I’m working my way through as many new-for-2013 tyres as I can for this year, so I can see what the tyre companies have been up to. With each new generation of tyre, we get more bang for our buck. The new breed keep getting gripper, better in the wet and more durable. I ran the standard Pirelli Scorpion dual ...
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- 10 June 2013
After seventeen days, John the Honda TT Legends clan and the MCN staff were finally on the ferry home. Hear John's final thoughts on the 2013 Isle of Man TT as he made the boat crossing to Heysham. To re-live the experience of being at the TT from the comfort of your own home, visit our Motorcyclenews channel on YouTube and check ...
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- 10 June 2013
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- 09 June 2013
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- 08 June 2013
There’s always a tingle that comes with the thought of riding abroad. And, now the working day is coming to a close, I’m feeling the tingle. The sun’s shining, the TT commentary is piping out of the computer and I’m headed for Belgium on the Street Triple R. It’s not designed for touring, but you can go anywhere on anything ...
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- 07 June 2013
James Hillier won a record-breaking Lightweight TT race on Friday with the Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider smashing the lap and race records on his way to a maiden TT victory. The 28-year old broke the old lap record on each of the three laps with his final lap speed of 119.130mph giving him a 33.5s margin over Dean Harrison who ...
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- 07 June 2013
This is the second in the series of video reviews for my Ducati Hyperstrada long term test bike. Here I go along to the official launch of the Hyperstrada, get a puncture, bend my ignition key and do a trackday at Anglesey. brightcove.createExperiences(); BLOG13 | HYPER13
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- 07 June 2013
Hear the latest from Chad after the second 600 race, including what you all want to know - how much faster James Hillier was! More importantly he's collected data to show just how great a 'stock' bike is when compared to the professional teams. brightcove.createExperiences();
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- 06 June 2013
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- 06 June 2013
Michael Dunlop smashed his own lap and race records in a thrilling second Supersport race on Wednesday afternoon at the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races to remain unbeaten for the week and become only the third rider to win four races in a week. A stunning final lap of 128.667mph gave the 24-year old a 2.3s victory over long ...
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- 05 June 2013
