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The Viker Biker. Oh dear.
By Ben Cope on 26/10/2010 17:04:29
When did you last see a Viking cross-dressing as an English Knight?
and laughter from the bus-load of OAPs who'd arrived minutes before.At the time he had a Virago 535 with the plaque on the front saying something along the lines of '..as featured in The Sun, The Star, The Peterborough Evening Telegraph'. That made me laugh, a
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The original Ducati Diavel?
By Ben Cope on 26/11/2010 12:12:51
A year ago it would have looked totally weird for a Ducati. Now the Diavel's out, it's less so..
the work that's gone into it. However, it does make the Diavel seem less radical, which is the first time I've thought that about Ducati's controversial new model..What do you think to it?
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I'm on a Goodwood Revival comedown
By Ben Cope on 22/09/2009 16:49:49
I'd been to the Festival of Speed but hadn't quite prepared myself for the Revival spectacle
, but I had such a good time I headed back on Sunday too. The paddock is crammed with ultra-exotic cars and everything from racing Minis (complete with £12k engines!) to £3m+ Ferraris. The bike line-up was exceptional too and I met up with an old friend
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Live from the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO launch
By Ben Cope on 18/11/2009 16:35:21
The UK contingent have touched down in Sardinia, wired on espresso and bloated from airport pizza
I'm out in Sardinia for the launch of Ducati's Hypermotard 1100 EVO. I can't wait.I'm knackered from the transfers, been up since 5am and haven't helped myself by necking an espresso at every opportunity. Now it's come-down time!So Ducati have
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Bradley Smith joins Visordown at the NEC
By Ben Cope on 30/11/2009 11:25:34
Britain's brightest GP prospect joins us at the NEC and gets grilled by the audience
Bradley Smith was on stage with us on the opening day of the NEC Bike Show, where he was grilled by Mackenzie and Whitham, as well as the audience.He's a great guy, really switched on and had plenty of time for all the fans - I'm not sure I could
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The angriest reader letter we've ever had?
By Ben Cope on 23/08/2010 17:59:51
We've had some funny letters over the years...
riders or writers and write a load of crap thats just wrong, I don't agree with any of your "opinions" and don't really want to hear them, and I don't have any respect for anybody who can't even keep the sunny side up half the time (and is proud of it
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Reader gold
By Ben Cope on 05/11/2012 13:13:35
I came across this while sorting out my inbox, and it's too good to not share
with any of your "opinions" and don't really want to hear them, and I don't have any respect for anybody who can't even keep the sunny side up half the time (and is proud of it). When I get to the bit that says what our journos wore - kit sections etc, I
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Cycling with headphones? You deserve to crash
By Ben Cope on 17/09/2009 10:13:47
If you don't look after yourself on the road, don't expect others to either
.I love cycling, I respect people who want to get into it for whatever reason; fitness, cutting down your commute time, saving money. Until a stray plastic bag snapped my derailleur off my Scott Speedster, I was cycling into work, around 15 miles a day. I
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