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The basics of riding fast
By Warren Pole on 29/11/2010 11:02:17
Lighter and faster with every passing year, modern superbikes rock, but getting the best out of them without ending up in the undergrowth needs some serious skill. Here are the basics
are to be believed, the earth is set to become a gigantic fireball somewhere around teatime next Tuesday.But leaving weighty issues like these behind let's turn our gaze back to the world of motorcycles which pack the firepower not only to see off any so
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The Chosen Ones - Yamaha YZF-R1
By Warren Pole on 11/10/2007 17:36:22
In homage to Valentino Rossi's Yamaha-mounted world championship win, TWO takes all four generations of R1 to Spain for a right good thrashing and a weekend at the races.
: Friday: trackday at Cartagena with Farside Sportsbiking. With just 30 riders and an open pitlane, we'll be in heaven. Oh, and the forecast says warm and sunny. Perfect. Saturday: off to Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit for final qualifying before Sunday
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Living with a 2002 Honda CBR954RR Fireblade
By Warren Pole on 12/06/2002 12:10:12
Wozza avoids the law with a calm time onboard the Honda CBR954RR
on the power at 100mph (closed roads m'lud, ahem) sent the bike into a proper lock-to-lock slapper that was enough to shove the pistons back in the front calipers and kick my feet off the pegs while the chirping front tyre left a series of black marks across
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Road Test: R1200RT vs. Pan European vs. FJR1300
By Warren Pole on 27/04/2008 19:51:56
When you need to cross Europe in temperatures low enough to make a brass monkey wince, and still need to look chipper at the other end, only a serious tourer will do. We take three of the bestto Prague for the coldest test of the year.
the BM's cockpit display, which looks like it's been ripped out of a bad 1980s 'car of the future'.Hopping off the R1200 some 300 miles into continental Europe it was time for musical chairs as we swapped bikes. The Yamaha became mine for a while
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Think Fast
By Warren Pole on 24/06/2009 17:11:32
Lighter and faster with every passing year, modern superbikes rock, but getting the best out of them without ending up in the undergrowth needs some serious skill. Here are the basics
's gone. If it's too much to take in you're going too fast. Back off.Mark again. "Hedgerows, telegraph poles and trees can be good pointers as they often follow the line of the road. Road signs and markings are useful - the more of them
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Road Test: Beaujolais Or Bust
By Warren Pole, Colin Goodwin, Adam Harvey, Martin Heath on 22/04/2008 22:24:08
Four men, four bikes, one quest - to bring home the firstbottle of Beaujolais Nouveau 2004 to British shores. The question isn't 'Why?', it's 'Why not?' Allez!
range, and more worried about whether my arms will go the distance - the Multistrada's wide bars may make perfect sense in town and down the backroads, but for extended motorway miles you'd better beef up. Mine are being ripped out of their sockets as I
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