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Top Internet Stories – 3 September 2010
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Here are some motorcycle articles that appeared over the last week that may amuse you.
– Rider Etiquette
– Motorcycle Travel Tips
– Official: Cycle News Stops Publishing
– Claiming Compensation After A Motorcycle Accident
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Londonbikers.com does The Ron Haslam Race School at Silverstone
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Afro – Eugene – was dispatched to the Haslam School to sample the legendary racer’s track instruction school now it’s moved down south to Silverstone. Here’s his report.
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Moto 2 Coming Up Number 1 For Entertainment
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by admin.
The new FIM approved Moto2 Championship may only be two races old, but already it has managed to create quite a stir in the motorsport sector.
Several journalists, insiders and fans, including myself were slightly sceptical and critical about some of the proposed changes to the quarter litre class for 2010, but I’m pleased to report that after two fascinating and exhilarating races I’ll gladly eat humble pie and say that Dorna have managed to formulate a Championship that should open up doors to a far greater array of motorcycle riders.
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Held – in my Defence
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by admin.
I have only ever had one textile jacket, it was my first biking garment, but since then had considered leather as the way to go, principally because of the increased abrasion protection it usually offers over textile equivalents, but also because, hey! Leather jackets – they’re cool!. However, I was recently given the opportunity to try a textile jacket from Held and my opinion of textile jackets changed for the better.
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Why Valentino’s Highside Has Thrown The GP Paddock Into Disarray
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by admin.
Just when you think the season is starting to fall into a pattern, a weekend like we just experience at Mugello happens and everything is thrown up into the air. Valentino Rossi’s 100mph plus monster highside and damaged femur has thrown the season and contract negotiations into the air.
Firstly, it is obviously important to wish Valentino a speedy recovery from his injury. It now appears likely that he could miss a large majority of the season and any talk of a tenth Championship will be put on hold until 2011.
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Sunshine, Cricket Bats, Racers and Sunglasses – AirAsia British MotoGP Launch
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by admin.
Today, Wednesday 16th June saw the AirAsia British MotoGP pre-race press conference take place at Lords Cricket Ground near St John’s Wood in London. As customary it’s a chance for the press to talk to the riders about their seasons so far and what they reckon their chances are for the up coming British round of the MotoGP which this year is being held at the newly modified Silverstone circuit.
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Summer Gloves – £75 versus £160 – A Fair Fight?
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by admin.
Summer’s here and bikers across the world have shed their thick clumsy winter oven mitts in favour of their long lost summer gloves, likely as not grubby and stiff from a winter in the garage.
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Ben Spies – A Rookie In Name Only
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by admin.
He is known as the Texas Terror and if you look at the stats from his Superbike riding career you will see that it is a nickname that is very apt. Spies terrorised his opposition into a state of submission as he amassed three back to back AMA superbike titles, before moving across the pond to take on the Worlds best Superbike riders on a machine that was new and completely alien to anything he had ridden before, on tracks that were new and despite all of this he managed to amassed a record number of pole positions within one calendar season and 14 race victories.
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MotoGP Musical Chairs
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by admin.
It has been a busy time in the MotoGP paddock, but maybe for all of the wrong reasons. It has been less like a competitive sport and more like a game of musical chairs as riders have been arriving and leaving the paddock more frequently than a game of musical chairs.
It all appeared to start when Valentino Rossi lost contact with his Yamaha M1 in free practise at Mugello, breaking his femur in the process. Over the course of the next to rounds both Hiro Aoyama and Marco Melandri suffered injuries which prevented them from competing depleting the grid to a new all time low.
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Alpkit Softshell Jeanius Jeans: Epic© Win!
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Do you wear jeans whilst riding? If so, you’re going to love these ones. The recent good weather has been great, but unfortunately, it won’t last forever. Alpkit Pro jeans are made with denim, the cotton fibres of which have been treated before being made into the denim. That treatment has been given the name Epic© and basically involves Silicon – which hates water. The Epic© treatment is “applied to the rear of the fabric and forced deep into the fibres” and gives them waterproofing and windproofing capabilities as well as ensuring they dry super-quickly.