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Benelli Tre-K 899 first ride review
By Roland Brown on 04/05/2010 13:33:48
From the brink of oblivion (again), Benelli slip their smaller triple into the tall and funky Tre-K chassis. The result is pretty damn fine, but can it save their ass?
-fairing with an adjustable screen.The motor is a mildly detuned version of the smaller TNT’s 898cc, liquid-cooled motor. New camshafts and revised injection mapping combine to boost low-rev power while reducing the peak output from 120bhp to 106bhp at 10,000rpm. Benelli
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Ducati Hypermotard 796 launch
By Roland Brown on 12/10/2009 15:14:22
Roland 'Drowned Rat' Brown reports in from a very wet Bologna, Italy
is pretty much the same as the 1100, although forks are thinner, the shock is different, and although chassis is specced-down from the 1100 model, at just 167kg dry for the whole bike it does feel very light. They’re trying to make the Hypermotard family a
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Motorcycle Radar: 1994
By Roland Brown on 24/11/2010 11:52:46
Despite falling almost in the middle of a decade, 1994 was a year of fresh starts.
sports-tourer, which gave Honda’s restyled and lightened VFR750F a run for its money. The year also saw the arrival of Yamaha’s 100bhp FZR600R, plus revamps for the FZR1000 EXUP, GSX-R750 (both with lighter chassis and six-pot front calipers) and Honda
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Motorcycle Radar: 1989
By Roland Brown on 22/11/2010 15:28:35
Liquid-cooled multi-valve engines. Some bikes even had aluminium frames. Yes, it was 1989
Jefferies pushing one back to the pits with a hole in its crankcases.At least it went round corners, which is more than can be said for Suzuki’s GSX-R1100K. Revamped with a bigger, 1,127cc engine and shorter, racier chassis the big GSX-R was crazily fast
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Top 10 Sexiest Motorcycles of All Time
By Roland Brown on 16/03/2010 15:56:20
Definitive? We're not sure. Debatable? For sure! It's not about price, it's not about performance. It's about the feeling they give you. Pics courtesy of Bennetts
because only 100 units will be built, at €100,000 apiece. (The only one in this country costs £75,350 on the road — and you did read that correctly.)No, the CC’s real power is in its name. The CC stands for Claudio Castiglioni, MV’s President. They could
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First Ride: 2004 MV Agusta F4 1000S
By Roland Brown on 30/03/2008 20:30:04
With company finances back on track and production delays a thing of the past (for now...), the long awaited F4 1000S is finally, eventually, here. At last...
transmission gears are lighter despite being stronger. Claimed max output is 166bhp at 11,750rpm, within a few horsepower of its Japanese rivals.The new MV's chassis, like its bodywork, is essentially that of the 750. The frame combines chrome-molybdenum steel
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First Ride: 2002 Aprilia Tuono Review
By Roland Brown on 03/04/2008 19:16:40
Aprilia's Tuono is one of the more curious of machines to come from Italy
NEW - N/A ENGINE CAPACITY - 998cc POWER - 130bhp@9500rpm TORQUE - 74lb.ft@7250rpm WEIGHT - 181kg SEAT HEIGHT - N/A FUEL CAPACITY - N/A TOP SPEED - N/A 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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First ride: Bimota DB7 road test review
By Roland Brown on 19/12/2008 10:27:54
Bimota, sadly now without a UK importer, continue making some of the prettiest bikes in the world. The 1098-powered DB7 is divine...
claimed 172kg dry, the DB7 is lighter than the 1098 by the same amount.Click here to read the Bimota DB7 review page 2 of 2.
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First Ride: 2002 Aprilia Tuono
By Roland Brown on 15/09/2010 16:36:24
Aprilia's belated entry into the big-bore naked class. Is it too little too late, or should the Ducati Monster run scared?
price. Now that should be really something.Aprilia Tuono SpecsTYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2002PRICE NEW - N/AENGINE CAPACITY - 998ccPOWER - 130bhp@9500rpmTORQUE - 74lb.ft@7250rpm WEIGHT - 181kgSEAT HEIGHT - N/A FUEL CAPACITY - N/A TOP
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Road Test: MV Agusta Brutale 910
By Roland Brown on 29/04/2008 21:57:58
MV's bonkers Brutale gets a big bore motor, a midrange boost and bags of added usefulness to boot. Roland Brown blags a ride and spills the beans.
CAPACITY - 909cc POWER - 136bhp@11,000rpm TORQUE - 71lb.ft@7900rpm WEIGHT - 185kg SEAT HEIGHT - 810mm FUEL CAPACITY - 19L TOP SPEED - 160mph 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - n/a
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