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Extreme Sports - SP-2, ZX-10R, GSX-R1000
By John Cantlie on 20/10/2010 14:30:43
Get three mates riding three of the most extreme sportsbikes ever built, plot a devilish route through some of the best roads in the UK
We set out to have the best riding experience it's possible to have in one day for under £300.Just recently, we've had several conversations with manufacturers whereby the user-friendliness of a 1,000cc sportsbike was deemed paramount to successful
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Niall's Spin: Yamaha YZF-R6 (2000-01)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 11:47:52
Contender for the greatest 600 of all time and still a class act on the track and road, the bike that set the modern day standard in the supersport class is still a cracker
, but shared the same razor-sharp chassis and screaming motor. Steering can get twitchy if ridden hard on bumpy roads but that's true of all early-Noughties sports bikes. Powerful (dynos show around 100bhp - 120 is a claimed crank figure) with a decent spread
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Splitting Heirs: Honda Pan European ST1100 & ST1300
By Alex Hearn on 12/10/2010 13:31:27
Beloved of the happily middle-aged (and the police), unobtrusive, but more than capable of letting fly on a twisty road, Honda's ST1100 was a marvelous thing. Can the same be said of the ST1300?
lots about new and used motorcycles, and the people that buy 'em. As ever, he proved illuminating. "When a brand new Pan was announced," he says, "the anticipation was high. By chance we bought a dozen or so of the old model, simply because it was so
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Used Review: Triumph Daytona T595-955i
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 17:59:57
A revelation when it first appeared: here was a proper British effort at a big sportsbike. Over the years while the competition has got wilder, the Daytona has stayed milder which makes the mature Daytona a very solid road bike
's got older. Finish has improved, fasteners have shrugged off the weather easier and castings have been of higher quality. So if you want a bit of British bark in your garage take a look at the 955i.Continue the Triumph T595 & 955i Used Review - 2/2
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Used Test: Suzuki TL1000R
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 13:18:40
Created as Japan’s first V-twin World Superbike champion, the TL1000R fell short as a racer. But as a road-going missile, the big Suzuki offered a chunky alternative to Italy’s uncompromising, highly-strung twins. And now it’s criminally cheap
, the bike’s reputation as a “widow-maker” and a humiliating recall for the fitment of a steering damper had put a large black mark against the TL name. Even if the R had proved to be a track missile, the fact it used the much-maligned rotary rear damper had
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Buyer's Guide: Triumph Daytona 600, 650 and 675
By George Chapman on 04/08/2010 15:41:00
All the info you need on Triumph's mid range Daytona sports bikes.
of the 600 mould and can now be picked up for £3000. The 650 offers stronger midrange than the Daytona 600 and the gearbox was redesigned to offer a slicker change. You can read our Daytona 650 road test review and read real world owner reviews
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Niall's Spin: Suzuki GSX1300 Hayabusa
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 16:35:40
Suzuki's Hayabusa is another motorcycle with a face only its mother could love, with the speed and agility of a dolphin and the looks of a beached whale
to the Honda's 178).But for all that speed the thing that impresses most about the Suzuki is its surefooted front end feeling, both on the track but especially on the road. On many bikes I often struggle to get a good feeling from the front when riding
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Second Chance: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By Tim Dickson on 02/12/2010 15:55:26
Overlooked when new, the second-hand metal that's got us thinking, 'Now that's a good idea...'
pillions got a good deal. Five years on, with an eye on the second-hand market for something exciting, affordable and practical, they're all things high on my used bike shopping list.Then as now, as a road-focused sports bike free from the shackles of race
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Second chance: Triumph Daytona 600
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 22:32:08
Expensive new but affordable now, Jon Urry has a second look at Triumph's sporting middleweight
enough for road use in a bike that only weighs 165kg.It does have its bad points, however. The brakes aren't as sharp as the Japanese competition's and can fade during hard track use (not a huge drama for road-riders, mind), the gearbox is pretty horrible
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Niall's Spin: KTM 950 Adventure (2003-04)
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 12:04:00
Niall spins his review on the KTM 950 Adventure, an exotic dirt bike that makes an excellent touring machine
capable of covering vast distances.With a fuel tank that holds a genuine 24 litres, a deeply comfortable ride position, effective fairing and killer handling, it makes a first class road bike capable of demolishing anything in its path. The brakes are a
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