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Used Review: Rev-It Monza Textile Jacket
By Ben Cope on 01/01/2010 11:47:08
Used product showcase from Visordown
I picked up this jacket around 3 years ago and intended to wear it as an occasional trip-down-the-pub number, but I’ve ended up wearing it as my main jacket.It’s billed as lightweight and aimed more at the scooter market, but it comes with Knox armour, has a removable liner and r...
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2009 BMW F800R first ride review
By Ben Cope on 09/04/2010 12:39:55
BMW continue their rapid expansion with the F800R. With a specification to rival Triumph’s mighty Street Triple, the twin-cylinder BM looks set to lead from the front
Click to read: BMW F800R owners reviews, BMW F800R specs and to see the BMW F800R image gallery.BMW know that the market for this bike in the UK is limited. By their own admission half of their worldwide middleweight sales are made up of customers
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Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP first ride review
By Ben Cope on 15/06/2010 10:51:14
The SP version costs £10300 and that’s before you throw the really good stuff at it. It’s expensive, but more is more
Click to read: Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP owners reviews, Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP specs and see the Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP image gallery.Ducati’s Hypermotard EVO SP costs over £1200 more than the Hypermotard EVO, but you don’t get any more power
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2010 Honda VFR1200F DCT first ride review
By Ben Cope on 28/06/2010 14:10:20
Face it – automatic bikes don’t have a great reputation. Has Dual Clutch Technology changed all that? Shall we find out?
Click to read: Honda VFR1200F DCT owners reviews, Honda VFR1200F DCT specs and see the Honda VFR1200F DCT image gallery.There are some things that even nostalgia can’t fix: double-denim, the mullet, Hondamatic. No matter which way you look at it
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Review: Road bike suspension setup by K-Tech
By Ben Cope on 15/07/2011 15:17:03
Does setting up the stock suspension really make a difference?
I'm a typical biker; I've got a bike that's capable of going fast, probably faster than I can ride it but I want to make it faster still. That's just how it is.With a few clicks on the internet I'm presented with hundreds of different options that I can confidently say will make ...
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Used: Starlane Stealth GPS-3 lap timer review
By Ben Cope on 15/05/2012 19:21:36
If you want to know how fast you're lapping, read on
The first time I used this Starlane GPS-3 laptimer, I shook my head in dismay.Not because it was hard to use - far from it - but because it made me realise how I'd been going about my racing - qualifying in particular - the wrong way.You see, before I used a lap timer, I went out...
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First Ride: 2013 Yamaha TMAX Black Max 530 review
By Ben Cope on 11/04/2013 17:13:00
Yes, it's been out for a while but Yamaha never invited us on the launch. We pitch it against London's broken streets and Birmingham's frozen motorways.
WHEN it comes to scooters we're miles off the European way of thinking: scooters, especially maxi-scooters, rule.Over here in the UK, we just don't get it. Scooters are for: delivering pizza or getting 16-year olds to work on time.So it's no surprise that the launch of Yamaha's n...
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Triumph Tiger 800XC off-road review
By Ben Cope on 10/11/2010 15:08:33
How does the Tiger 800XC perform off-road?
HERE'S A QUICK video from my test review of the Triumph Tiger 800XC at the world launch in Barcelona.We took to some light trails on the XC. I kept to the standard Bridgestone Battlewing tyres while the other guys opted for the more off-road biased
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Used: Forcefield Pro L2 back protector review
By Ben Cope on 04/10/2011 11:08:57
7-years old and still going strong, but for one small issue
Back in 2004 I was at the peak of my crashing days, managing to fall off a motorcycle with alarming regularity. I just had to look at a motorcycle and I'd fall over.I picked up this Forcefield after putting a rather worrying dent in my Knox Stowaway having landed on a tree-stump....
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Used: Shark Race-R Pro helmet review
By Ben Cope on 04/11/2011 15:49:06
The Shark that mimics a mosquito
I've been wearing this Shark Race-R Pro for 3 months now and clocked up over 2,000 miles on road and track. It's a quality lid right at the top of Shark's range. Its price and spec put it head to head with my Arai RX7-GP.The first thing you notice about it is how light it is; it'...
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