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First Ride Video: BMW G450X
By John Cantlie on 03/06/2008 20:21:34
TWO Editor John Cantlie sends us back his first impressions of BMW's pepped-up off-roader
of the bike over the last 16 months, and watching the speed he rode the 450X round the track at our disposal leaves little doubt that in the right hands, the BMW 450X is a proper weapon and no mistake. Looks like KTM’s monopoly is about to be rudely
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2009 BMW G450X first ride review
By John Cantlie on 27/04/2010 16:18:33
They’ve flirted with it for years, but now BMW finally get stuck into the business of serious off-roading with their new enduro tool
in the making during which time BMW have acquired Husqvarna, so that will make things slightly complicated at an upper-management level. But while they figure that out, here’s the 450X. It’s a proper weapon. 111kg dry, 52bhp, and stark white plastics that look
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Ride Across Dangerous Countries and Survive
By John Cantlie on 21/04/2010 16:28:46
When the call of adventure draws you somewhere you shouldn’t go, a war-torn Arab state perhaps, don’t worry. It’s never as bad as you think
them into the air, making my escape as the Iraqis dropped their weapons and lunged for the smokes.
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Head Candy: KTM 690SMC vs Husqvarna 510SMR
By John Cantlie on 26/07/2010 15:29:14
How does KTM’s 690SMC stack up against Husqvarna’s rip-snorting 510R on the country backroads of southern England?
-and-squirt weapon for destroying B-roads, cities and anything in your path, it is quite without peer.Next to the small but perfectly formed Husky, the KTM is brute and ugly. But as a practical motorbike for the UK, it can be used for more than just going mental
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The Ramp
By John Cantlie on 22/10/2010 16:19:05
Surely there's never been a more insane idea than freestyle motocross
, then anyone can. Besides, I've always had a deep desire to know what both my femurs look like on the outside. Of my legs.First of all, some suitable iron. Alex spoke to the lads at Yamaha and chose a YZ125 as his weapon of choice. Yamaha's blue motocrossers
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Reach for the sky - Whitham's Tornado ride
By John Cantlie on 10/04/2002 17:01:29
Whitham reduced to a whimpering pile of vomit and fear after one hour in the back seat of a Tornado GR4 fighter-bomber
-propelled monstrosity, it doesn't all come naturally. The navigator warms-up the FLIR and TFR systems while Whitham and an engineer busy themselves with the six-point harness, plumbing Jim into the oxygen and communication systems. The pilot - a top lad called John
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Secret Policeman's Ball
By John Cantlie on 19/12/2008 13:55:04
Every year in May, 120 policemen from all round Europe gather in Belgium for a race that no journalist has attended in 35 years. It’s thrilling and it’s fast, and this year were invited along for the ride...
-spec Subarus and Evos are the weapon of choice for the drivers, while the riders go for supermoto bikes on full wets, geared-up so they’ll hit around 120mph on the straights. The rally is staged on a 42-mile loop on public roads, on which there are four 5-mile
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First Ride: Husqvarna 510SMR & 610SM
By John Cantlie on 22/09/2010 14:50:23
With BMW money now behind them and their financial future assured, Husqvarna are keen to blow away the bad memories of the past
superbike. The massive 50mm Marzocchi forks look strong enough to support a Humvee, and neat touches like the red cylinder head cover and powder-coated wheels really set off the engine. The 510 is a proper weapon, and that’s before you even ride it.The fuel
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First Ride - BMW G450X
By John Cantlie on 07/09/2009 14:54:23
They’ve flirted with it for years, but now BMW finally get stuck into the business of serious off-roading with their new enduro tool
in the making during which time BMW have acquired Husqvarna, so that will make things slightly complicated at an upper-management level. But while they figure that out, here’s the 450X. It’s a proper weapon. 111kg dry, 52bhp, and stark white plastics that look
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