Chris Cope
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The Super Bowl commercial I’d like to see
On the way into work this morning, I found myself coming up with an idea for an advert for Zero Motorcycles, or whatever the hell it is that will come out of Polaris’ recent acquisition of Brammo. I ride my bicycle to work. By the time I got into work, I had cemented the advert…
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What I can afford this month: MZ TS250/1
Building bike savings; considering options
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Get a motorcycle
This, y’all. The only thing I would add, right at the very end of the video, are three simple words: get a motorcycle:
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Chris Cope’s great motorcycle manifesto
I’ve found myself reading a handful of law/safety-related stories recently (here, here, here and here) and it’s gotten me thinking about the Right Way To Do Things. Obviously, the Right Way To Do Things is my way, because I’m brilliant and I have all the answers. One day people will recognise this and I will…
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What I Want: Honda VFR1200F
Chris’s admiration for the Honda VFR1200F contrasts with its high price and concerns about comfort on long rides.
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Runs in the family
“What other bikes did you ride,” I ask my father-in-law. “Before the 550?” I am again trying to find a gentle way of getting him to do something with the old Honda CB550 that sits in the back of a garage in Devon. Give it to me. Drag it out and restore it. Something. Don’t…
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What I want: the new supercharged Honda NC750
There’s a rumor that Honda is developing a super-charged NC750 and I am all in.