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Living with a 2005 Yamaha MT-01
By Grant Leonard on 15/06/2005 14:26:39
Grant Leonard started TWO magazine. And he is a very nice chap indeed. He had a Yamaha MT01 for a year and here's his review
July 2005I LOVE HARLEYS. But I'm not the kind of Harley lover who would tattoo it on my arm or arse or wherever. I love them for what they are - big, noisy, rumbling, grunty V-twins. So I was far from offended by Yamaha slipping its Road Star onto
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:43:07
It’s Triumph best selling bike, a style icon, movie star and it’s still only 14 years old. Life is anything but dull with the Speed Triple as Jon Urry finds out on the roads of Lanzarote.
as the older version, but much the same way your bike feels that bit sharper with new tyres fitted the 2008 Speed Triple feels refreshed.Through the corners the bike feels slightly sharper to respond to inputs. The new design front wheel is 5% lighter than
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Road Test: Suzuki Bandit 1200 VS 1250
By Jon Urry on 13/04/2008 13:34:51
With a cult following that makes Scientology look like a small book club gathering, Suzuki’s Bandit 1200 has brought big-bore grunt to the biking masses. Does the new water-cooled engine continue this reign, or relegate it now to a forgotten religion?
been forced to find a new niche. Rather than chase the performance crowd with alloy frames, inverted forks, radial brakes and sharp styling the Bandit has pitched itself at the more budget-conscious buyer. With a price tag of £5,399 for a naked 1250
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Living with a 2004 Yamaha YZF-R6
By Tim Dickson on 15/06/2004 10:18:07
Tim proves that the Yamaha R6 can handle the tracks, the commute and life as a tourer
on the road, so I back off everything a click or two for everyday riding.So that's what I've come up with. But I thought it would be a bit of fun to test the theory against some serious opposition, so we enlisted the help of Virgin Mobile R6 Cup star Richard
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First Ride: Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 18:24:39
With a tyre-shredding 194bhp on tap and a fully revised chassis the original Hypersports bike is refusing to grow old gracefully. Hold on tight, because the 'Busa is back and is meaner than ever...
was the star of many rap videos. He then proceeded to declare that the Hayabusa was designed to have the highest performance of any road bike with a whopping 194bhp and 114lb.ft of torque. In an age where speeding is about as socially acceptable as admitting
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Road Test: Street Rod vs. MT-01
By Colin Goodwin & James May on 29/04/2008 21:05:40
Top Gear's James May and Autocar Magazine's Colin Goodwin team up with Yamaha and Harley-Davidson in a quest for the alternative to scary sports bikes.
revised version of the Road Star Warrior's 1670cc V-twin. Gone is the belt drive and in its place a chain running on the right-hand side - no doubt to give the bike a less 'Japanese' look. The engine also has a lighter crankshaft to give it more pick
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Buell 1125CR - Road test review
By Ben Cope on 12/10/2009 17:00:50
If we bought motorbikes using our head alone, Buell would be out of business. Will the 1125CR help Buell onwards and upwards?
looking like he’s just walked off the set of Star Wars – they always appear to try just that little bit too hard. And therefore you spend most of your evening trying to avoid them.Buell’s first proper sportsbike was a great example of this; they ditched
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1300 Hayabusa
By Jon Urry on 29/03/2008 10:23:35
With a tyre-shredding 194bhp on tap and a fully revised chassis the original Hypersports bike is refusing to grow old gracefully. Hold on tight, because the 'Busa is back and is meaner than ever...
while proudly announcing that the bike was the star of many rap videos. He then proceeded to declare that the Hayabusa was designed to have the highest performance of any road bike with a whopping 194bhp and 114lb.ft of torque. In an age where speeding
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Living with the Victory 8 Ball
By John Hogan on 12/05/2008 16:10:13
John Hogan spends 12 months 'enhancing' his cool status with the Victory 8 Ball
in America makes sense. I have ridden the dead straight roads in Texas, in the sun, on a cruiser and loved it. But the UK, however hard you try and convince yourself, is nothing like the US of A.Rather than shy away from cruisers I decided that 2008 would
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Road Test: Rush Hour
By Simon Bowen, Warren Pole, Grant Leonard, Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 23:11:17
Woke up. Fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup and looking up, I noticed I was late...
carbon fibre trousers and Star Wars smock. Class, it has been drilled into me, never goes out of fashion. Allow me now to introduce you to the ultimate businessmen's conveyance - the Honda ST1300 Pan European, where comfort meets practicality and style
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