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First Ride: 2002 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By Oli Tennent on 30/03/2008 00:01:16
TWO snapper Oli needed a rugged pack-horse to go to the South of France and back while chasing two hypersports bikes. He chose Honda's new-for-2002 Pan-European ST1300.
that comes at you gunning from low speed is a little alarming and not something I remember from the old model. Those triangular pipes seem to rasp and fart a little, like the similarly equipped VFR. Perhaps that's Honda's interpretation of character
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LITT Racing, Tales from Pembrey
By vegnomeat on 23/04/2007 10:44:18
2 days and a cold night at Pembrey, Long in the tooth racing
of racingMonday 23rd of AprilSet the alarm for 4.30 am on the Saturday morning and set off for Pembrey, 2.5 hours later and I arrive at the track without incident. The sun was making one of its brief forays over South Wales and the haze heralded the start
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First Ride: 2007 KTM 990 Adventure review
By Chris Moss on 09/03/2006 19:39:10
KTM's Adventure 990 takes over from the 942cc carburetted v-twin 950, using a bigger LC8 engine and fuel injection. Geordie beer sponge Chris Moss on the launch of KTM's 2007 Adventure
.2042-litre plastic top case (each) - £165.80. Top case mounting top plate £39.95.Tank bag - £92.50Akrapovic end cans - £615.90Alarm system - £232.40Crash bars - £132.50RIVALSBMW R1200GSOne of BMW's best ever bikes, and very much en vogue following Ewan Mc
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Road Test: Kawasaki ZZ-R600
By Bertie Simmonds on 28/05/2008 22:54:45
Like Barbara Windsor, it hasn't been considered sexy for years. So what's kept the ZZ-R600 on Kawasaki's books all this time? It's the fastest, squashiest, flying sofa has ever seen, that's why...
/grey/violet, "metallic eventide", red, silver, black, silver/beige, light/dark bluePrice new: £6350 (1995)Price now: £995 - £5600Comments: All boast the suspension upgrade. Subsequent improvements included a digital clock (E4 model onwards) and an alarm/immobiliser.
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Altitude Sickness - Tackling Pikes Peak
By John Cantlie on 29/06/2010 15:27:47
There is a race twelve miles long, with 156 flat-out bends on a mix of tarmac and dirt. on any one of those corners, running off the track means plunging over a cliff and hitting rocks. We tackle the legendary Pikes Peak hillclimb
...Practice runs & early startsOur alarm goes off at 2.30am. Practice begins at 5.30am and we have to be off the mountain by 8am. My jetlag works in my favour; 3am is 10am in my head so I’m suffering the least. John Pierce, a man so laid-back he sounds like he
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2010 MV Agusta F4 1000 Mallory Park track test
By Mark Forsyth on 24/06/2010 12:07:49
Categorically better than its predecessor and properly in contention in the exalted company of the other European exotics. It filled Whit with confidence – and that is quite some recommendation
EngineThings start to get lively with the F4 at 6,000rpm. It pulls cleanly below this point but at six grand, stuff happens at an alarming rate. At eight there’s a slight hiccup and the power flattens off for a few hundred revs before kicking back
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Reach for the sky - Whitham's Tornado ride
By John Cantlie on 10/04/2002 17:01:29
Whitham reduced to a whimpering pile of vomit and fear after one hour in the back seat of a Tornado GR4 fighter-bomber
-off weight: 28,000kgWeapons:Unguided 1,000lb bombs, retarded or freefall, Cluster bomb, 27mm cannon, Air Launched Anti Radiation Missile (ALARM), 1,000lb/ 2,000lb UK Laser-Guided Bombs, TIALD pod (for designatiang LGBs from low or high level), Sidewinder air
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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?
it a bit wrong; in 10 laps I was out of the seat twice and occasionally braking much earlier than I needed to - because alarms bells were telling me I was on a litre-superbike and really ought to scrub off a bit more speed before tipping in - but I
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Husky concept transformed into two production models
By Visordown News on 12/07/2012 16:12:41
New TR650 Strada and TR650 Terra revealed
for enhanced handling.Options and special accessories: ABS (TR 650 Terra only), power reduction to 35 kW (48 hp), windshield, hand protectors, low seat, engine guard, heated grips, alarm system, rear softbag, topcase, side pannier.
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Rockers Roll
By Alex Hearn on 12/10/2007 11:17:04
Reliving a past they never had on machinery they didn't own first time round, Alex, Jon and Jim indulge in a spot of nostalgic old school cool. Let's go retro
..."I had the W650, not a bike you'll find in every Kawasaki dealer. Ours came from D&K, along with eccentricities added by a previous owner including an alarm, which ensured a constant flat battery. Fortunately the Kwak comes with a delightfully period
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