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First Ride: Yamaha Tricker
By Roland Brown on 29/09/2005 15:47:07
The kids are alright but they ain't buying enough bikes. Yamaha hopes the Tricker will tempt the young tikes onto two wheels
but it's incredibly easy to use, with enough low- and mid-range torque for effortless riding no matter what your level of experience.A balancer shaft meant the motor was also very smooth. The Tricker zipped up to 65mph easily enough on the dual
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Riding the Weston Beach Race
By John Hogan on 06/01/2007 10:51:36
The Weston Beach Race is gnarly. Always cold and wet, it's three miles of knee-deep sand and 1000 dirt bike loons. For three hours. Hogan the Innocent thought he stood a chance...
now so deep I was running along the top of them while wheel-spinning the bike through but the dunes had gaps in them big enough to ride through, not over, at last..I hardly crashed at all on lap two. Then, with a quarter of a lap to go, the WR died
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First Ride: Yamaha YZF-R125 from a female perspective
By Catherine Barrett on 22/10/2009 17:01:03
After passing my CBT, I chose Yamaha's YZF-R125 as my first foray into biking, but did it prove too tall and too sporty for town riding?
sore after the first few days riding, but you soon get used to it. The gear box is definitely one of the stronger points of this bike. It’s good in town, slick and precise and when filtering I can leave it in 1st of 2nd and the engine doesn’t labour
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First Ride: Ducati SC1000 Sport
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/08/2008 20:59:15
Niall rides the SC1000 Sport...
but the front forks, angled more steeply than the LE's, are not, so apart from altering tyre pressures you'll have to ride it pretty much as it comes. Despite this, the Sport is a bike that would be at home on any track day, although caution would be necessary
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Hayden to ride 1909 Indian classic
By Visordown News on 19/03/2008 09:10:12
2006 MotoGP World Champion to ride 1909 Indian at historic motorcycle event
Hayden will ride a 1909 IndianTHE 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden will ride a restored Indian motorcycle, which competed at the historic Indianapolis course 99 years ago as part of the build up to the MotoGP race scheduled to take place
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Anthony West secures BSB ride
By Visordown News on 17/02/2012 16:06:07
Ant West finally secures a ride for the 2012 season with the new Supersonic Racing team
ANTHONY WEST has finally secured a seat for the 2012 season after signing with Supersonic Racing to ride a BMW in the British Superbike championship.After losing his MotoGP ride due to a lack of funding and then missing out on a place with Swan
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WSB: Rossi wanted Superbike ride
By Visordown News on 05/11/2008 16:48:25
8 times MotoGP champ was keen to get ride in ultra-competitive series
VISORDOWN can reveal that Valentino Rossi was looking to get a ride at the final round of the WSB Championship at the new Portimao circuit in Portugal.Rossi, who cleaned up in this year's MotoGP championship, was after a slice of some old
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WSS: Plater lands Triumph ride
By Visordown News on 28/07/2008 08:52:19
Visordown gets trusty tip-off that Steve Plater's to ride with Triumph for the remainder of the 2008 season
ride until the end of this season.Plater will ride the BE1 Triumph in the remaining races for 2008, kicking off with his first outing on the bike at Brands Hatch next weekend. It appears that the team has booted rider Ivan Clementi out.Plater, who first
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Advanced Riding Course: Braking Techniques
By Niall Mackenzie on 22/03/2010 11:45:39
Let Niall Mackenzie inside your head and get your riding into tip-top braking advice
These days my riding is split pretty equally between main roads, off road and circuits. Although these disciplines require different riding skills, when it comes to stopping all three use similar techniques. With that in mind, this month I’d like
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Michele Pirro to ride Gresini CRT
By Visordown News on 05/12/2011 14:23:04
Gresini signs Pirro to ride CRT bike with an FTR chassis and Honda CBR1000RR engine
MICHELE PIRRO, winner of the final Moto2 race at Valencia, has been confirmed as riding the Gresini Honda CRT machine in 2012.Continuing their partnership from Moto2 into MotoGP, Pirro will ride the Gresini team's CRT entry, a Honda CBR1000RR engine
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