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Paul Bonhomme - Red Bull Air Race pilot
By Visordown on 21/10/2010 12:09:49
Paul Bonhomme is a Red Bull Air Race pilot, rides a KTM 450 Supermoto for fun and flies a Boeing 747 around the globe for a living
to at that age. If you got through that phase alive chances are you'd be an okay rider. So right now I've got my KTM450EXC, I love that thing and have just bought a set of Tecnosel 17" supermoto wheels for it. Haven't had a chance to fit them yet but I can't wait
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First Person: Julian Rhind-Tutt
By Visordown on 22/10/2010 10:53:16
Julian Rhind-Tutt, the blond actor from those Barclay Card adverts, discusses Ducatis, the incorrect way to exit Druids corner and playing Mr Monks with a broken thumb...
I didn’t trouble too many people with the fact I had broken my thumb two hours earlier when I turned up on-set to film the BBC’s Christmas special of Oliver Twist. It was a tricky evening, I’ve certainly had better ones. We got the gloves
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Triumph Tiger 800 launch: Simon Warburton
By Ben Cope on 07/11/2010 22:23:10
An interview with the Product Manager of Triumph Motorcycles at the launch of the new Tiger 800
The Triumph Tiger 800 is an important new model for Triumph. Filling a gap in their range, the all-new motorcycle has a tough job to not step on the toes of any of the existing Triumph line-up, while also delivering the goods against a tough set
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The Reality of racing – Josh Wainwright
By Josh Wainwright on 18/02/2008 10:58:09
17 year-old Josh Wainwright is racing the hard way. sometimes you have to sacrifice everything in life for the chance of going all the way...
day. It’s our hobby, our life. The only reason I come to work is to pay for the racing, and all my wages go back to my dad towards racing. A set of tyres costs £260, and I use two sets a weekend. An average weekend racing costs close to £1
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20 Questions... James May
By Mark Shippey on 24/10/2007 18:19:49
Top Gear co-presenter and self confessed Guzzi fanatic
-time biking hero, and why?Rocket Ron for his answer to 'What is the secret to getting in a really good lap?' Ron answered 'You gotta get it reeete over.' Rocket Ron with his big sideburns had cracked itWhat would you do with your last gallon of fuel?Set fire
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20 Questions: Steve Plater
By Jon Bentman on 28/03/2008 12:18:09
TT virgin, BSB star and Bol d'Or pole-sitter talks about 199mph at the NW200 and what he'd do with the last litre of petrol
for books, apart from when I'm on holiday16. What's your proudest achievement?Probably setting pole time and the lap record at the Bol d'Or in '99. Against all the top guys in the day - and it'll last forever as they don't use that track anymore17. Are you a
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Troy Bayliss: After the racing
By Admin . on 29/03/2010 12:17:43
Visordown caught up with Troy Bayliss to find out what life's like after racing. And what he plans to do with all that free time
on the traction control and just nail it everywhere?Troy Bayliss: Nah. It isn’t too bad on setting 2 but for me it is a lot more fun to feel the bike moving around underneath me. It might be an advantage on wet roads or on track days but I reckon the quickest way
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Valentino Rossi's interview with Italian GQ
By Ben Cope on 05/10/2010 15:56:47
A translation of Rossi's interview with the Italian lifestyle magazine
Below is a snippet of the interview with Valentino Rossi from GQ ItalySince you’ve hurt yourself, it seems that Stoner and Lorenzo have finally found the courage to say what they really think about you.Yes, and I am glad. When you are injured
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First Person - Fazer Family
By Flys are down on 26/11/2010 11:11:51
While there’s nothing unusual about a family holiday to France, a couple of Fazers isn’t the obvious choice of wheels. Reader Rod Shaw doesn’t regret it one bit
. We all felt a real sense of achievement.We did have a couple of moments during the trip. I rode the wrong way round a roundabout in France. My wife also managed to fall off at a set of lights, toppling over and squashing one of our children
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John McGuinness on his annoying neighbour and packing in the TT
By Visordown on 03/08/2010 16:39:29
Former King of the Mountain with 15 Isle Of Man TT wins to his name, John McGuinness, takes Visordown for a ride in a motorhome... so, some words from the ‘Morecambe Missile’
in it and pump the tyres up. There’s no better a set-up to start this year with than the one we had on the bike at the end of last year.When I was 13 I used to sneak onto the ferry on my own Just to go and pull wheelies on the prom on my BMX. I first came
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