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20 Questions: John Mockett
By Harriet Ridley on 20/03/2008 11:56:47
Designer of the Triumph Rocket III and cartoonist
or riding a truck.19. If you could switch careers, what would you like to do?I could be an illustrator, a job takes a day, not three or four years.20. How much are you paid, and are you worth it?Too much, and obviously not.
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10 minutes with... Colin Wright
By Tim Dickson on 29/10/2007 20:53:11
Esteemed paddock sage and no-nonsense team manager for GSE Racing's Airwaves Ducati British Superbike outfit talks investment, egos and free gum
Bancewicz and myself, so it was paid leave, and it was the hardest thing in the world. We knew we were going to stop in 2003 but at the time we didn't know if we were going to re-establish the team for 2005. Having said that, Darrell kept the race truck
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10 Minutes with Phil Daniels
By Luke Ponsford on 30/03/2008 10:31:16
Best known for being the hero of legendary mod flick Quadrophenia,
. But bear in mind that the bikes were trucked down to Wales, where we shot the film. So I've only ridden about 30 miles in total for the duration of filming so far.Are you going to be tempted into big bike ownership?Oh yeah. I'll have to get myself some kind
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First Person - Petr Galatik
By Petr Galatik on 09/09/2009 17:32:38
Petr Galatik is a 34 year old from the Czech Republic who works for cash in the UK and rides a Yamaha YZF750
My hometown is a place called Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, I used to work as a mechanic in a truck factory there. I really enjoy working on the tools, taking something that doesn’t want to work anymore and bringing it back to life. My skill has
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First Person: Rex Smith
By Visordown on 29/11/2010 13:00:20
Rex Smith played Jesse mach in the 1980’s show STREET HAWK. For 13 episodes, he had every teenage bike-fan glued to the tv screen with his crime-busting antics...
was first starting out. When I was 20 and signed for Columbia Records I would put my motorcycle in the truck with my equipment and would race, then rock ‘n’ roll. I’ve got a six-way fracture of my ball joint, my left hand has been rebuilt and I’ve got a hole
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First Person - Glen Whitnall
By Glen Whitnall on 25/07/2008 09:51:13
...to crash a £37,500 Ducati Desmosedici in the UK goes to Glen Whitnall! The second person in Britain to take delivery of the madly-exclusive MotoGP bike explans that it doesn't matter, they're there to be ridden after all...
it on this trackday in Almeria. In preparation I had already done just over 500 miles on the road to get it through its first service before I put it on the truck to Spain.It’s an absolutely fantastic bike to ride, like nothing else I have ever ridden. A missile. When
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First Person - Petr Galatik
By Petr Galatik on 26/08/2008 11:43:51
Petr Galatik is a 34 year old from the Czech Republic who works for cash in the UK and rides a Yamaha YZF750
My hometown is a place called Ostrava, in the Czech Republic, I used to work as a mechanic in a truck factory there. I really enjoy working on the tools, taking something that doesn’t want to work anymore and bringing it back to life. My skill has
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The Professionals - Ruben Xaus
By Visordown on 24/09/2009 17:10:56
Ruben Xaus, the wild Spaniard of WSB, has turned his back on Ducati and signed with BMW. He knows now what it takes to win a race, he says...
the handlebar positions changing, so they took measurements and built me a new set of bars overnight using a lathe they had in the truck at the circuit.ELECTRONICS SEEM TO BE PLAYING AN INCREASING ROLE IN RACING. WHAT IS YOUR FEELING ON THEM?I think they play
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The Interview - Mark Neate
By Visordown on 20/09/2010 11:29:35
As main man at trackday giants No Limits, Mark has seen it all, from fights to 15-year-olds lapping the fast group and Ducati Desmosedicis in his pitlane to £90,000 gambles...
coronary with some of the bikes going into the truck. The recession definitely hadn’t hit that trip. Some of the stuff we see, honestly – at Portimao there were a fair few £30,000 plus bikes.MORE THAN HALF THE BIKES ON OUR DAYS TEND TO BE TRACK BIKESI rode
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