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Bike Icon: Norton Commando
By Mark Shippey on 14/09/2010 17:53:35
Much-loved and much maligned, the Norton Commando both saved and then helped to kill the British bike industry
to the 'S' but with a low level exhaust September 1970: Fastback MKII with upswept exhausts1970: Fastback MKIII new side and center stands, wider section front tyre1970: Production Racer or Yellow Peril on sale to the public after good race resultsJuly 1971
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Living with a 2003 Harley-Davidson V-Rod VRSCA
By Mark Shippey on 12/06/2003 14:51:07
Shippey lives the dream and spends some time with the H-D V-Rod
th September! The wait was proof positive that I was treated just like anyone else and not a pampered hack. One reason I was given was that it was taking an eternity to get certain major parts, like the false tank and the rear master cylinder
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Living with a 2004 Ducati Supersport 1000DS
By Mark Shippey on 15/09/2004 11:37:21
Shippey logs the miles on the all-round Ducati SS1000
September 2004One track day, 3000 miles and a Big Rock tour through France and Spain taking in the Catalunya MotoGP has tested the Duke over the past six weeks. And she's coped admirably.The suspension is still to be looked at but I have learned one
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Living with a 2001 Kawasaki ZX-12R
By Mark Shippey on 26/05/2002 13:45:45
Too tall Mark goes for equally leggy ZX-12R. Match made in heaven?
with a bit of a boost - a motorcycle that can top 190mph needs to stop hard. Indeedy.September 2001The past month has seen me ride another million miles on the ZX-12R, falling more and more for its brutish charms all the time. The English summer
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Living with a 2004 Victory King Pin
By Mark Shippey on 15/10/2005 11:24:04
Mark Shippey reviews Victory's Kingpin cruiser over the course of a year
September 2005WHAT A DIFFERENCE the Avon Venoms have made. The frankly awful OE Dunlops were rock hard and took an eternity to warm up so, for £300 fitted (£230 retail), chuck your original rubber and get the Avons on. They give tons of confidence
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