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Used: X-lite X-802
By mark forsyth on 07/10/2011 15:42:33
If the hat fits, wear it, etc
wearing it pretty much non stop since January and generally I adore it. However, it took a track day at Portimao for me to realise that I'd have to get it tweaked. Popping my head up into the 170mph draught at the end of the straight forced the chin bar
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Test-riding the old-school way
By mark forsyth on 19/08/2011 20:01:22
Tweed is due a comeback, I think
Love this old cine film of how Avon used to conduct their R+D around their Melksham HQ. Flat-out on a Vincent with only hair oil and utter faith as protection.Wonder how many test riders Avon used to get through?
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ZX-10R. Worth the weight?
By mark forsyth on 18/11/2010 11:17:03
Sykes' performance points to massive improvements
bike, the 2011 version appears to reward similar inputs with not just one or two good lap times but dozens, back-to-back.If the Kawasaki PR machine is to be believed, Sykes conducted his tests at Autopolis using the standard engine fitted with a free
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Used Review: Arlen Ness G6037 Gloves
By Mark Forsyth on 01/01/2010 11:40:49
Used product showcase from Visordown
every day since the beginning of August, sometimes on group tests for days at a time.Quite a few top racers wear them as well – Simon Andrews for one. And for a £69.99 glove that’s quite an endorsement.Price: From £69.00www.moto-direct.com
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Video: Blade does 2nd to 6th gear in 9 seconds
By mark forsyth on 20/05/2011 16:46:06
Time for some base runs...
the headlights really make quite a bit of a bark.Stock figures? A 163.2bhp peak at 12,000rpm and 79.83ft-lbs of torque at 10,000rpm. Fuelling? Put simply it's running lean at the bottom and really rich at the top.Now to use the Power Commander software to adjust
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First Ride: 2011 KTM 125 Duke
By Mark Forsyth on 01/04/2011 09:45:03
Every bit as good as we'd hoped...
to an indicated 65mph. It took a full crouch and maybe a slipstream to coax the last ten mph out of it – standard fare for a four-stroke 125.Continue the 2011 KTM 125 Duke review - 2/2
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I've tested ABS to the max...
By mark forsyth on 21/07/2011 11:00:09
...and I like it
(somewhat stupidly) to obtain a non ABS Fireblade as my 2011 long-term test bike. Honda were pretty insistent that I needed an ABS version. Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth for too long or too obviously, I relented.And several thousand miles
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2010 MV Agusta F4 1000 UK test and review
By Mark Forsyth on 26/02/2010 09:55:11
MF rides the new MV Agusta F4 in ‘proper’ British weather
Click to read: 2010 MV Agusta F4 1000 owners reviews, 2010 MV Agusta F4 1000 specs and to see the 2010 MV Agusta F4 1000 image gallery.Rockingham’s National circuit is not the grippiest out there, even on a good day. In February, with 4 degrees
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First Ride: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600
By Mark Forsyth on 17/12/2010 11:00:17
Can Suzuki revitalize the competitive supersport category with the all-new GSX-R600? Mark Forsyth does some laps of Almeria to find out
’t for everyone, that’s for sure. They thrive on revs and have to be caned mercilessly (compared to a 1000cc sports bike) to get the best out of them – to extract that last drop of performance. Personally, for track use, I’d take a 600 anyday; there’s just
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Review: Maxxis Supermaxx Diamond (Video)
By Mark Forsyth on 09/03/2011 09:12:09
MF goes fast around Portimao on a Maxxis tyre-fitted Z1000 and catches a BSB star by surprise
the afternoon) has been a tough but positive test for this new tyre from young upstarts, Maxxis.They lined up a range of bikes from 600 Supersport to the 1250 Bandit for us to try this new tyre. And the track? Oh my life, if ever you get the chance to do a
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