TOP GEAR's Richard Hammond, aka "The Hamster," has made a speedy recovery back to the world of extreme motorsports after a horrific high-speed crash just a few months ago. He crashed at 288 miles per hour and barely lived to tell the tale, but he has already whetted his addiction to speed with a new toy.

Hammond has recently collected a Ducati 1098 speedbike, capable of 175 mph, from the manufacturer's plant in Italy. The speed freak now has a new way of putting himself in death-defying places - at top speed!

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