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First Ride: 2007 KTM 990 Super Duke
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 14:30:50
Small refinements make KTM's naked bike the must have accessory of 2007
this bike at beginners, or commuters for that matter. This is a weekend plaything, a back road tool and even a track day weapon. And as such it is simply brilliant.On the smooth, twisty, mountain roads around the Barcelona area the KTM's sporty chassis
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First Ride: 2006 Moto Morini Corsaro 1200
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 14:00:00
With pre-production faults gone will the Corsaro hit or miss in the UK bike pond?
be ironed out on the final production bike.Fast forward a few months and I'm in the midst of my second Corsaro experience - and I wouldn't recommend it for the faint-hearted.After a few miles getting to know the bike I nailed it in first. Rather than
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First Ride: 2003 Ducati 999S review
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 16:10:22
If you want a bike that makes you feel a million dollars whenever you ride it there is only one manufacturer to turn to
and waited for the deep rumble from the exhaust you know you're in for a treat. From the early 916s through to the latest incarnation, the 999, the feeling is the same.Exclusivity, that's the key, combined with the knowledge that the bike you're riding
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First Ride: Benelli Tornado Tre
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 14:07:35
Benelli boss Andrea Merloni describes the Tornado as his 'crazy project'. After four years in development this bike will either make or break his company.
the chassis owes all of its development to the World Superbike team.While on television it may have looked like the Tornado was struggling and off the pace Benelli was actually using all the track testing time and race data to perfect the chassis of the road
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First Ride: 2007 Bimota DB6 Delirio
By Jon Urry on 27/05/2008 22:41:46
Who the hell let Urry out on a bike that expensive? He'll bring down Lloyds of London if he falls off.
than a Jehovah's Witness to your doorstep - and is equally as tough to close a door on.But everyone deserves a second chance, so it was with an open mind (and valid AA membership) that I approached the latest offering from Bimota, the DB6 Delirio.First
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First Ride: 2007 Honda CBF600S
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 22:19:58
An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style...
don’t understand why manufacturers feel girls can’t ride big bikes. Unfortunately in making it appeal to this demographic Honda has sucked all the life out of the CBF. A bit like those Dementors keep trying to do to poor Harry Potter.Fire up the engine
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First Ride: 2008 Honda CBF600S
By Jon Urry on 17/02/2008 15:27:28
An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style...
don’t understand why manufacturers feel girls can’t ride big bikes. Unfortunately in making it appeal to this demographic Honda has sucked all the life out of the CBF. A bit like those Dementors keep trying to do to poor Harry Potter.Fire up the engine
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Street Triple R
By Jon Urry on 10/11/2008 11:15:24
The Street Triple is already Triumph's best selling bike ever, but will this hotted-up version cause more sales to flood in?
stands if you try and order one in white or black, the most popular colours, it should arrive sometime in January, perfect timing to enjoy those freezing UK roads while the salt eats away at anything metallic. Want it a bit sooner? Well, if your choice
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Road Test: Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 20:16:18
It's the best looking bike of the year bar none. But is Triumph's new Speed Triple all show and no go? Urry heads south to find out.
to scare me. Excitement it is then. And the cause? I'm about to ride the new Triumph Speed Triple.I've been looking forward to getting a go on this bike ever since I first saw it at a show last September. If it went half as well as it looked
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First Ride: 2007 Bimota DB6 Delirio
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 20:46:37
Who the hell let Urry out on a bike that expensive? He'll bring down Lloyds of London if he falls off.
character. But is still smooth enough to be a genuinely good road bike motor. It's not the fastest by a long shot but Ducati has concentrated on giving the 1100 a wide spread of torque as well as a very slick gearbox. In first gear the instant punch
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