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First UK Ride: 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 review
By Ben Cope on 05/12/2011 21:04:59
We're granted exclusive first UK ride. Yamaha enters the traction control club, revising its flagship sportsbike for 2012. Does it move the game on?
more from the bike and that's a great thing.Price: from £11,999, Anniversary model tested is £12,999Colours: Anniversary White (as tested), Matt Grey, Yamaha Blue, Competition WhiteOther useful links: 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 traction control video, 2012
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First Ride: Kawasaki Versys 1000 review
By Ben Cope on 01/12/2011 13:15:40
A four-cylinder big brother to the popular Versys 650. It's not aimed at the GS, so who is it aimed at?
is good for an ‘adventure styled’ bike, I’d want a wider screen if I was regularly riding over 50 miles at motorway speeds.While great at motorway cruising, the Versys 1000 wasn’t as at home on the twisty mountainous Tenerife roads at the speeds we were
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First Ride: 2012 Triumph Speed Triple review
By mark forsyth on 28/05/2012 14:00:38
Warp-Speed TT Triple
. I was still glad to see Ramsey.The mountain road was closed to the public due to some work being done on the bridge at the Bunglaow but, this being the Isle of Man, we had special permission to ride it. The run up to the Gooseneck was pretty
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First Ride: Honda Crosstourer review
By mark forsyth on 17/02/2012 11:29:36
Built for comfort
’s it like to ride? I rode the manual version first that was fitted with the optional top box and panniers. The top box features a VW Pop-Top Camper-style zip open canvas compartment to accommodate an XL full-face lid. Like any hard, square and un
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I've ridden the future and it's 100bhp
By Ben Cope on 17/04/2012 12:08:32
Would a 100bhp limit be the end of motorcycling?
comes in and we're stuck with it, what now?The Future?Out in Portimao, on a Bridgestone S20 tyre launch, there was one bike in the pits that wasn't getting a lot of love: the 2012 R1. It was a French model, restricted to 106bhp.I had to have a go
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