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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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First ride: Triumph Daytona 675R track review
By Ben Cope on 12/04/2012 12:07:34
We ride Triumph's top of the range Daytona on Bridgestone's new S20 tyres
Click here for the 2013 Triumph Daytona 675 R review.The Daytona 675R is £1400 more expensive than the standard 675 but I think it should cost more.Your 16% additional premium gets you Öhlins 43mm upside down NIX30 forks and an Öhlins TTX36 rear
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First UK Ride: 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 review
By Ben Cope on 05/12/2011 21:04:59
We're granted exclusive first UK ride. Yamaha enters the traction control club, revising its flagship sportsbike for 2012. Does it move the game on?
Yamaha YZF-R1 specs, review and owner's opinions, 2012 Yamaha R1 drops in price, 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 colours revealedRivalsAprilia RSV4 APRC SEBMW S1000RRHonda CBR1000RR FirebladeKawasaki ZX-10RMV Agusta F4 1000RSuzuki GSX-R10000 K11
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First Ride: 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R review
By Ben Cope on 16/12/2012 19:25:19
Forget 250s. This is the best handling bike you can buy.
wiggle and not the expected jolt. Even at these slower speeds the front feels rooted in place, a perfect balance between firm and forgiving.Click here for Triumph Daytona 675R review page 2/2
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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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First Ride: 2012 Kawasaki ER-6n review
By Ben Cope on 19/10/2011 10:15:08
Everyone loves the ER-6, will that still be the case with the updated new model?
There's that old saying 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' and sometimes, in their quest to make a good bike better, a manufacturer seems to forget that saying, instead they meddle with a successful formula and produce something entirely forgettable.I can think of plenty of bikes ...
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2011 BMW S1000RR vs. 2012 S1000RR track review
By Ben Cope on 13/03/2012 09:41:44
We pitched the old and new models head to head on track
Once you enter a bike in the Superbike or Supersport class, by its very nature, you have to keep up. Even if you're right at the sharp end. BMW's gadget-packed S1000RR has hardly struggled for sales since its launch. The original model's crankshaft was revised to make the engine ...
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First Ride: 2013 Honda CBR600RR C-ABS review
By Ben Cope on 26/03/2013 13:45:50
At a freezing-cold Donington where even the mighty Ron Haslam struggled to get heat in the tyres, we ride Honda's revised Supersport offering. In between mugs of hot tea.
GLORIOUS Donington Park, the battlefield for some of racing’s great encounters. Rossi vs. Everyone in 2005, Senna vs. The Rain in 1993 and Kiyonari vs. Superpole in 2008. It’s a circuit that brings out the best in racing, both four wheels and two - and in the wet it's generated s...
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Valentino Rossi autobiography review
By Ben Cope on 02/05/2012 14:36:22
What If I Had Never Tried It
I'm probably the last motorcycle racing fan to read Valentino Rossi's autobiography 'What If I Had Never Tried It'.A lot has changed in Rossi's life since this book was published in 2005, a time when Rossi could do no wrong.I suppose, back then, I was enchanted by the Rossi myste...
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