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The Honda VFR Story
By Bertie Simmonds on 30/04/2006 14:05:42
Honda's VFR has stood for two decades as a machine which owners and press alike have claimed to be the world's most perfect motorcycle. Surprising, then, that the VFR story was almost over before it had begun
as opposed to chain-driven cams - first seen on the mighty VF1000R - the VFR produced a claimed 105bhp at 10,500rpm and had a frame akin to a Honda factory racer. But despite the spec, compared with its peers in the then revitalised 750 class, the new VFR
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Living with a 2002 Aprilia RSV Mille R
By Bertie Simmonds on 12/12/2002 11:48:54
Did Bertie get on with the RSV Mille R, read on for his longterm verdict...
June 2002On your right is the Aprilia RSV Mille R. Bertie Simmonds not pictured. And why wasn't I? Well, I just couldn't do it...Sticking my ugly mug in the picture alongside such a thing of great beauty would have been tantamount to Bernard Manning
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The ride of their life
By Bertie Simmonds on 07/01/2011 12:00:01
What do the best of the best rate as their most cherished moment in the saddle? Racers recall their most rewarding, career-defining rides
NIALL MACKENZIE1986 HRC test, SuzukaOur own 'Spuds' Mackenzie had been riding an Armstrong 250 in GPs and ridden the Skoal Bandit RG500 in the last few 500cc races of the year. Then he got a call to go to Japan for a private test with the mighty HRC
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What's MotoGP ever done for us? Pt.2
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/05/2010 12:52:33
Following on from looking into how Grand Prix racing has revolutionised the very bikes we ride, here’s how the riding kit the fastest racers on the planet wear has shaped what we use today
covered in greased leather. The early steam locomotives in the late 1800 used to explode with alarming alacrity if too much pressure was allowed to build, and who can forget the American John Stapp, who in 1947 subjected himself to 46g on a rocket
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Tyre Launch: Dunlop Qualifier II
By Bertie Simmonds on 24/07/2009 15:18:01
RoadSmart meets Qualifier – Dunlop’s fast road & track tyre
of the corner, cranked over, that these tyres impressed. Although I get my knee down, I’ve never been one for a lot of lean angle, but these tyres encourage you to lean it further, so much so that the peg went down on the R1 and GSX-R1000 swiftly followed by my
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Foggy's Little Wonder: The Petronas FP1 Story
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/05/2003 09:45:30
Clean-sheet design to front-row start in the WSB opener in 16 months? Here's how...
for the new bike in 12th position, while in race two, Troy Corser took 7th.Think about that for a moment.A few paddock doubters were probably hoping for poor results. After all, when the original deadline for the Foggy Petronas FP1 to go racing at the 2002
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Living with a 2001 Honda CBR929RR Fireblade
By Bertie Simmonds on 26/04/2002 10:59:44
Former TWO magazine editor, Bertie Simmonds, talks about his experience of owning a Honda CBR929RR Fireblade
of Man for this month's big road test.The first 2,000 miles has certainly shown the Blade's practical side. Underseat storage hides my huge Oxford locks and the seating position and Honda-supplied bubble screen keeps me comfy - shame there's no integral
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What’s MotoGP ever done for us?
By Bertie Simmonds on 30/04/2010 12:21:11
How comparable is a £3 million MotoGP weapon to your sportsbike? Since 2002 technology has filtered down from the best teams in the world, more so than you might imagine
Schwantz’s title winning RGV500 of 1993 – so that’s something. While the 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 and the later CBR929RR Fireblade benefited from longer swingarms to aid with traction and cure power wheelies as power levels began to creep upwards. “We switched
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Tyre launch: Bridgestone Battlax BT-016
By Bertie Simmonds on 22/10/2008 11:25:39
With its first MotoGP title, not to mention the services of a fast Italian, Bridgestone is on a high
INFORMATIONBridgestone Battlax BT-016, Price: £220 per pair,Available sizes: Fronts: 130/70 ZR16, 110/70 ZR17, 120/60 ZR17, 120/70 ZR17, Rears:, 150/60 ZR17, 160/60 ZR17, 170/60 ZR17, 180/55 ZR17, 190/50 ZR17, 190/55 ZR17, 160/60 ZR18.www.bridgestone.co.uk
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