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Living with a Triumph Thruxton
By Steve Cropley on 15/09/2004 12:47:48
Gentleman motorcyclist Steve Cropley dispatches motorways and B-roads on the Thruxton and asks who will buy the nouveaux retro
-shaped creations. And though the Thruxton is well made in a way Meriden twins never were, some of the rear cycle parts do look reassuringly cheap, in a nostalgic sort of way.In most respects, however, this is a modern motorcycle. It starts every time. The clutch
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Living with a 2004 Victory King Pin
By Mark Shippey on 15/10/2005 11:24:04
Mark Shippey reviews Victory's Kingpin cruiser over the course of a year
miles. Superb.I finally managed to get her booked in for the 2500 mile service at Gifford Motorcycles (01784 245243).All it consisted of was an oil and filter change and a thorough check over of nuts and bolts, which was fine by me as I didn't want a
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Road Test: Tuono R v Z1000 v Duke v Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 13:27:27
Although sportsbikes continue to dominate the UK's bike sales market their success is starting to decline.
a soft spot for Speed Triples. That's the key to the modern Triumph range, they work fantastically well as road bikes. Hop on a Speed Triple and the suspension, brakes and engine all complement each other, rather than fighting an all-out war
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Living with a 2007 Honda CBR600RR
By Jon Bentman on 16/05/2008 14:35:58
Jon Bentman discusses the relative merits of owning a free Honda CBR600RR to review
July 2007The God of Irony has clearly had me in his sights these past weeks. Last month we had the supersports 600s in for a group test, and which 600 did I like the least? (note: that's 'like the least' as against 'dislike', there is a difference
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Road Test: R1200R v. XB12R v. GT650R v Multistrada
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:59:28
Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices?
to Volvo ownership.To be truthful I'm not sure bike evolution went this way (I have a sneaking suspicion it probably didn't), but I never paid much attention at school, and anyway, 'history of the motorcycle' wasn't on the curriculum... Moving swiftly on
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Used Review: Sports 600s
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 17:38:51
Yesterday's supersports screamers are still duking it out on the used battlefield. Under cover of sunshine, Bertie advances on middle England with a bunch of war veterans to find out who still cuts the mustard gas.
they were pursued and slaughtered all along the road to Leicester. At least 100 female camp followers were murdered or mutilated by battle-crazed Roundheads. Yuck.There's a lot of emotion and pent up energy around old battlegrounds. And I'm adding to it as I
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Best of British
By Jon Urry on 01/03/2007 23:36:25
There are still a few bulldogs out there, bearing their teeth at the foreign hordes. Let's celebrate all things British with a little help from two of our own musical legends. Pip pip and tally ho!
the mass production of British motorcycles ended. Some well meaning people attempted to resurrect various marques, but most simply faded by the wayside (with one very notable exception, of course).But this is the Noughties and those failures are technically
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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...
through some tight and nadgery sections the bike was incredible. But as the ride brought us nearer the office and traffic thickened even on the least used roads, I had to remind myself that although I was awake no-one else was and some severe self
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Living with a 2005 GSX-R1000 K5
By Tim Dickson on 15/07/2005 12:24:27
The vert thorough Tim Dickson five the mighty GSX-R1000 a year-long review. What's it like to live with?
bikes in general and GSX-R1000s in particular on road tests at home and abroad, track days and even a couple of endurance races, but I've never actually owned one.Borrowing a GSX-R from a manufacturer for a couple of weeks' testing (if you're lucky
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Living with a 2009 Kawasaki GTR1400
By Ben Miller on 23/02/2009 10:39:09
Ben Miller sends some time with the GTR1400 and finds ten reasons to love and hate it
are possible with the mirrors folded back, but the GTR belongs on the open road. Europe with a month to kill? I’d love to. But that’s for a mid-summer month when the sun is shining...DATE RECEIVED: 18th Dec 2008TEST DURATION: 10 monthsTOTAL MILEAGE: 4630 miles
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