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Pleasure Island - 2003 TT Test
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2003 12:14:13
We took the four road-going versions from 2003's TT winning bikes together with two TT specialists, back to the home of road racing
.McGuinness was the first rider on the scene and quite how he managed to carry on racing that week let alone win a TT race having seen the body of one of his best friends lying in the road demonstrates the mental toughness needed to compete at the TT.Joining TWO
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Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s
By Niall Mackenzie, Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:34:01
The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain.
success in superbike championships, but only when it was in megabucks factory trim and with a team of technicians to tend to its every whim and desire. Line one up in a superstock race however and the opposition would have died laughing at your missing 30
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10 Greatest Grand Prix races - ever
By Jon Urry on 22/10/2010 14:03:42
We've asked the most knowledgeable race pundits in the world and picked out their top Grand Prix races
the race out for posterity is not that last lap lunge by Bazza, but instead the collective goose-bumps, hair-on-end sensation enjoyed simultaneously by millions of Britons. Exceeding maybe even those felt on the Island for Mike Hailwood's comeback win
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10 minutes with... Frankie Chili
By Jon Urry on 25/10/2007 20:49:15
Now in his tenth year of World Superbike racing, Bologna's blue-eyed boy is still showing the young guns the way. Control yourselves ladies, here's Frankie
man, as well as a good rider.You raced with Niall Mackenzie in 500 GPs. What do you remember of him?He was a very, very good rider. Very fast, but also unlucky. And to win you need to have luck as well as a good team and good tyres.Niall claims he
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The Jerry Burgess interview
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 16:58:21
He's been the anchorman behind Doohan and Rossi, TWO talks to MotoGP guru Jerry Burgess
into this team that has been winning. And somewhere along the line, they didn't listen. We left at the end of 2003, having won the last race for them, and since then they've only just managed to win six races in three years. They went a whole season without
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Bridgestone BT-002 review
By Jon Urry on 15/10/2006 10:17:52
Bridgestone launches its new Racing Street tyres - road-legal rubber aimed predominantly at track day riders in search of serious grip
They say: "Combines race-winning performance with rider friendly characteristics" BridgestoneWe say: "The last race I won was with an egg and spoon" Jon UrryChoosing a tyre is all about being honest. There isn't any point in riding around on track
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First Ride: 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 review
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 22:11:15
The R6 is reborn with a competition-bred 'no compromise' attitude. But is all this race-ready technology a step too far for the road?
compromise' with the R6 (and it's still called the R6, not the R6R, as was rumoured). Yamaha wants it to win races, loads of them, so it has allowed its engineers to design the bike with race wins in mind as well as full access to MotoGP technology. Once
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Christian Iddon: The Apprentice
By Jon Urry on 01/12/2010 15:14:53
You may not have heard of him but Christian Iddon is a World Supermoto racer. His raw riding talent is obvious. So, has he got what it takes to make an impact in road racing? Mackenzie passes his verdict.
's wishes) Christian raced his dad's bike in a round. Although he didn't win he showed enough promise in that one run to secure a sponsor for the 2003 British championship.The next year he won both the British 450 and Open Summer Championships as well
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First Ride: BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replica
By Jon Urry on 14/09/2010 12:16:08
Only BMW would make a race replica that comes with heated grips and a shaft-drive as standard. Jon Urry took the Randy Mamola BoxerCup replica BMW around Donington Park for an all-over workout
buggering off and winning the GP by a country mile.Now in its fifth season, the BoxerCup has proved a clever marketing tool for BMW because despite its car side of things having strong ties with racing, their bikes are more linked to touring. With the racing
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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
as well. After much pestering (and against his mum's wishes) Christian raced his dad's bike in a round. Although he didn't win he showed enough promise in that one run to secure a sponsor for the 2003 British championship.The next year he won both
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