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Motorcycle Radar: 1990
By Roland Brown on 24/11/2010 15:58:06
1990 was a mixed year for motorcycling. Remember the Laverda Navarro?
, then carving through the field. Still riding for Kenny Roberts but now aboard a factory YZR500, Rainey nailed the starts and outrode Schwantz, Lawson and all to take the titleAlso Starred...Suzuki sorted out their wayward GSX-R1100 with the L-model. Honda took
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Wozza Discovers: Mettet Superbiker
By Warren Pole on 02/12/2010 15:58:08
Mettet's end-of-season all-star supermoto knees-up is a must-see event. Wozza went one step further and entered the thing. Did he win? Did he hell
and even Kevin Schwantz have taken the grid alongside supermoto pros, enduro world champs and motocross legends. This year was no different with Regis Laconi, Fabien Foret and Sebastien Le Grelle representing the road racers while ten times world motocross
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The Alpinestars Boot Room
By Mark Shippey on 22/10/2004 14:18:33
Mark Shippey visits Alpinestars' Italian development facility to find out just what goes into keeping your plates of meat intact in a crash
of an extreme crash.The list of riders at the top level who have worn Alpinestars boots reads like a Hall of Fame: Kenny Roberts, Randy Mamola, Kevin Schwantz, Max Biaggi, Troy Bayliss and Valentino Rossi, to name but a few.Kenny Roberts Junior is now one
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The Rise and Fall of HRC
By Visordown on 25/03/2009 14:53:10
We all got so used to Honda winning everything for so long that their slow-down in race results, followed by recent pull-outs, have sent wagging tongues into overdrive. What’s really going on at Honda and why?
a prospective MotoGP racer right now and Rossi, Stoner and Pedrosa all decided to retire tomorrow, would you automatically chose to ride the factory Honda any more? In the days of Doohan, Rainey and Schwantz, you would have rushed into that Honda
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Max to Supermax
By Gordon Ritchie on 28/03/2002 10:49:25
Four years into his 500GP career, and Max Biaggi still hasn't won the ultimate prize the sport can offer. In a couple of years, he lost to riders he is rated higher than by most. When will Max become more than just another factor?
Roberts Senior World Championship contenders, even the greats like Rainey, Lawson, Schwantz, Gardner, Doohan and (whisper it) Rossi, a lot longer than a single 500 race to leapfrog onto motorcycle racing's highest podium step. No home-town advantage
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Niall's Spin: 1985-1986 Suzuki GSX-R750
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 09:14:44
The legendary superbike that marked it's place in history a quarter of a century ago, Niall reminisces about the '85 & '86 Suzuki GSX-R750
colours to boot. In 1985 there was nothing sexier.And if it looked good in the showroom, it positively set the racetracks alight. Some of us will remember Kevin Schwantz's Transatlantic racer,used to batter the hell out of Wayne Rainey's VFR750. The more
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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...
involved.Jargon busterSquirrelly – a term coined by the legendary Kevin Schwantz that refers to when you’re on the gas and the bike starts to get out of shape and oscillate from side-to-side. Spinning-up – when the rear tyre loses traction as more throttle
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6 riders have more MotoGP podiums than Stoner
By Visordown on 31/08/2011 15:26:19
All the stats and numbers ahead of the San Marino GP
positions achieved by Kevin Schwantz during his time riding in the 500cc class. During the modern era of Grand Prix racing, when full pole position records are available (since 1974) only two riders have started from pole position more times than Casey
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The 50 Best Things In Motorcycling
By Two Team on 24/10/2007 18:35:38
In celebration of TWO's 50th issue-versary we've compiled, arbitrarily and without consultation, this definitive list of the 50 best things in biking, ever
disappointed. My all-time hero Kevin Schwantz was a star and he even bought me a beer. But arguably the UK's two biggest stars, Niall Mackenzie and James Whitham, are probably two of the nicest blokes I've ever met. Niall has done it all, from riding factory
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Motorcycle racers on Twitter
By Visordown on 14/11/2011 12:24:20
Do you like to follow people? Is finding out what someone had for breakfast in under 140 characters your thing? Step inside for our ultimate guide..
://twitter.com/carlfogartyDean Ellison http://twitter.com/dean_ellisonGarry McCoy http://twitter.com/GarryMcCoyJeremy McWilliams http://twitter.com/McWill99Jim Redman http://twitter.com/JimARedmanKevin Schwantz http://twitter.com/KevinSchwantzMat Mladin http
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