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Used Review: Honda VTR1000 SP-1 & SP-2
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/08/2008 22:16:35
Designed to take on and beat the Ducatis in WSB, the SP-1 and SP-2 did just that. But how does it fare in the more cut-throat world of used sales? Bertie Simmonds finds out.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. So said Honda at the end of 1999 when it unveiled the VTR1000 SP-1.Back in the day, World Superbikes was a race series between 750cc fours (made by the Japs) and the 1000cc V-twins favoured by the Italians.With only
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Visordown Onboard lap - Ducati Hypermotard Evo SP
By Ben Cope on 23/11/2009 12:02:08
Ben Cope's onboard lap on the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 Evo SP at Mores circuit, Sardinia
Fresh from the launch of Ducati's new Hypermotard 100 launch, we rode two models, the Hypermotard 1100 Evo and the Hypermotard 1100 Evo SP; fitted with with Ducati Performance accessories of Termignoni titanium pipe, larger airbox and performance
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Sport Production, gallery of the YZF750SP
By Robin Goodwin on 30/06/2010 15:11:12
Gallery of the different paint schemes that coated the YZF750SP at the Suzuka 8hr event through the ages
The early years of superbike racing brought us host a race-ready exclusives that ended in acronyms such as RR and SS, and one in particular was the Yamaha YZF750SP.The homologation special YZF750SP was based on the TT-F1 racer and had a long history
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First Ride: Honda VTR1000 SP-2
By John Cantlie on 29/03/2008 16:21:42
By winning the World Superbike Championship in 2000 in its very first year of production, you could argue that Honda’s SP-1 doesn’t have much to prove. But race development waits for no man, and so for 2002 we’ve got the SP-2.
Right, let’s not mess around here. The biggest differences between the production SP-1 and SP-2 are the massive new injector throttle bodies (up from 54mm to 62mm) and a fancy-pants HRC-developed swingarm. Since the only two real issues
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Guareschi onboard lap - Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP
By Ben Cope on 21/11/2009 13:02:23
Check out this onboard lap of Vito Guareschi riding the new Ducati Hypermotard 1100 Evo SP at the Mores circuit in Sardinia
Ducati launched two new models at the Mores circuit in Sardinia. The new generation Hypermotard, the 1100 Evo and the 1100 Evo SP. You can see the first ride report of the Hypermotard 1100 Evo here. For now, check out this awesome onboard lap, your
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Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP first ride review
By Ben Cope on 15/06/2010 10:51:14
The SP version costs £10300 and that’s before you throw the really good stuff at it. It’s expensive, but more is more
Click to read: Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP owners reviews, Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP specs and see the Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP image gallery.Ducati’s Hypermotard EVO SP costs over £1200 more than the Hypermotard EVO, but you don’t get any more power
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Superbike classics - Ducati 916SP v Honda RC45
By John Cantlie on 17/06/2010 09:17:31
The mid 1990s was the era of the racebike on the road. World Superbikes became massive, so the manufacturers produced exotic superbikes for the fight. And none were more special than Ducati’s bellowing 916SP or Honda’s mighty RC45
Click to read: Ducati 916SP owners reviewsClick to read: Honda RC45 owners reviewsWorld Superbikes was simply massive in this country in 1995. While GPs were dominated by Mick Doohan and turning into a predictable procession, WSB was tough, gnarly
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Second Hand Dream Bikes - Yamaha RD350LC, Honda RC30, Ducati 916SP used test
By James Whitham, Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 13/04/2010 16:51:46
Whitham, Mackenzie and Urry spill the beans on owning the bike of your dreams, sometimes it’s Heaven and sometimes it’s Hell. RC30, RD350LC and 916SP revisited.
fire well into the middle of the week after. ‘Why do you want a 1993 RGV250? The SP was better.’ Or ‘urban Tiger Blade? What about the 1992?’Because inside each one of us is a little bit of the anorak that needs satisfying. We all have personal taste
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New: Alpinestars Stella SP-2 Glove
By Visordown on 01/03/2008 11:21:01
New product showcase from Visordown
These gloves are a must-have Spring buy.They’re comfortable with long wrists, full of protection with grippy palms and everything you’d expect from Alpinestars.I spent a fair while admiring these, not while riding, but sat at home.You see when I buy something I really like, it ta...
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Mice munch Prince Williams' 1198SP wiring
By Visordown News on 29/03/2012 13:43:18
Royal mice have a taste for the 1198SPs wiring
ACCORDING to an inside source Prince William has been having some problems with the electrics on his Ducati 1198SP, however it wasn't a result of an infamous Italian reputation - a pack of mice have been nibbling away on the wiring loom.The result
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