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Mike Scott column - Jan 2006
By Mike Scott on 01/01/2006 09:44:24
Mike Scott predicts the loss of sliding from the 990 MotoGP bikes
Roberts Jr. slides his 990. Try that on an 800 says ScottIn your dreams, you can probably power-slide a sports bike on tar. Properly, I mean - using throttle control and footrest-weighting; pulling it upright to get on the fatter part of the tyre
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Faulty fuel filter dashes Rutter's hopes
By Visordown News on 14/08/2009 15:34:09
Petrol all over the rear tyre, Michael? That'll be the cause of your massive slides then
all over the back tyre; not ideal on a 200bhp Superbike.Rutter, standing in for the injured Simon Andrews, was forced out of the first race after a couple of huge slides out on the GP part of the track.Chris Martin suffered serious injuries
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McCoy to start testing FB Corse MotoGP bike mid-March
By Visordown News on 05/03/2010 15:21:57
Sliding Aussie to prove newborn MotoGP bike can hold its own in 2010
THE KING OF SLIDE - Garry McCoy - will be putting FB Corse’s FB01 MotoGP bike through its paces later this month, when the team start initial pre-season testing. FB Corse has confirmed they will be testing at Valencia’s Ricardo Torno circuit March
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Red Bull to back factory squad in 2011?
By Visordown News on 22/06/2010 12:38:55
As Monster Energy slide into MotoGP, word is giants Red Bull want a slice of the action
THE MOVEMENT of the top riders is also key for the major sponsors. While Marlboro recently agreed a one-year extension with Ducati until the end of 2012, as reported exclusively from Mugello, both Repsol and Fiat run out of contract with Honda and Yamaha at the end of this year.R...
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CCM RM30, KTM 520EXC, KTM Duke II, VOR 503SM
By Stuart Barker on 19/04/2008 22:10:19
Chris Walker's used to sliding bikes but this is out of control. As he flashes into view, out of the forest behind, there's a violent, rasping bark from his KTM's carbon can as the bike slews sideways.
The slide throws up a fountain of shingle which fills the photographer's bag but he stands his ground. This is too good to miss.Walker tries undoing the knot he's made in his motorcycle but he's rapidly heading towards the parked up CCM R30
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One image to sum up Casey Stoner
By Ben Cope on 17/10/2011 16:24:02
...and no it's not a baby's dummy
Casey Stoner, 2011 MotoGP World Champion. It's fair to say he's not only beaten everyone else, he's destroyed them.At Phillip Island, when it started to rain, the flags came out. Here's what they meanWhite Flag: Waved at the flag marshal post during the race, this flag indicates ...
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Haga: 'I want to win'
By Visordown News on 04/04/2012 11:51:30
Former WSB and MotoGP star not backing off
for the money, but the former WSB and MotoGP rider has said he's up for the challenge and will be trying hard for results.Haga, known as the Samurai of Slide, first rode in the Japanese Superbike Championship in 1993 on a Ducati, switching to Yamaha in 1995
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The last word in elbow down?
By Ben Cope on 21/12/2011 12:27:00
Don't be trying this on your next trackday..
Dani Ribalta - fairly handy on a Supermoto.. I'd love to know the physics behind what's going on here. How that tyre keeps gripping is beyond the abilities of my pea-sized brain to calculate.
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Powersliding in trainers
By mark forsyth on 13/12/2010 20:36:13
On a Vespa. WTF?
Improbable is always admirable. But the best bit about this video isn't the fact that this scooter sounds (and goes) like a competition 'crosser it's the fact that the guy can really ride.Imagine trying to keep up with this on your 1000cc sportsbike.Shocker.
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Real World Superbikes: Honda CB1000R v Kawasaki Z1000
By John Hogan on 11/08/2010 14:45:17
Stick your Alstare Suzuki and your Ten Kate Honda up your jacksy. When the sun’s shining and you’re up for it, there can be few better seats to slide over for a good buzz than Big K’s Z1000 and Honda’s CB1000R
Click to read: Honda CB1000R owners reviewsClick to read: Kawasaki Z1000 owners reviewsI think it’d be wrong to open this test by trying to justify why having either one of these two bikes is a more sensible decision than purchasing their fairing clad forebears. After all, everyb...
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