Senior Editor Richard Newland's BMW R1200GS isn't the only longtermer with a mud-flinging problem, the Judge has one too. On damp, wet or just plain dirty roads the front wheel throws up a lot of dirt, with quite a fair amount of it landing on my shins, but most of it caking itself all over the bike. These photos were ...
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- 07 June 2013
In this week's MCN, out June 5, we have all the news from the beginning of race week at the TT. Michael Dunlop has so far taken three wins from three races, could this be the start of a new era? Also this week: We pit the Petronas FP1 up against the Ducati 999S and Honda CBR900RR Fireblade in the ...
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- 04 June 2013
Knox 6 Pack rucksack, £44.99 Tester: Liam Marsden Time tested: 20,000 miles/three years What’s good? This has stood three years’ daily abuse and is still going strong. The main compartment is roomy and the two side pockets are ideal for wallets, phones, etc. The included laptop case and visor pouch are excellent features that set this bag apart. The straps ...
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- 03 June 2013
Reigning champion Jorge Lornzo eased to victory in Mugello today to record his second win in a row. Pole sitter Dani Pedrosa got off to a good start, but a hard move from Lorenzo at the first corner sat him up and Lorenzo then led to the flag. Marquez got a good start to settle in to third place behind ...
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- 02 June 2013
Brit Scott Redding took his second Moto2 victory in a row at Mugello to increase his lead in the championship. The Marc VDS rider won by 2.175 seconds to become the first Brit to to take back-to-back victories in the intermediate class since 1971. It was Italtrans rider Takaaki Nakagami who was quickest off the line and led for the ...
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- 02 June 2013
Red Bull KTM rider Luis Salom battled through the Moto3 race at Mugello to take victory and close the gap to championship leader Maverick Vinales to just four points. The Spaniard came out on top after a fierce battle with the top six riders which saw them all changing places several times a lap. Salom got the better of Alex ...
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- 02 June 2013
Moto2 championship leader Scott Redding took his second pole position of the season - the only Moto2 rider to do so in 2013 - at the Mugello circuit today. The Marc VDS rider, from Gloucestershire, took pole position with a fastest time of 1'52.958. Redding was the only rider to lap under the 1'53 mark. Takaaki Nakagami will start from second ...
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- 01 June 2013
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa will start tomorrow's MotoGP race from pole position after snatching it at the very end of the final qualifying session. Perosa stole pole position from reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo with the fastest ever lap of the Mugello circuit - a 1'47:157. Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo will start from second on the grid, with Ducati rider Andrea ...
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- 01 June 2013
Mapfre Aspar rider Jonas Folger will start tomorrow's Moto3 race from pole position after setting a fastest lap of 1'57.603 in qualifying. Team Calvo's Maverick Vinales will start from second on the grid, with Alex Rins completing the front row in third. Australian Jack Miller will head the second row of the grid onboard his Caretta Technology FTR Honda ahead of ...
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- MotoGP
- 01 June 2013
There's no doubting the Judge looks the part, but as standard it's laughably quiet. To remedy this I've had a Cobra exhaust system fitted to the Judge. Not only does it make the Judge sound better but it also improves the looks over the standard shotgun exhausts. Thankfully (or sadly, depending on your personal preference) it's not offensively loud and the ...
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- 31 May 2013
