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Motorcycle Radar: 1997
By Roland Brown on 06/12/2010 13:49:10
Roland Brown is a world class swordsman, entertainer, poet, scientist, boxer, ladies' man and motorcycle journalist. Only one of those is true.
it right up there as one of the fastest and most exciting superbikes on the market. Aprilia had entered the superbike market in style — with the bike and all the necessary hype surrounded it.Hanging to the leftThe launch of Yamaha’s original YZF-R1
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Motorcycle Radar: 1998
By Roland Brown on 20/11/2010 15:58:33
Journalist Roland Brown has ridden everything that’s walked or crawled in the last 30 years. Here he looks back at the bikes that defined 1998
YZF-R1 was close to perfection, from its sharp styling and even sharper handling to its stonking low-rev grunt and ferocious acceleration at three figure speeds. The launch in Spain was excellent, with track time at Cartagena plus a thrash
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Motorcycle Radar: 2001
By Roland Brown on 01/12/2010 17:15:17
Motorcycle journalist Roland Brown looks back at what was going on in the industry and the bikes that were launched in 2001
's latest FZ1 Fazer is even more surprising when you consider how superbly well sorted the original FZS1000 Fazer was on its launch in 2001. The big Fazer's blend of detuned, 143bhp YZF-R1 engine and steel-framed chassis was a hit from the start. My memories
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Motorcycle Radar: 1996
By Roland Brown on 02/12/2010 13:38:12
Esteemed motorcycle journalist, Roland Brown, talks about what was going on in motorcycling, way back when
to a FireBlade.What a 'motaStrange to recall that only a decade ago there was no YZF-R1 and Yamaha's top sports bike was the potent but porky Thunderace. Meanwhile the fastest and best Yam-powered super-sports bike was Bimota's YB11. With 150bhp pushing
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