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First Ride: 2008 KTM RC8
By John Cantlie on 22/09/2010 15:29:52
Five years in the making and it’s finally here. A test of the most eagerly-awaited V-twin superbike since the Ducati 916
Click to read: KTM RC8 owners reviews, KTM RC8 specs and to see the KTM RC8 image gallery.I shouldn’t be here. We have the demonically fast Niall Mackenzie and James Whitham on the test team and instead you get me. Sorry.The thing is, I’ve wanted to ride the RC8 since I first saw...
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Living with a 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By John Cantlie on 12/07/2002 14:02:03
Cantlie goes mega fast and offends the law on his R1
not an option. Also out of the Yamaha accessories brochure are the crash mushrooms, mounted on alloy plates either side of the motor. It's good to see manufacturers now supplying high-quality accessories for their bikes - call Yamaha UK on 01932 358000
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Living with a 2009 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cantlie on 23/05/2009 11:02:50
John Cantlie's long term impressions of the BMW R1200GS Adventure
May 2009Now look here. There comes a time in a man’s life when he knows what he likes and likes what he knows. At this point, to divert from this path of knowingness is to err and will only make that man (in this case, me) unhappy, angry, or both.And so it is that when the select...
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Living with a 2008 Honda Pan European
By John Cantlie on 16/11/2008 10:09:35
Naughty Johnny Cantlie pinches a Pan Euro from Honda for a quick review
To this day I still don’t know if Honda know where their Pan European is. I stole this bike after the lads had finished using it for a test before Christmas, and then simply decided that I couldn’t give it back.Three months later and the Pan (booked for a one-week test) has re-co...
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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 sales. User friendly, a 1,000cc...
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Living with a 2008 Suzuki RM-Z250
By John Cantlie on 16/05/2008 10:14:14
John Cantlie reviews the RM-Z250 and reckons he has a pathetically mis-aligned mindset. We'd agree.
May 2008I’m racing motocross this year with the Portsmouth Motocross Club. This is partly for bike-fitness, partly for fun and partly due to a pathetically mis-aligned mindset that at the age of 37, I’ve still ‘got it’ when it comes to dirtbikes.There’s only ever been one make an...
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First Ride: 2006 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By John Cantlie on 03/04/2008 19:21:50
For 10 years now Honda's Pan European has been one of the sharpest touring tools in the box.
as the sun on full beam, heaps of pillion comfort, a three-way adjustable seat to fit longies and shorties and a full accessories list that includes a 45 litre top-box and a radio.It wasn't until I got home to the UK and had a quick peek at the specifications
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First Ride: Honda XL700 Transalp
By John Cantlie on 10/04/2008 22:59:27
Older than the hills themselves, Honda’s original Adventure bike just got itself a total makeover for 2008. And a whole new lease of life...
the launch, and I was extremely thankful for the bike’s stubby but effective screen and deeply contoured sit to hunker down in out of the windblast. Heated handlebar grips would have been better (and are an official accessory along with a whole plethora
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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400
By John Cantlie on 28/03/2008 11:13:10
Kawasaki enter the super-tourer class with their blistering GTR1400. Well-appointed and refined, this top-end tourer also comes with a strong helping of brutish Kawasaki performance
them round the outside even with a passenger on the back! The bike was developed specially for European riders. We have some missing accessories like adjustable seat height and adjustable footpegs, we wanted to include those items but it would have made
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Finding Valentino - 2008 Rally GB
By John Cantlie & Colin Goodwin on 18/10/2010 14:33:43
Amongst the frozen soil of the coldest Welsh Rally in recent memory, Valentino Rossi was pushing his Stobart Ford to the limit as he barged his way up to 12th place. This is our story of two days tracking down the elusive MotoGP superstar…
.Continue the search for Valentino RossiBMW R1200GS Adventure…according to ColinThis GS is particularly hefty because it’s fully kitted up with boxes, extra lights and pretty much everything else that you can throw at it from the accessories catalogue. The 1200GS
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