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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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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...
and rebound damping; ride height can be adjusted via an eccentric in the top shock mount. Bimota designed the aluminium mounts for the Brembo Monobloc radial calipers, and also the forged aluminium wheels that are 1kg lighter than their 1098 equivalents. At a
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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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First Ride: 2006 Triumph Rocket III Classic
By Roland Brown on 22/09/2010 15:00:00
The monster Trumpet gets a yankee makeover but it's still Brit beef at heart.
, Triumph.Triumph Rocket III Classic SpecsSPECS TYPE - CRUISER PRODUCTION DATE - 2006 PRICE NEW - £12,399 ENGINE CAPACITY - 2294cc POWER - 140bhp@6000rpm TORQUE - 147lb.ft@2500rpm WEIGHT - 320kg SEAT HEIGHT - n/a FUEL CAPACITY - 24L TOP SPEED
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First Ride: Yamaha YZF-R1 (2005-6)
By Roland Brown on 07/05/2008 20:18:31
Yamaha jumps the gun and launches the 2006 R1 before the competition. Over-confidence, or are the small changes enough to make a big difference?
to the 998cc, 20-valve motor are shorter intake valve guides and smoother ports, to boost intake air flow. That gives an extra 3bhp that raises claimed max power to 175bhp at an unchanged 12,500rpm. The motor also has a new camchain tensioner, a 5mm longer
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First ride: 2010 Kawasaki Z1000 review
By Roland Brown on 14/06/2010 09:28:32
Kawasaki’s naked beast is back, not with a whimper, but with a big styling bang and an engine to back up the new look. Roland Brown gets down with the brand new Zed
to 1043cc. That boosts midrange and so do the larger-diameter downdraught throttle bodies and their long intake trumpets. Claimed max power is up from 123bhp to 136bhp, with the usual gift of more torque throughout the range.The chassis gets most work
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Yamaha XT660Z Tenere first ride review
By Roland Brown on 28/04/2010 16:34:47
Sick of your job? Boss giving you grief? Wife just won’t shut up? Why not sod it all and explore the world on a Tenere. Or just use it to commute
’s Yamaha’s Tenere. The original XT600Z Ténéré, launched in 1983, was a direct descendent of the XT500 that had won the first two Paris-Dakar rallies a few years earlier.That first Ténéré might have had fancy French accents in its name but it was a down
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