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Road Test: Suzuki Bandit 1200 VS 1250
By Jon Urry on 13/04/2008 13:34:51
With a cult following that makes Scientology look like a small book club gathering, Suzuki’s Bandit 1200 has brought big-bore grunt to the biking masses. Does the new water-cooled engine continue this reign, or relegate it now to a forgotten religion?
Ask most riders what bike they think did the most to define the 1990s and they will probably say Ducati’s 916, Honda’s FireBlade or Suzuki’s GSX-R750. Which is fair enough, as those have always been the attention grabbers, but there is a bike that had a far more subtle influence ...
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Under a Tuscan Sky
By Jon Urry on 25/10/2010 10:40:06
Exploring the best parts of Italy on a rabid KTM Super Duke over a long weekend is concentrated adventure riding that anyone can do. All you need is a Visa card and a backpack
By about the 15th hotel I’m starting to understand what Mary and Joseph went through, except I don’t have a pregnant missus bending my ear about not booking a hotel in advance, I’ve got a 21kg (verified by Easyjet’s scales) kit bag dragging behind
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Road Test: CB600F v Z750 v GSR600 v FZ6
By Jon Urry on 27/01/2008 15:39:36
Naked bikes and rude place names. Is there no level to which the TWO test team won't stoop to for a cheap laugh? Apparently not.
thoughtful enough to list the top 100 rude UK place names together in one place, a fine book entitled Rude Britain. So, armed with a copy, a TomTom GPS navigation system and a hefty dose of childishness we headed into London to discover the rudest street
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2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R first ride
By Jon Urry on 28/10/2008 14:43:01
Straight from Japan, Jon Urry sends us back the low down on the new 2009 ZX-6R
of the ZX-6R is very track-focused, it just now comes with mid-range to boot. This, in my book, is well worth the sacrifice.Watch out for the full report in next month's issue of TWO and a full 2009 600cc test early next year.2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R
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BMW HP2 Sport first ride review
By Jon Urry on 04/05/2010 14:25:42
Is BMW’s HP2 Sport the ultimate Boxer, or just an over-priced showman? We spent a day on the road with the £15,000 BMW that floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
meant to be a race bike, this is BMW showing what they could do with the Boxer engine if given free rein and they gave their technical boffins in the R&D department carte blanche and an open cheque book. I just wish they’d decided to do this about five
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Dream Factories - Tours of Aprilia and Ducati
By Jon Urry on 14/03/2008 10:12:10
Back in 2005, Niall and Jon explored inside Aprilia and Ducati's factories before taking the RSV-R and 999 on a trip along the legendary Futa Pass.
't resist sampling some of the goods, so we booked a ride on two of the firms' most recognisable models, the RSV Mille and 999, and took them along the Futa Pass, one of the most famous roads in Italy and Ducati's unofficial road test track
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Supersport Superstars - 2005 600cc test
By Jon Urry on 01/03/2005 12:09:13
How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...
Row GB's three-day track day booking and after what was easily the best safety briefing we have ever heard including such gems as "wheelies, we like them and the circuit director does as well" and overtaking, err you can do it," which left Whit
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Eire tours - GTR1400, FJR1300 and ST1300
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 09:37:13
Escape the rat race and get away from it all in the peace and quiet of Southern Ireland. Leave work at 5:30pm and the next day you could be here for just £82 plus a few tanks of fuel
to Rosslare are £35 for the slow boat and £45 for the fast one each way for a bike and passenger. Book tickets at www.stenalive.co.uk or call 08705 707070.
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Go drag racing ...on your stock road bike
By Jon Urry on 21/10/2010 17:02:24
It’s motorsport in its purest form. Take two vehicles, ¼ mile of straight tarmac, a set of traffic lights and two warring parties. The bullshit stops when the lights turn green…
The banter started the instant we booked our places on Santa Pod’s famous ¼ mile strip. Back and forth across the office psyching-out comments about botched clutch starts, acceleration, wind resistance and reflexes. Excuses were made, bike selection
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BMW Offroad School review
By Jon Urry on 25/10/2010 10:13:32
It’s one of the best-known off road skills schools in the UK, catering for all levels of ability. But even the BMW off-road school hadn’t witnesseth incompetence of the scale Urry accomplished
fantastic place to simply learn bike control and have a great couple of days out. The minimal course you can book is a two day one, which I would thoroughly recommend.A two day course costs £449 including bike hire. Over night accomodation is extra. www.offroadskills.com
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