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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
, which really pisses me off. Why the hell can’t I do it?So, when the chance arose to spend a day with the guys at the BMW off-road skills course, I dug out my off-road kit and headed to Wales.The first thing that strikes you about the school is the level
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California Superbike School Supermoto review
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2004 16:16:12
You put your left leg in, rear wheel out, in, out, in, out, slide it all about. And that's what supermoto is supposed to be all about...
it in requires some skill, and preferably someone else's bike to bend.Which is where the California Superbike School comes in. More commonly known for its road racing schools, the supermoto school follows the same routine of classroom theory sessions followed
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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
it on the roads, so has joined up with the Ron Haslam Race School to offer kids as young as 12 the chance to ride CBR125s under the watchful eye of Ron and in the safe confines of Donington Park.But it's more than just a chance to experience two wheels, it's also
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Home James: Middleweight Nakeds Test
By Jon Urry on 01/07/2005 13:58:51
Whitham takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of Huddersfield. Four battered middleweights, a bag of chips and a Fanta, please
"When I were training as an engineer, just after I left school, I had these safety boots, the kind with the metal protective bit on outside. All the girls used to hang outside the chippy, so I'd come steaming down this hill on me Fizzie, flat out
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Bluffers Guide...Club Racing
By Jon Urry on 21/10/2010 16:52:36
Ever watched MotoGP and thought “I could do that if I had the breaks...”? Well stop dreaming and get racing. Here’s the inside line on the curious world of the British club racing scene...
to racing on the ‘cheap’.Where do I go to try It?Honda Ron Haslam Race Academy. This is the ideal way to learn racing first. They also supply the bikes: 01332 883323 (£179-£369).California Superbike School – a masterclass in cornering: 08700 671061 (£300
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First Ride: 2008 BMW F800GS
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:24:41
The world becomes a smaller place as BMW’s iconic cross-continental all-road battleship welcomes a new mini member into its family.
wheelie stage fright while British Supersport racer Paul Young looked on unimpressed, and this month I managed to burry BMW’s new F800GS up to its axels in sand while Dakar rider, chaperone to Charley Boorman and BMW off-road skills school headmaster Simon
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Simon Daukes buys a naked motorcycle
By Jon Urry on 01/01/2007 17:20:21
Here at Visordown HQ we have no idea who Simon Daukes is. But we're guessing he's some sort of marketing cheese from the Haymarket days. Here he is, buying a motorcycle. Allegedly
are getting closer as the sportsbike market drops and the naked one climbs. So why are riders changing their preference?One school of thought is that sportsbikes are simply getting too extreme. Riders are finding fewer and fewer places to unleash 160bhp
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Alternative Twins: Multistrada, R1200R, XB12R and GT650R
By Jon Urry on 01/02/2007 16:46:09
Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices?
to Volvo ownership.To be truthful I'm not sure bike evolution went this way (I have a sneaking suspicion it probably didn't), but I never paid much attention at school, and anyway, 'history of the motorcycle' wasn't on the curriculum... Moving swiftly on
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Second Chance - Honda CBR600 2001-2006
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 15:44:45
Want it all? You're not alone. The CBR600F is Britain's best-selling motorbike of all time and not without good reason: it really is all things to all men (and women)
old school for you, there's always the CBR600F-Sport model, sold in 2001 and 2002. It's pretty much identical to the regular 'F' but it's got a twin height seat which looks far more racy. It also has a black frame, a larger rear sprocket for better
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Modern Rockers: Triumph Thruxton, Ducati GT1000, Moto Guzzi V7
By Jon Urry on 16/08/2010 09:40:29
Classic styling for these retro inspired modern bikes, Triumph, Ducati and Moto Guzzi all have what it takes. But who's got it licked?
,400 (2010, 0 miles)Classic Ducatis are a dangerous minefield when it comes to buying used, but the GT1000 makes an excellent modern alternative to these by having all the old school looks, without the worrying reliability record. With the GT1000 only having
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