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Remus Genesis Titanium Legal

28 January 2002

UNDER the titanium sleeve is a durable stainless steel can. It’s quiet enough to be road-legal, but fruity enough to justify the expense while delivering a claimed 2-3bhp increase in power. The...

Mud wrestling

28 January 2002

Fighting a full-on 250cc motocross racer is an extremely quick way to arm pump unless you’re trained for this sort of thing.

Micron Beta Race

28 January 2002

COLOURED titanium is one of the coolest looking designs around. And with Micron behind the design you know that this can is going to perform as well as it looks. If you’re after a bargain, Micron is...

If you win… you can drink the whole lot

28 January 2002

Best not to knock it back before you tackle this little lot

’99 CBR900RR-X

28 January 2002

STILL smarting from the devastating success of the R1, Honda kept its head down in 1999 as it searched for a way back into the limelight. Would-be owners didn’t mind too much that the CBR wasn’t quite...

Rules, regulations and privacy policy

28 January 2002

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’95 CBR900RR-S

28 January 2002

HONDA had always stuck with two-yearly major updates on its bikes. With the 1994 machine so patently right, it simply rested on its laurels, content to modify some of the paint and logo details and...

Laser Hotcam Tri-Oval Race

28 January 2002

IF you’d like to have the power of a race can, but would rather not have the full-on orchestra of noise when you’re riding, try this. Laser’s Decibel Killer, free with their Tri-Oval, is a little...

’98 CBR900RR-W

28 January 2002

IF the Thunderace worried Honda bosses in 1996, the advent of Yamaha’s R1 in 1998 must have kept them awake at night for months. The YZF-R1 was the worst kept secret in modern biking history, with MCN...

10 per cent off European superbike school at Ally Pally Show

28 January 2002

The European Superbike School is cutting its prices by 10 per cent for anyone booking during the nine days of the MCN Ally Pally Show. You get the deal whether you book at the stand, No501, or call...

Hundreds of half-price bargains wait for visitors

28 January 2002

Half-price Shoei lids are among the top bargains at the Ally Pally show – and that’s just the start. Alpinestars race boots are down to just £99 on many stands, as are Sidi Vertebraes. Arai helmets, including 2001 designs, are reduced by as much as £100 on just as many. Custom Lids on stand 70/71 and Titanium Racing on 60/61, are specialising in cut-price lids from dozens of different...

Ducati to build road-going replicas of S4 race bikes

28 January 2002

Ducati is to launch a new version of its Monster S4 race bikes to coincide with the debut of the one-make race series this season. Retailing at £9500 each bike will come with nearly £3000 worth of extras for just £1800 more than the list price of a stock S4. " With the specifications essentially the same as the race bike, these will be very special Monsters, " said Ducati UK managing director...

Quill Carbon Legal

28 January 2002

IT may be road-legal, but this carbon can sounds as good as many marked ” race only ” . Quill says it flows a lot more gas than many road pipes and gives a boost to the mid-range of most bikes. It’s...

Exclusive video brings the Ally Pally show to you

28 January 2002

The Ally Pally show is now on in London complete with stunt shows, the UK debut of Suzuki’s B-King, the world launch of Triumph’s Speed 4 and bargains galore. If you’ve already been our video will bring back the memories. If you’ve yet to go, it’ll give you a great taster. The video plays for close to two minutes and is approximately 2.8mb, so if you haven’t got a particularly fast connection it...

Complaints and technical queries

28 January 2002

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Who left my bike there?

28 January 2002

Never a good sign when a bike is on its side in a gravel trap

Jardine RT-One Titanium Race

28 January 2002

JARDINE is a huge name in the States, providing exhausts to Nicky Hayden and the Honda U.S. superbike squad. This oval titanium can fits our CBR600 very neatly, using a stainless steel link pipe. All...

MHP Titanium Race

28 January 2002

IF money’s no object, you can go for a £411 all-titanium MHP can, but there’s a big saving by having this stainless steel option with the titanium sleeve. It comes with a lifetime warranty, though...

’01 CBR900RR-1

28 January 2002

AFTER Suzuki killed off its lumbering GSX-R1100 in 1996, the GSX-R750 bravely soldiered on. It was a pipsqueak in capacity terms, but a giant-killer on the track. And it was wild and exciting,...

The one that got away

21 January 2002

Jonathan Durrant, 53 is fromWarwickshire. He’s owned 26 bikes ” When I first started work at 16 there was a chap I worked with who was an avid motorcyclist. I was earning very little money, only £3 a...

Serial bike buyers

21 January 2002

To find out about five serial bike buyers, simply follow the links below

Even bad bikes are good bikes

21 January 2002

Kawasaki ZX-9R

Smile, you’ve just been Gatsoed

21 January 2002

Speed cameras could come equipped with smiley logos to make you feel better about them if safety campaigners get their way. No, it isn’t April 1. The illustrations, right, show exactly how they would...

Fan club

21 January 2002

She’s the one doing most of the worrying when Edwards is on track

Wolf Carbon Oval

21 January 2002

IF you want your can to last, even if you drop the bike while paddling around those grassy car parks at summer races, you should look at the Wolf. Instead of being punctured by a load of holes, the...

Honda’s new V5 among the attractions at Ally Pally

21 January 2002

Get close up and personal with Honda’s new V5 four-stroke GP bike at the Ally Pally show starting in London this weekend, on January 26 and running until February 3. The bike Rossi will be riding in...

Exclusive first look at Walker rep kit you’ll be able to buy

21 January 2002

Spidi has revealed its design plans for a range of Chris Walker replice kit, including leathers, boots and gloves. Now that the WSB star is back with Kawasaki, green is very much the theme. We’ve...

Blue Flame Titanium Twin Port

21 January 2002

STEVE HISLOP’S Ducati British Superbike has Blue Flame exhausts, so you’d be in good company if you splashed out on these. It fits the CBR well, with a new top bracket supplied and a heel guard.

Traffic Wardens back plan to extend their powers

21 January 2002

Traffic wardens have heard the Government would like them to start nicking us for more than just parking offences… and, oddly enough, their union loves the idea. If the Government presses ahead, the...

G-Force Carbon Oval Race

21 January 2002

MOST oval cans fit close to the swingarm, but this one looks as if it might touch down with hard riding because it hangs farther away from the bike. It fits easily and is well finished. It is...

Read what Ron Haslam thinks about the Blade

21 January 2002

You’re not meant to brake round a corner…

21 January 2002

Seems nobody told Craig Jones not to steer and brake at the same time.

R1150GS goes supermoto

21 January 2002

A limited-edition R1150GS could pave the way for a factory produced BMW Supermoto. The R1150 " SM " uses a set of wide, 17 inch BBS " Phoenix " solid wheels to mount sticky tyres to the normally knobbly-shod GS. The handling tweaks don’t stop there though, as the entire rear swingarm has been replaced with the unit from a road-focused R1150R, as has the front Telelever arm. The standard rear...

Motopower Honda Fireblade

21 January 2002

To listen to this exhaust

21 January 2002

Click on the appropriate link below to listen to this exhaust in either Realplayer (RP) or Quicktime (MOV) formats.

All the changes

21 January 2002

HONDA has opted to update the FireBlade instead of completely reinventing it. Its move into 2002 is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. On paper, at least. It’s not until you ride the sixth...