head in motorcycle racing? Bertie headed to Italy to find out making a helmet for Valentino Rossi must be akin to trying to make a crown fit for a king
- he won his first 125 GP race. The rest was history and a partnership was formed.Rossi has been happy to wear AGV's best lid, but for 2003 they wanted to make one that was even better than the old Evo and XR2 models that he'd been using. Jonny Towers
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True Grit - Bikers with disability
By Bertie Simmonds on 31/03/2010 12:38:11
Getting hurt, badly hurt, on your bike isn’t something any of us like to talk about. But it happens. And not always to the other guy.
, the first bike I bought was an FJ1200 Yamaha, but it was too heavy so within a week I swapped it for a 1991 FZR1000 EXUP. Now I’ve got a mint Honda NC30 with a heel brake. I’ve also got an Aprilia SR125 scooter with a 172cc big-bore kit, a Honda CRF230, a
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First Ride: 2007 Buell 1125R
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 09:55:29
25 years in the making and Erik Buell finally makes the bike he always dreamed of: a liquid-cooled V-twin with plenty of poke and handling to die for. So has junking the Harley engines given Buell a new edge?
cast aluminium items.SPECS TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £8495ENGINE CAPACITY - 1125ccPOWER - 146bhp@9800rpmTORQUE - 82lb.ft@8000rpmWEIGHT - 179kgSEAT HEIGHT - 775mmFUEL CAPACITY - 21.2LTOP SPEED - 150mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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