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Honda CB1000R vs. Fireblade - Streetbike vs. Superbike
By John Hogan on 29/03/2010 12:56:55
Would the average rider be better off on one of the latest generation of super-fast streetbikes instead of their usual superbike? We hopped from a CB1000R to a CBR1000RR and back again to find out...
The typical formula for success when it comes to unfaired versions of sportsbikes is to throw the fairing in the bin, strangle the motor, swap the quality suspension and brakes for cheapy replacements and then simply tuck away any wires and plumbing
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Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Classic first ride review
By John Hogan on 09/04/2010 09:40:35
Beautiful retro looks coupled with characterful engine layout, could this be the ultimate Italian pose?
pipes and not a stray wire in sight. I was itching to ride the bike, until I’d had a go. Round town it was brilliant, easy to ride, comfortable, easy to keep in front of the traffic and drew heads like Rolf Harris on crack.This is the perfect town bike
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2009 Ducati Monster 1100 launch test review
By John Hogan on 19/04/2010 14:56:06
The 696 gets a new big brother. look out sportsbikes, there’s a new monster waiting in the wings to leap out and scare you clean off the road
of the 1100 were promising. I could only find one wire that seemed to not be where it should and the bold new look, though contemporary, still retains much of the original ‘monster genetics.’ Having the 1078 DS motor with the heads lifted directly from
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Tyre Launch: Metzeller Racetec Interact
By John Hogan on 24/07/2009 15:24:50
A new road-legal trackday tyre from the big elephant
THE SCIENCE PART: Cutting-edge technology comes in the form of 0° steel belts with multiple levels of tension. The crown of the tyre has harder wearing rubber to offer long life, but the wires in the centre section are slightly more flexible than
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The Great Field Bike Challenge
By John Hogan on 07/09/2009 16:53:14
For less than £200 you can buy a field bike. Now convince five mates to do the same and have the best afternoon’s racing of your life. Re-discover the reason you got into bikes in the first place for less than the price of a night out in London . .
when you hit the dirt. So we decided to celebrate the days of when the field bike ruled the earth. When life was simpler, and when a crash into a barbed-wire fence meant nothing more than crying to mum and a clipped ear. A brief was sent out to all
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