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Living with excess: 2006 Triumph Rocket III
By Niall Mackenzie on 28/03/2010 10:17:29
Special excess: 2.3-litre engine
.From most angles I find the Rocket's looks very appealing, it's only the rear view that I'm not sure about. While that mental 240-section 16-inch tyre is very impressive, the low-slung seat and mudguard doesn't quite do it for me. The pillion footpegs
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First Ride: 2007 Triumph Rocket III Touring
By John Hogan on 10/04/2008 23:08:01
As American as the English language, this Hinckley super-tourer is all set to give the US cruiser market a good old taste of British spunk.
compromising their capacity, Triumph reduced the width of the rear subframe and fitted a 180-section tyre rather than the 240 fitted to the original Rocket. At the front Triumph has sharpened up the steering by reducing the wheel size by half an inch to 16
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX650F
By Jon Bentman on 10/04/2008 22:51:37
Just a Bandit with a full fairing? TWO flies to France and discovers the new GSX650F is a bike that’s much greater than the sum of its parts.
the only clue to its true size is the 160-section rear tyre. Otherwise it’s all looking suitably chunky. Yet the seat height is a lowish 770mm, lower than any of the current naked 600s.The motor is almost gem-like. The water-cooling makes it quieter than
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Living with a 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6
By Andy Stevens on 16/06/2008 11:51:11
Andy loved his R6 and rolled around on it like a cut-price Rossi. Here's his review
than when it was new, Danny the mechanic cleaned it, put in some new pads front and rear, tightened up the clutch and throttle and put on a set of Bridgestone BT16s, now my most favourite tyre in the world.The full Yoshimura system is fitted, I had
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Road Test: SXV5.5 v. ZZR1400 v. GSX-R750 v. Rocket
By Niall Mackenzie, Tim Dickson, John Hogan, Jon Urry on 20/05/2008 10:30:19
Motorcycling with the mostest and living with extremes: Kawasaki ZZR1400, Triumph Rocket III, Suzuki GSX-R750 and an Aprilia SXV5.5. Can too much ever be enough?
that mental 240-section 16-inch tyre is very impressive, the low-slung seat and mudguard doesn't quite do it for me. The pillion footpegs are also a bit suspect, looking very much like chromed versions of those fitted to my 1981 Yamaha 350LC. On the other hand
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