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First Ride: 2011 Honda CBR250R
By Ben Cope on 23/04/2011 07:37:37
Honda enters the 250 arena with the CBR250R. Should the Ninja 250R be scared?
For three years, Kawasaki's Ninja 250R has been the class leader of the 250s. That's because it only had the Hyosung GT250R to compete against. It surprises me that the big four Japanese manufacturers haven't pounced on this sector like they did with 125s. Not everyone wants to g...
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Prince Harry's motorcycle obsession
By Ben Cope on 26/09/2009 16:58:09
With motorcycling beset on all sides, it’s good to know we’ve now got not one but two princes on-side. See if you can’t get those speed limits binned, boys
what he wants. He’s not scared of crashing either – he generally gets up laughing after a spill – and knowing him he’ll probably get wheelies mastered at some point. Harry’s a great character in everything he does and riding bikes is no different
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Cycling with headphones? You deserve to crash
By Ben Cope on 17/09/2009 10:13:47
If you don't look after yourself on the road, don't expect others to either
, the government will see fit to take care of you. Don't be afraid to tell another cyclist at the lights what you think of their riding. Nanny state doesn't need much of a scare to wrap you in cotton wool.
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Your First Trackday: Tips & Advice
By Ben Cope on 06/09/2011 15:21:54
Read our guide and be prepared for your first on-track adventure
to be concentrating on. Which leads me onto another small but important point: put some tape over your speedo - you don't need to know how fast you're going, it won't help you, might scare you but will definitely distract you.Ride like you would on the roadFrom my
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Pirelli Angel GT tyre review
By Ben Cope on 18/04/2013 20:47:00
We test Pirelli's new touring tyre on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier and at the Nardo test track. Can a pure touring tyre really deal with an R1 on track?
on the Street Triple and while not intentionally pushing the tyre, the pegs went down a couple of times. Each time they touched down, I reacted in the same way you did when you first got your knee down: even though you knew it was on the cards, you still scared
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Simon Crafar: Let's get back to great racing
By Ben Cope on 14/02/2012 14:33:32
He fought the factory bikes on a satellite Yamaha and won. Simon Crafar on why CRTs are the future, the easy way to go faster on track and how he'd change Superbike racing for the better
to scrap it out, more people will be able to ride them. Don’t make the mistake of thinking CRT bikes will be slow. Just give them 12-24 months to sort themselves out.Ben Spies talks sense. I heard him say in a recent interview that because we’re going
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