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	First Ride: 2004 BMW K1200S By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 20:39:18 Heralded as the sportiest BMW motorbike ever, can the K 1200 S really rival the current hyper-sports bikes? Jon Urry travels to Munich to sample the delights of the German Autobahn and Austrian curves prudish, boring image in favour of a far racier persona. But where Britney is achieving this by shedding her innocent schoolgirl image in favour of a raunchier stage show, BMW is busy creating 167bhp hyper-sports bikes.Enter the K 1200 S, with pre

	Splitting heirs - Kawasaki ZX-10R V ZX-10R By Jon Urry on 20/03/2008 15:36:50 It was the maddest 1,000cc superbike in the world, then they tamed it. TWO rides both incarnations of the Kawasaki ZX-10R back to back... ) and Suzuki's GSX-R1000. The old ZX-9R didn't stand a chance against this new breed of 1000s, each boasting in excess of 150bhp, but the ZX-10R was a whole new kettle of sushi. Kawasaki was back, and back with a vivid green coloured beast of a bike

	First Ride: 2005 Ducati 999 By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:50:04 Ducati's flagship sportsbike gets a new look as well as a whole load more power for 2005. Jon Urry samples the delights of the new 999 and new engine internals (see over the page), claiming the changes were purely to give Eric Bostrom a few more bhp and a more slippery profile in the American AMA race series. But Ducati was pulling a flanker. Just a week after the 999R's unveiling we

	Road test: Aprilia Tuono vs. Triumph Speed Triple By Jon Urry on 19/12/2008 12:28:04 Last year Aprilia's Tuono and Triumph's Speed Triple topped the street bike sales charts in the UK. What makes these bikes catch rider's imaginations For all their might and development budgets there’s something the Japanese manufacturers are unable to pump into their bikes at will, and that’s soul.It doesn’t matter if it has toe-curling bhp, suspension that can be adjusted in a multitude

	First Ride: 2006 Triumph Tiger 1050 By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 18:53:05 Triumph's Tiger sheds the big trailie looks, sharpens its claws and goes for a more road-inspired image. Is this the right direction for Hinckley's big cat? raining until we left.And that means this is less of a comprehensive first test and more of a first impression.Sorry, but the weather really was that bad and I wouldn't like to even pretend I pushed things that hard. At all.So what are those first

	First Ride: 2004 Kawasaki KLV1000 By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:21:18 Haven't I seen you before somewhere? Deja-vu strikes as Urry rides Kawasaki's KLV1000. and is inherent with big trailies. You soon get used to it and learn not to push it too hard, especially in the wet as the long travel suspension and off-road style tyre lack feedback. This is especially noticeable when braking in the wet.The brakes have always

	First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki ZX-6R By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 12:27:37 Harder, sharper and more track focused than ever before. The new ZX-6R challenges you to a fight down at your local race track. He who reaches his limit first, loses. . This is a bike that is unashamedly aimed at the track day rider, race rep nut and experienced road rider. What they're saying, then, is it's not for novices. So to allow us to experience the new 6R in its best light, i.e. on a race track, Kawasaki

	First Ride: 2008 KTM 990R Super Duke By Jon Urry on 27/05/2008 23:08:28 Urry's been to Hungary to track test KTM's super spec Super Duke. The new 990R Super Duke has been 'built for the love of it' say KTM. Which suggests there wasn't any need for this uprated Super Duke but we're glad it's here, because it's even better than the stocker.To be completely honest (it's the only way Jon

	First Ride: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple By Jon Urry on 06/11/2008 14:23:17 Mildly revised for 2008 with new wheels and handlebars, TWO puts Triumph's mighty naked through its paces . Important bits first, the chassis is unchanged and the forks only get a new black look, the 1050 motor is identical to before and still makes 131bhp and 77ft.lb of torque, and the swingarm is untouched. The biggest change, well visually anyway, is the new

	First Ride: Ducati Sport 1000S By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 12:18:52 Achingly beautiful, plain aching to ride. Another classic stunner from Italy. Why do women wear stilettos? Despite the discomfort they wear them because walking on tiptoe makes their legs look longer, their bums more shapely and their boobs stick out. It's fashion over function.Why do you want a Ducati Sport 1000S? The very same reason. Because despite the...