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Lucky Stars - Superstitious racers
By Stuart Barker on 15/05/2009 14:48:43
Rossi, Foggy, Sheene - In this age of space technology, it's comforting to know that bike racers are a desperately superstitious bunch
be lacking any of the aforementioned ingredients. If racers' personal beliefs have any merit, then wearing a green vest, a pair of Tweety Pie socks, some ten-year-old underpants, a St Christopher's medal and pre-scuffed leathers should bring enough combined
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Bike Icon: Yamaha RD350LC YPVS
By Stuart Barker on 17/09/2010 15:54:23
Thrumming through the early Eighties gloom, Yamaha's Powervalve inspired young bikers and future racers alike
(the LC stands for liquid-cooled) really was top of the heap and a racer for the road.To the uninitiated, the new RD350LC that Yamaha rolled out in 1983 may not have looked that different to the original but a small logo on the rear seat unit hinted
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The tactics of mind games
By Stuart Barker on 02/09/2010 15:37:46
The ways of the mind game and the racers that take the mental edge over of their competitors
we call bike racers.Continue
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Bad Boy No.6: Jason Lawrence
By Stuart Barker on 07/12/2010 15:17:27
Top AMA Supercross racer sentenced to one year in prison during 2009 for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of battery with serious bodily injury, and one count of mayhem
American motocross and Supercross star Jason Lawrence was no stranger to controversy when he appeared before a judge in 2009 charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of battery with serious bodily injury, and one count of mayhem. He had already been susp...
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Icon: David Essex
By Stuart Barker on 18/05/2009 13:05:41
He may have had 23 top 30 hits, but David will remain a one-race wonder
teenage boy, they probably didn't, but chances are you still wanted to be David Essex, especially after seeing him in Silver Dream Racer in 1981.The tousle haired, gypsy king played bike racer Nick Freeman in the film which took every Rocky-style rags
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Bad Boy No.5: Mike Goodwin
By Stuart Barker on 07/12/2010 15:05:56
A business deal between the inventor of Supercross and Mickey Thompson turned sour ending in the assassination of Thompson
as an off-road car racer, drag racer and record-breaker. He was the first man to break the 400mph barrier in a wheel-driven car (as opposed to rocket or jet-powered) and set a total of 485 separate speed and endurance records - more than any other driver
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The Art of Fast - Six expert secrets
By Stuart Barker on 19/07/2010 15:26:01
There are various different species of rider but with most cases the requirement of speed is essential. Visordown examines why some riders are faster than others, what being fast really means and uncovers the secrets of going faster
us and hope for the best? Masters of various two-wheeled disciplines reveal what going fast means to them.Move on to the next page for the circuit racer
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Who the Hell is Niall Mackenzie?
By Stuart Barker on 02/08/2010 11:29:31
Niall went from digging holes for the council to being Freddie Spencer’s team mate in five years. In his GP career he scored seven podiums and 28 top-fives. And after 10 years in Grand Prix he returned to the UK and won three consecutive BSB titles
Mackenzie himself wouldn't dream of telling you stories like that – he's far too modest. So if you want to know just how good Visordown's chief road tester was as a motorcycle racer, you've got to ask other people.The reason for Mackenzie's modesty lies
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Bike Icon: Yamaha RD400
By Stuart Barker on 26/10/2010 17:23:27
Post RD350 and pre RD350LC there was the RD400. Cool doesn't even come close
, that plan failed.Weighing in at 160 kilos, the 398cc RD400 became the ultimate racing-derived, two-stroke street racer. While Yamaha's contracted racers enjoyed massive success in GPs, the firm's road customers were having just as much fun haring round
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Bad Boy No.1: Marco Lucchinelli
By Stuart Barker on 03/12/2010 12:46:40
The coke snorting champ: The story of Crazy Horse, the original Grand Prix rock star
of running an international drug ring. This wasn’t a club racer after all; Lucchinelli was a former 500cc champion of the world, the highest accolade in motorcycle racing. Between 1975 and 1986, the Italian won six 500cc Grands Prix, set nine pole positions
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