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BMW R1200GS vs S21 Grozdilka Russian tank
By on 09/09/2009 15:38:08
Can 210kg of BMW R1200GS Adventure beat 36 tons of SOVIET S21 Grozdilka tank around a sodden track in Northampton? Who’s got the bollocks to win this brutal clash of heavy metal, as at last we find a worthy opponent to BMW’s Schnell Panzer...
"I’m strictly off road, I find riding on the road too dangerous – that’s why am I racing around inches away from a tank,” our challenge rider Clive Town of the BMW Off Road School grunts as he heaves on the bars of the Beemer after a track-size rut
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Passport & Panniers - Honda C90 to the Sahara
By Joel Burdall on 06/04/2010 09:24:37
Most people attempt to ride around world on a big BMW or another style of Adventure bike. But 23 year-old ex-soldier Joel Burdall gave it a go on a 10 year-old C90. All you need is youthful exuberance and a full tank of gas...
A bike, a full tank of fuel, and the sun high in a foreign sky: does it get any better? This is what aftershave adverts are made of. I had less than 600 kilometres to Sierra Leone. With the will of God and a good breeze behind me, I could make
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Triumph Tiger Explorer accessories and prices
By Visordown News on 28/02/2012 09:26:35
But by no means all of them. All prices inc VAT
suitable for use with gloved hands. Supplied with rain cover. Requires mounting kit (see below)£139.99 EXPLORER TANK BAG MOUNTING HARNESSTriumph-branded mounting kit for tank bag featuring anti-abrasion base, quick release mechanism and magnetic rear
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Technically speaking: Ducati's 1199 Panigale
By Ben Cope on 13/02/2012 15:45:48
A look at the technology behind Ducati's ground-breaking new superbike
it to be positioned closer to the front wheel and with it, adjust the weight bias. The crankcases are vacuum die-cast and some engine casing parts are made from magnesium alloy to further reduce weight.The double-ribbed pistons feature RR58 alloy (the main structural
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Differences: BMW F800GS vs Adventure
By Ben Cope on 03/05/2013 11:01:40
The new F800GS Adventure in on the scene, so what are you getting for the extra £1,000 on the asking price of the standard model?
IS BMW's new F800GS Adventure just an F800GS with a larger fuel tank? Well no, not quite. The new model features a larger 24-litre tank (8-litres more than the F800GS), revised bodywork, a larger screen, 10mm taller seat (890mm), hand guards, wide
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2010 Most Important...MV Agusta
By Visordown on 09/08/2010 17:10:00
The important stylish Italian exotica from MV Agusta
. The fairing is larger, tank re-styled and the exhausts now have square ends. Whitham has had some good experiences with the stunning F4 around Mallory Park and the launch test at Almeria.
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Scooters vs. Public Transport: A very unscientific test.
By Robin Goodwin on 18/08/2011 14:24:23
A Visordown trip to the coast on two of Honda's new frugal scooters
and 125 ranges. I'm told that I was to ride the SH125 there and return from the seaside on the new Vision 110.The journey there and back was 52 miles down the A25 on a full tank of fuel, combining some open flat-out - on a scooter - country roads
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Zero to 100mph to Zero
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2010 09:05:14
So what if your motorbike is over 10 years old, it will still demolish a £150,000 supercar away from a set of traffic lights
the throttle cables if you have to. Focus on the speed-reading V-Box data system taped to the fuel tank.Wait for 100mph to flash up and then grit your teeth. Get the front loaded up first to squash the tyre into the crumbling tarmac, then a fraction of a second
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Icon - Peter Purves
By Warren Pole on 28/10/2010 15:32:01
A legend. Peter Purves has been in tons of cult TV shows and a stable of British television in Blue Peter and anchoring the Crufts dog show, but it is his role as the face of Kickstart for its entire 13-series run that we find Mr Purves here as an icon
job.It wasn't all plain sailing with the White Helmets though as by his own admission Peter spent "more time on the floor than anything else", on one occasion riding into a tank trap hidden behind a large hill. "I'd only been there an hour or so
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The secret to getting test rides
By John Hogan on 18/05/2010 14:20:08
With a bit of careful planning and knowing exactly what to say, you could be test-riding the bike of your dreams this afternoon. John Hogan went deep undercover to see just how easily he could blag rides on some seriously hot bikes
This weekend you could be riding the bike of your dreams, and it won't cost you a penny. All you need to do it dress right, talk right and head into your local dealer armed with a good attitude and he will give you a bike with a full tank of petrol
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