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Inner City GP: Southampton
By Jon Urry on 02/12/2010 13:43:05
You don't have to ride miles to practice your roadcraft
15secs.Local legends have been born at this road track, and legend has it that bikers have been coming here since the 1970s to practice their roadcraft. One local lad managed to highside his way down a 20-foot drop off, so tyre-warmers might be a
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Inner City GP: West London
By Jon Urry on 02/12/2010 14:15:17
You don't have to ride miles to practice your roadcraft
Location: West LondonDescription: Twin roundabouts linked by figure-8 loopSurface: Smooth tarmac, no ShellgripSkills practised: Corner entry, turn-in accuracyRide long enough around the city where you live and you'll know where those unexpected
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Courier Advice: City bike test
By Jon Urry on 22/02/2008 12:54:01
Despatch riding: the ultimate test of man and machinery. Armed with four city bikes, can the staff survive London's urban jungle and earn an honest wage?
. And they hate other riders who are slower than them. Riders like me. So imagine my 'joy' when I learn that I am to become a motorcycle courier for the day.Continue the courier bike test - 2/3URRY'S A-Z OF COURIERINGA is for 'A' as in to -ZB is for Black cab
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Under a Tuscan Sky
By Jon Urry on 25/10/2010 10:40:06
Exploring the best parts of Italy on a rabid KTM Super Duke over a long weekend is concentrated adventure riding that anyone can do. All you need is a Visa card and a backpack
By about the 15th hotel I’m starting to understand what Mary and Joseph went through, except I don’t have a pregnant missus bending my ear about not booking a hotel in advance, I’ve got a 21kg (verified by Easyjet’s scales) kit bag dragging behind
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BMW Offroad School review
By Jon Urry on 25/10/2010 10:13:32
It’s one of the best-known off road skills schools in the UK, catering for all levels of ability. But even the BMW off-road school hadn’t witnesseth incompetence of the scale Urry accomplished
I find off-road riding deeply frustrating. I can ride a road bike fairly competently, but stick me near a muddy lane or a rutted path and it all goes to worms. See me off-road and you will be forgiving for thinking I’ve never sat on a bike before
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One Fine Day
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 17:49:37
To discover the best 10-mile stretch of road anywhere in the UK you have to go to Loch Leven in Scotland. But it's worth the ride. We whipped the brand new Street Triple, the manic KTM690SM and the glorious GSX-R750K7 into a frenzy
/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASuzuki TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7949ENGINE CAPACITY - 749ccPOWER - 133.2bhp@11,500rpmTORQUE - 66.5lb.ft@8700rpmWEIGHT - 163kgSEAT HEIGHT - 810mmFUEL CAPACITY - N/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n
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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.
as I was home from school I'd be riding," he remembers.Then came the hard times. Motocross can be a cruel sport and injuries are common, especially if you are trying to get to the top. By the time he was 16 Christian had collected more than his fair
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Dream Factories - Tours of Aprilia and Ducati
By Jon Urry on 14/03/2008 10:12:10
Back in 2005, Niall and Jon explored inside Aprilia and Ducati's factories before taking the RSV-R and 999 on a trip along the legendary Futa Pass.
in 1995, followed by the RSV-R in 1998, that Aprilia started to win British fans. And it has won loads. The RSV-R has firmly established itself in British biking culture and is now a fairly common sight on our roads.So that was the plan: fly out
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Ron Haslam Training School for Kids
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2004 14:25:42
Twelve years old and lapping Donington on a Honda CBR125 with Ron Haslam's On-Track
Honda has been trying to encourage younger riders onto bikes recently, which is part of the reason for their release of the CBR125 this year - and it's become one of the firm's best selling models.But that's only any use to 17-year-olds who can ride
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The Blood Runners - Emergency Riders
By Jon Urry on 04/10/2011 11:33:33
We spend a night shadowing SERV riders who give up free time to transport emergency blood between hospitals to give those in need a fighting chance
a biker was knocked off and rushed to hospital. His mates, who were out riding with him, followed the ambulance to the hospital only to be told by the staff that they were out of his specific type of blood. A biker volunteered to ride to a nearby
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