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Whitham rides the 2009 WSB bikes
By Ben Cope on 10/11/2009 13:00:16
We send Whit to Portimao to put the WSB bikes through their paces. Tough life for our Whit, hey?
- Page 1We sent James Whitham to Portiamo to test out the 2009 World Superbikes for Visordown magazine. Unfortunately, Suzuki didn't provide a bike and a Spanish journo stacked the Aprilia RSV4 before Whit got to sling a leg over it, but he did ride
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Oxford Maximiser 3800: Battery CPR
By Ben Cope on 14/09/2010 11:26:31
A gentle bit of battery love was had over the weekend at Cope HQ
the weekend, some of them have been 'dead' and gathering dust for well over 5 years.Plugging the Maximiser in, it tests the battery and, in my case, set itself to Recover mode. In this mode the digital display showed it was giving the battery a tender talking
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Time.com reckon it's a UFO landing pad
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2009 17:05:52
Time magazine have a list of top-10 Google Earth finds and reckon this is a UFO landing pad. I reckon they need to back off the double-espressos
Time magazine is usually the bastion of all things worldy and sensible, but in a recent feature of theirs titled Top 10 Google Earth Finds we just had to pick holes in their over-imaginitive offerings.At number three is this offering above, found on a US-Army base near Thetford F...
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2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 review
By Ben Cope on 20/01/2012 14:05:08
Does faster always mean better? We ride the new ZZR1400 to find out
. Which is all very well, but it does set the ZZR1400 up to be a disappointment. Unless it really is something quite special.Well now it's time to find out.The new ZZR1400 was launched at the Nardò Ring, a closed-doors testing facility in the south
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Versys 1000 video short
By Ben Cope on 07/12/2011 12:17:32
Interested in Kawasaki's new Versys? Then feast your eyes on this
Kawasaki's just-launched Versys 1000 also came with a video crew for the day. So if you're interested in a bit of footage of the bike in action and some 'behind the scenes' stuff from the launch, then check it out.If you want to read the Kawasaki Versys 1000 first ride review, we...
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BMW K1600LT prototype spotted in USA
By Ben Cope on 17/06/2010 09:52:28
BMW haven't exactly been denying a six-cylinder bike is on the cards. And here it is
BMW's NEW K1600 LT has been spotted in prototype testing in California by German motorcycle magazine Tourenfahrer.Looking like the finished article, the six-cylinder machine's 1596cc capacity ought to provide serious grunt and the inline six
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Just picked up Kwak's new Z1000
By Ben Cope on 22/03/2010 13:37:24
I'm still undecided about the looks, but I like the package...
I just picked up this new Z1000 from Kawasaki HQ as we're doing a back to back test on it tomorrow for the next issue of the mag.I was never sure about the looks from the press images and seeing it in the flesh, it looks bulky and a bit cumbersome
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2009 BMW F800R first ride review
By Ben Cope on 09/04/2010 12:39:55
BMW continue their rapid expansion with the F800R. With a specification to rival Triumph’s mighty Street Triple, the twin-cylinder BM looks set to lead from the front
Click to read: BMW F800R owners reviews, BMW F800R specs and to see the BMW F800R image gallery.BMW know that the market for this bike in the UK is limited. By their own admission half of their worldwide middleweight sales are made up of customers in France, Spain and Italy alone...
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Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO first ride review
By Ben Cope on 15/06/2010 10:00:19
There are two simple, almost foolproof ways to make your bike more fun: make it lighter and give it more power. That’s exactly what Ducati has done with its update to the original Hypermotard 1100, the Hypermotard 1100 EVO.
Click to read: Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO owners reviews, Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO specs and see the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO image gallery.Let’s get straight down to it. The Hypermotard 1100 EVO has shed a shed-load of weight. The more compact engine is 5.2kg lighter and ...
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Ratchet! Spannertime.
By Ben Cope on 17/08/2011 16:02:11
An upgrade from eBay cheapies to Halfords Advanced
Why do you always end up with a drawer full of single socks? What happens to the battery cover of your remote control? Where do my 10 and 12mm spanners and sockets end up? (Why do women use so much toilet roll? -Er, new topic altogether)These are some of life's big mysteries and ...
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