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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX650F
By Jon Bentman on 10/04/2008 22:51:37
Just a Bandit with a full fairing? TWO flies to France and discovers the new GSX650F is a bike that’s much greater than the sum of its parts.
running costs too – Suzuki have been working on their maintenance schedules so that the costly first valve check doesn’t come up until 15,000 miles. Owners are bound to festoon their GSX’s with race cans, tail-tidies and braided brake lines on, making them
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First Ride: 2006 Aprilia RSV1000 Mille review
By Nob Hoyles on 09/06/2004 00:26:13
Aprilia is back on track thanks to Piaggio, with refreshed versions of their top-selling Mille
for the track, but on many of the corners I still find myself either bogging down on the way out in third, or simply unable to carry enough corner speed in second. The answer to this comes straight after lunch, when we're treated to testing the bikes with road
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Living with a Yamaha WR250F
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/05/2005 14:46:29
Niall rolls in the dirt on the WR250F
clearances are particularly important, but I would always leave maintenance to the pros.The usual parts such as tyres, brake pads and chains wear out quickly, but they always do on pukka off-roaders like this - it's because you're riding hard and having fun
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Used Review: Yamaha Fazer 1000 V Honda Hornet 900
By Chris Moss on 05/04/2008 13:18:13
Both these bikes are the product of 'modular engineering'. But do they represent a good buy?
The business of making motorcycles is a very competitive and expensive operation. Planning, developing, testing, manufacturing, marketing and selling motorcycles costs a fortune. Making profits isn't easy. The biggest manufacturers have
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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...
, four-stroke. That gives an 80mph top speed, total reliability, 70mpg fuel economy, a 170-mile range and it has shaft drive making it a maintenance-free bike between services. It has no gears (well, one) and the back brake takes the place of the clutch
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Road Test: SXV5.5 v. ZZR1400 v. GSX-R750 v. Rocket
By Niall Mackenzie, Tim Dickson, John Hogan, Jon Urry on 20/05/2008 10:30:19
Motorcycling with the mostest and living with extremes: Kawasaki ZZR1400, Triumph Rocket III, Suzuki GSX-R750 and an Aprilia SXV5.5. Can too much ever be enough?
engine, so you just have to accept that it's going to need regular maintenance. That's a given. But new pistons and shims every 60 hours of riding time? That's quite steep. To be fair to Aprilia this is a race-use guideline; road use puts far less strain
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Road Test: F800S v Derbi v 883R v ER-6N v MT-03
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:04:30
In a fashion conscious market what does it take to stand out from the crowd and attract a new breed of rider? Say hello to the new wave in motorcycle design .
't for thrashing around back roads, racing other road users or playing silly sods on. Harleys are designed to cruise along at a gentle pace, looking and feeling good. So, with this in mind, the poor brakes, lack of ground clearance and slightly wobbly chassis can
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Living with a 2004 Honda CB1300
By Bertie Simmonds on 12/09/2004 15:56:49
Finally a bike that doesn't look like a Bertie's riding a mini moto. Yes it's the mighty CB1300 review
the bike a good service (see last month's maintenance tips feature) which revealed no problems, while the thinning brake pads were replaced with EBC's Double-H finest. So far, they're as good as standard (which are, er... good.) I'll probably try and fit a
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Living with a 2008 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By Johnny Cantlie on 16/08/2009 10:22:31
We review the R1200GS Adventure to see what it's really like to live with
to carve the hell out of A-roads and B-roads at a velocity that will surprise the living shit out of you, Mr GSX-R man. And if you get in my way I will barge straight past you (or indeed, through you) if I’m in a real hurry. Best stay out of my way
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