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First Ride: 2008 BMW F800GS
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:24:41
The world becomes a smaller place as BMW’s iconic cross-continental all-road battleship welcomes a new mini member into its family.
wheelie stage fright while British Supersport racer Paul Young looked on unimpressed, and this month I managed to burry BMW’s new F800GS up to its axels in sand while Dakar rider, chaperone to Charley Boorman and BMW off-road skills school headmaster Simon
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First Ride: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600
By Mark Forsyth on 17/12/2010 11:00:17
Can Suzuki revitalize the competitive supersport category with the all-new GSX-R600? Mark Forsyth does some laps of Almeria to find out
lighter than its predecessor. All I want to know is does it all work any better.Continue the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 Review
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Aug 2006
By Visordown News on 01/08/2006 16:17:43
Lifting the lid on bribery, corruption and good old-fashioned sponging off someone else, Mackenzie recalls the free-for-all fun to be had at the launch of a new bike
was resumed.With all this generosity do journalists feel obliged to be over-complimentary about the latest bikes? Generally no, as most reports I've read are a fair balance of positivity and constructive criticism. But slating of new models does happen
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Road Test: R1100S v VTR v ZRX1200S v Bandit 1250S
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:41:21
With a price tag of £5549 Suzuki's new Bandit 1250 comes with a huge motor and tons of all-round potential. But is it better than a lightly-used big bore bargain?
Buying a new bike is a double-edged sword. You may bag a virginal steed unsullied by human hand, but you'll also face the dreaded depreciation. Just turn the key on a new bike and you'll lose money. A brand new 1000cc superbike burns the best part
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Harley-Davidson XR1200 launch
By Grant Leonard on 09/04/2008 19:54:49
TWO Magazine Editor In Chief, Grant Leonard, is one of the first journalists in theworld to test ride the all-new Harley-Davidson XR1200 - he reports back his findings from sunny Spain
buses, ad nauseum (his, quite often). Indeed the launch was attended by nine-times AMA Grand National Dirt Track Champion,Scott Parker, who also helped develop the XR1200. He won them all on the XR750.Until now, if you wanted an XR750 replica you needed
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First Ride: 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/02/2005 16:32:41
It's all change in the supersport class. First Yamaha, then Honda, now Kawasaki. Niall braves the rain again and tries his best to stay on board the new ZX-6R
opportunity to visually scrutinise the best-looking version so far.Stand back to take in the view and you can see the influences from both the ZX-10R and MotoGP ZX-RR machines. The new 6R has a low screen and flowing contours all the way back to the tail unit
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First Ride: 2009 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR C-ABS
By German Ooms on 18/10/2010 13:34:05
In the day and age when Valentino Rossi openly disapproves of all electronic aids in MotoGP, Honda launches a totally new ABS-system, developed specifically for sportsbikes...
comparative test that was thrown at it. And with the new C-ABS system it’s likely to stay top dog.It’s only been a year since its last evolution, so Honda didn’t feel it was necessary to give this latest incarnation of the ‘Blade a technical update quite so
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First Ride: 2005 Derbi GPR125 Racing-Nude
By Daryll Young on 31/03/2008 21:59:00
It's war in the battle for the hearts, minds and money of 17-year-old learner riders as Derbi launch an all-out assault with two new models. Daryll is called up to investigate.
Following on from the success of the GPR50 launched late last year, Derbi have expanded their model line-up with two new 125cc models, the GPR125 Racing and GPR125 Nude.The bikes' launch took place on Derbi's home turf in Spain, some 45 miles from
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First Person: Mark Croft
By Visordown on 23/09/2008 14:39:50
...Mark croft is the petrol head husband of former atomic kitten kerry katona. Among his many toys he has a new found passion for all things Ducati...
Waking up next to an Atomic Kitten is always nice, it was even nicer the morning she asked me if I wanted a new motorbike. I thought “there is some thing in this,” so I quizzed her. She just said I could get one if I wanted one, so I went out
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2009 Aprilia RSV4 Factory first ride review
By Ben Miller on 09/04/2010 10:03:09
Three years and nearly £20 million in the making, Aprilia’s all-new V4 superbike is a Herculean effort for a firm that five years ago was in dire financial straits. It’s also quite brilliant...
new baby. Welcome to the weird world of the RSV4 Factory, Aprilia’s first all-new sportsbike in a decade and quite simply one of the most special production motorcycles ever built.Blipping the throttle in a flooded pitlane, I shouldn’t be smiling. Rain
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