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First Ride: Ducati Multistrada 1000
By Bertie Simmonds on 14/09/2010 10:16:47
The new 2003 Multistrada. It's a practical, useful alternative to a sportsbike, but it can tour, commute and still cut it in the twisties as it was born on the mountain roads
, mind. Definitely a Rory Bremner impression of one, rather than a Les Dennis. So much so, I wouldn't have wanted any other machine for those twisty mountain roads (have I mentioned them yet?)Click to read the final page of the Ducati Multistrada 1000
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First Ride: 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
By Ben Miller on 19/10/2010 13:53:09
Harley’s touring range, the most important bikes in the company’s vast and baffling line-up, have been given a thorough going-over for 2009. Big-mile ability and charm? Believe
to the range-topping Ultra Classic Electra Glide (fullblown tourer, all the toys) has received numerous upgrades, including the more powerful 1584cc Twin Cam engine and 6-speed gearbox, 22.7-litre fuel tank and ABS-equipped Brembo brakes. For 2009 the bikes get
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First Ride: Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 8V and Stelvio NTX
By Tom Higham on 08/04/2011 10:45:55
Having an adventure with the new Moto Guzzi Stelvios
.It's available in two models, the Stelvio 1200 8V (available in white or black) is priced at £10,549 and the fully kitted out Stelvio NTX at £11,749.That extra £1200 gets you a matt black paint job, matching aluminium side panniers, aluminium sump guard, higher
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Ducati Streetfighter 848 road test review
By Ben Cope on 10/10/2011 10:29:06
Ducati's baby Streetfighter. Smiles like your Nan, punches like a pub doorman
the looks with a brutal 1098 engine but perhaps that engine was just too brutal? The fact is, the Streetfighter 1098 never sold too well for Ducati in the UK and an educated guess would say the price-tag didn't help: £12,000 is a lot of money, even
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First Ride: Moto Morini Corsaro
By Visordown on 29/04/2008 22:54:13
Shiver my timbers, it's a new Moto Morini. But will this pirate sail the high seas or walk the plank to Davey Jones' locker?
sorted it should be a promising start.Moto Morini Corsaro SpecsTYPE - Naked PRODUCTION DATE - 2005 PRICE NEW - £8500 ENGINE CAPACITY - 1187cc POWER - 140bhp@9500rpm TORQUE - 91lb.ft@6500rpm WEIGHT - 198kg SEAT HEIGHT - 830mm FUEL CAPACITY
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:43:07
It’s Triumph best selling bike, a style icon, movie star and it’s still only 14 years old. Life is anything but dull with the Speed Triple as Jon Urry finds out on the roads of Lanzarote.
sold 1,100 bikes, which represented 16% of its total sales. A few years later (1997) the Triple gained its now iconic twin headlight setup and flat bars before remaining visually fairly similar (barring some vomit-inducing paint schemes) until 2005 when
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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
.PRICE £8999 (R) £10,349 (Factory)ENGINE 8 valve, liquid-cooled, 60° vee twinDISPLACEMENT 997.62ccBORE X STROKE 97 x 67.5mmCOMPRESSION RATIO 11.8:1CLAIMED POWER 143bhp @ 10,000rpmCHASSIS Aluminium twin-sparFRONT SUSPENSION
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First Ride: Mondial Piega
By Roland Brown on 03/04/2008 19:09:16
It's hard not to be sceptical about the rebirth of another once great Italian manufacturer.
out on the web at: www.mondialmoto.itSPECS TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2002PRICE NEW - N/AENGINE CAPACITY - 999ccPOWER - 140bhp@9800rpmTORQUE - 78lb.ft@8800rpmWEIGHT - 179kgSEAT HEIGHT - N/AFUEL CAPACITY - N/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE
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First Ride: 2001 Ducati 620ie Monster
By Jon Urry on 27/03/2008 21:20:35
Jon Urry tests out the Ducati 620ie Monster
The original M600 was an amalgam of 583cc two-valve desmodromic V-twin motor and chassis from the 851 Superbike, clothed in the minimal bodywork from the pen of Miguel Galuzzi. More than 100,000 of the little beauties have been sold worldwide
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First Ride: 2004 Honda CRF250-X
By Chris Moss on 30/03/2008 19:54:34
Mossy goes over the hills and far away on Honda's new CRF250-X enduro tool. Off-roading just got a whole lot easier.
more and needs modifiying to make it road legal2004 Honda CRF250X SpecificationsTYPE - OFF-ROAD PRODUCTION DATE - 2004 PRICE NEW - £4995 ENGINE CAPACITY - 249cc POWER - 27.5bhp@9000rpm TORQUE - 16.5lb.ft@9000rpm WEIGHT - 103.5kg SEAT HEIGHT - 955mm
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