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	Kings of the Hill By Warren Pole on 18/03/2008 22:58:28 Ducati's Hypermotard goes toe-to-toe with KTM and Buell through the vicious twists and turns of a Championship hill-climb event in Wiltshire TOP SPEED - 130.4mph 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A Ducati TYPE - STREETBIKE PRODUCTION DATE - 2007 PRICE NEW - £7750 ENGINE CAPACITY - 1078cc POWER - 78.1bhp@7200rpm TORQUE - 63.6lb.ft@4750rpm WEIGHT - 179kg SEAT HEIGHT - 845mm FUEL CAPACITY - 12.4L TOP

	Tourers in Prague By Warren Pole on 01/05/2005 13:28:11 When you need to cross Europe in temperatures low enough to make a brass monkey wince, and still need to look chipper at the other end, only a serious tourer will do. We take three of the best to Prague for the coldest test of the year .From Honda we had the Pan European, a motorcycle long-recognised as the governor at churning out the miles with minimum fuss. From Yamaha came an FJR1300. Capitalising on the cult following of the long-deleted FJ1200, Yamaha have revitalised the spirit

	Big V-twins By Warren Pole on 26/03/2008 15:55:50 Aprilia Mille Factory, Ducati 999 and Honda SP-2 hurtle across Europe in search of sun, speed, a track day at Imola and a big day out at Italy's largest rock festival. Groovy! .Edwards and his SP-2 may have taken Ducati and Aprilia to the cleaners at Imola on that roasting WSB afternoon back in 2002 but can the roadbike repeat the feat in this very different test? Early indications suggested it could. On the road it was the easiest

	Road Test: Over the top By Warren Pole on 20/09/2010 11:11:08 Welcome to the Road Racing Capital of the World. They cancelled the 2001 Isle of Man TT races, so we decided to have our very own production TT Test. GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, FireBlade and Kawasaki ZX-9R thrashed around the 37-mile course. around the island and has been racing there for 17 years. What he doesn't know about balls-out road riding could be written on a stamp.Would have competed that year on: TAS Formula One GSX-R1000Fastest average TT lap: 123.0mph, Honda NSR500 V

	Road Test: ZX-9R vs. VFR vs. 955i By Warren Pole on 20/04/2008 22:06:20 On the face of it, this is a pretty odd bunch of motorcycles. Take the motors for instance - a 781cc V4, an 955cc inline triple, and an 899cc inline four. Hmm, not exactly the most comparable bunch on the planet. But then these bikes are a bit of a mixed bag. There's the ZX-9R, whose normal habitat these days is being shot to pieces in a group test with the FireBlade, R1 and GSX-R1000, the VFR which can generally be found romping off with the sports touring

	Road Test: Kawasaki ZX-12R vs. Suzuki Hayabusa By Warren Pole on 21/04/2008 22:31:36 For what we are about to recieve may the good Lord make us truly thankful because what we are about to receive is more speed than can possibly be good for you as we hop the channel with Suzuki's Hayabusa and Kawasaki's ZX-12 miles a minute, choose 70 miles to a tank and 1,500 miles to a back tyre, choose being the fastest thing on the road. Choose a ZX-12R and a Hayabusa.They are the fastest motorcycles you can buy. No arguments, no ifs, buts, or maybes, they are the Daddies

	Road Test: CBR1100XX V ZX-12R V GSX1300R By Warren Pole on 22/04/2008 19:14:21 Wozza, Gus and Tim head from London to Cannes in time for cocktails, so make it as fast as possible please, by Hayabusa, Blackbird and ZX-12R - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 23LTOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASPECS - KAWASAKITYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2004PRICE NEW - £9390ENGINE CAPACITY - 1198ccPOWER - 165.1bhp@10,200rpmTORQUE - 91.8lb.ft@7400rpmWEIGHT - 210kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820mm

	Road Test: Suzuki GSX-R750 History By Warren Pole on 22/04/2008 19:34:55 Suzuki's GSX-R750 snapped up the TWO Bike Of The Year Award 2004 last month. To mark the occasion, we celebrate 20 years of three-quarter litre lunacy with every generation of GSX-R 750 The year was 1984. Frankie Goes to Hollywood were winding the establishment up by telling everyone to 'Relax', Margaret Thatcher was embroiled in a Mexican standoff with Arthur Scargill and his miners, and the humble halfpenny coin bade farewell

	Road Test: The Chosen Ones - Yamaha YZF-R1 By Warren Pole on 22/04/2008 22:07:14 In homage to Valentino Rossi's Yamaha-mounted world championship win, TWO takes all four generations of R1 to Spain for a right good thrashing and a weekend at the races . this is the most powerful R1 we've ever been treated to; 10bhp more than the '02 bike, a faster standing quarter and another seven mph top speed.Continue the Chosen Ones: Yamaha YZF-R1 - 2/2

	Road Test: R1200RT vs. Pan European vs. FJR1300 By Warren Pole on 27/04/2008 19:51:56 When you need to cross Europe in temperatures low enough to make a brass monkey wince, and still need to look chipper at the other end, only a serious tourer will do. We take three of the bestto Prague for the coldest test of the year. DATE - 2005PRICE NEW - £10,599ENGINE CAPACITY - 1298ccPOWER - 130.2bhp@7700rpmTORQUE - 92.5lb.ft@6700rpmWEIGHT - 237kgSEAT HEIGHT - 810mmFUEL CAPACITY - 22LTOP SPEED - 139.9mph0-60 - n/a