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Secret Policeman's Ball
By John Cantlie on 19/12/2008 13:55:04
Every year in May, 120 policemen from all round Europe gather in Belgium for a race that no journalist has attended in 35 years. It’s thrilling and it’s fast, and this year were invited along for the ride...
in this rally,” he says. “There’s no gravel traps and no run-off, so you have to know your margins. It’s all about time, if you don’t know where you’re going you’ve got no chance. You can make up a few seconds on a special stage, but if you lose 30 seconds
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Living with a 2008 KTM 990SM
By Barry Tavner on 16/12/2008 11:13:13
Barry Tavner's track record with bikes is dismal. Did this KTM ever make it through the year without being written off or stolen? Find out..
the exhausts swapped over knowing my lack of spannering skills, but I’m a stubborn mule and wanted the satisfaction of fitting the units myself.Which is where the fun began as I set off with a few spanners and what was in my KTM tool kit (although
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Cold Play - Staying in
By Visordown Team on 20/10/2007 18:46:04
The team get together for a long night of beers, pizzas and DVDs to review what's hot on the box
several minutes arguing, and several more trying to find the scene when he races a jet down the runway on his 900. No, 750. Things start to get nasty. 4/10. See also Hot Shots for pisstake rip-off.10.12 Silver Dream Racer. Sticking to grainy old videos, it
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Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s
By Niall Mackenzie, Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:34:01
The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain.
power with even higher specification chassis at lower prices, and you can see why the success of the 1098 is so important to Ducati.But it seems the hard work has paid off. So far the 1098 looks like heralding a new wave of success for the Bologna
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Living with a 2005 Yamaha MT-01
By Grant Leonard on 15/06/2005 14:26:39
Grant Leonard started TWO magazine. And he is a very nice chap indeed. He had a Yamaha MT01 for a year and here's his review
commute and no intention of going anywhere near a motorway on it. It'll be great for ripping into London - high profile (literally) and noisy, with instant grunt at any rpm to dive between gaps and around the queues.It's not a long bike - with a 1525mm
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Road Test: KTM 950SM V BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cantlie on 13/04/2008 13:42:48
Are these the two best Sportsbikes in the world? KTM’s 950sm and BMW’s seminal R1200GS adventure are ripping up the rule book and re-inventing the way we should ride.
the crowd and make an obvious statement about the person who’s riding it. The superbike mob have virtually popularized themselves off the face off Britain’s roads by now. You see so many R1s, ZX-Rs and the rest on the roads today that you don’t even notice
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First Ride: Buell XB9S (2002-03)
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 23:55:41
"So, gentlemen, as you can see, the new XB9S Lightning is the latest generation in the street-inspired Buell family and a different take on the Buell XB series."
up and says: "Isn't this just a FireBolt with straight bars, lower pegs and the bikini fairing ripped off?"Silence from the Buell bigwigs. Bugger, looks like we'll be paying our own mini-bar bill this trip, lads...And that's pretty much what the new
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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?
of smoke from the smoke machine and then the covers are whipped off. Ta daa! It's er, the new R1. Is it?Ok, so I made the first paragraph up but it's fair to say its release didn't cause much of a stir on Visordown and I guess it's because the new-for-2012
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Buyer's Guide Review: Kawasaki ZX-7R
By Visordown on 24/01/2012 09:52:10
The ultimate buyer’s guide for the Kawasaki ZX-7R from the people that ride them
is the noise. The airbox snarl sounds like it will rip your face off, while a freer-breathing pipe not only does wonders for weight loss and power gains, but it also helps the motor sound even better.Tuneability? Race teams, club racers, drag tuners and street
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Road Test: Tornado RS V Ducati 999S V MV F4 1000
By Jon Urry, Tim Cummings on 13/04/2008 13:21:13
Once the preserve of the mega rich, these first-generation Italian superbikes can now be snapped up for less than the cost of a new sports 600. Here’s the deal.
in comparison to modern triples. It doesn’t really feel very fast, either. Well not fast in a ‘rip your arms off’ way like the MV. Although not as slow as twins, triples always feel slightly ponderous when compared to inline fours. In a lot of ways this is part
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