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Four-stroke GP retrospective
By Visordown on 16/09/2010 09:53:15
MotoGP is about to see another change with a move to a 1000cc engine limit, this change is seen with excitement. Here we look back at the trepidation of the four-stroke GP before the class changed in 2002
Back in 2002 MotoGP shifted away from the 500cc two-stroke that had been the mainstay of the class for many years. From their introduction the 990 four strokes put on an exciting show for the adoring audience, but following safety concerns the 990s
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Kenny Roberts
By Visordown on 27/04/2002 14:39:32
King Kenny Roberts in his own words. During a flying visit to his race factory in Banbury, TWO caught up with Kenny Roberts Snr to find out how he has remained one of the most famous and respected personalities in GP racing.
whomever he likes, can he do it then?The first year on this project I spent 17 million dollars. If he has more than that - then he's donea good job.Kenny Roberts Quickfire QuestionsTwo-stroke or four-stroke?I always road-raced two strokes but I liked two
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Time Tunnel: 1978 - Hailwood's TT
By Visordown on 19/10/2010 18:23:16
Sharing the podium with Mike the Bike at the '78 TT
after an 11-year break I knew he'd be fast, but after such a long gap a lot of riders didn't expect him to be that fast. The game had moved on. I reckoned he'd take seventh or eighth place, not a win."But then in practice Mike passed me after Glen Helen
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Buyer Guide: Aprilia Tuono
By Visordown on 06/10/2010 13:07:12
The ultimate buying and owning guide by the people who know these bikes best: those who’ve bought them, run them, broken them, fixed them, spent money on them and more
Click to view: Aprilia Tuono owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Sports bike handling and performance with upright bars. It sounds so obvious but for years no-one did it.Triumph came first with their T509 which evolved into the modern Speed
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New: HJC Ben Spies Monster replica lids
By Visordown on 30/11/2012 12:30:32
Meet Ben's brother, matte...
for the skinny on the 2013-model £399.99 race rep lids, and click here for HJC R-PHA 10 Plus tech info.New Monster race helmets from HJCHJC has launched not one, but two new Ben Spies Monster race replica helmets, a brand new rubber tone graphic and a high gloss
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Jeremy Burgess interview
By Visordown on 26/05/2010 15:09:43
Jeremy Burgess is Valentino Rossi's crew chief at Fiat Yamaha. Nobody knows more about what it takes to win a Grand Prix
On the outside looking in, this looks like a glamorous job. Is it?I think any job where you enjoy it must be pretty glamorous. I guess I see Valentino Rossi for two hours, three days a week, but I wouldn't use the world 'glamorous.' It's an exciting
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The Professionals - Bradley Smith
By Visordown on 07/10/2010 16:53:12
Like a racing version of Mick Hucknall, 17 year-old Bradley Smith talks about learning to drive and meeting girls...
How much pressure is there on you to win this year, especially after your practice results?Pressure from the team, nothing. Pressure from the fans, nothing. But pressure from myself, huge. I want to win races, that’s my whole desire. I don’t want
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The Professionals - Simon Smith
By Visordown on 21/10/2010 16:46:04
Simon Smith of Global Enduro on corrupt coppers, giving £1million to charity and sucking warm milk from a cow’s udder…
people sign up...Of course it is, we want them to sign up so we raise more money for charity! That’s why we do this. I don’t give a shit what cynics say, how many companies do you know big or small that are raising £1 million per year for charity
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Lost in translation
By Visordown on 22/04/2013 19:12:55
How the ‘want one’ B-King concept spawned the ugly Inazuma
eye-catching and muscular rather than traditionally pretty. The worst are ill-proportioned eyesores. But the line between the two states is often thinner than it first appears.Seeing Suzuki’s new half-faired GW250S – a bike that scores higher
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Michael Collins - Busted for doing 125mph
By Visordown on 20/09/2010 15:40:13
Michael Collins made the national news after being filmed riding his bike at speeds of up to 125mph on his way to work. This is his version of events...
held down stairs.They held me until I appeared in court, where I pleaded guilty because that was the advice that was given to me by the legal representation that the police provided me with. I got a two year ban, a three month suspended jail sentence
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