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Living with a 2008 Suzuki RM-Z250
By John Cantlie on 16/05/2008 10:14:14
John Cantlie reviews the RM-Z250 and reckons he has a pathetically mis-aligned mindset. We'd agree.
it is to enjoy a weekend’s trail riding. All I need now is some new kit to replace my 2000 Honda Alpinestars gear and 1996 body-armour and I’ll be away.November 2008It’s been a tough month on my beloved RMZ250 motocross bike. After a full summer of racing
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Fight Club - Ducati 1198 v Yamaha R1 review
By Rob Hoyles on 01/04/2010 10:13:43
While Ducati cleaned up in superbike racing with Bayliss and Yamaha the year after with Spies, which is better a production version of their winning bikes?
Two countries, both renowned for their engineering brilliance and passion for motorcycling have produced two technological two-wheeled marvels for 2009. In the red corner Ducati’s 1198 follows on from the massively successful 1098, while in the blue
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Niall's Spin: Suzuki GSX-R600 (1997-98)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 11:23:21
The early GSX-R600 is a winner. Yes it's an extremely capable sports/track bike but it's reliable and can be pressed into everyday or even holiday duty too
1997/'98 GSX-R600 is still a thing of deep joy, but many are howlers only worth a punt if the price is cheap enough. If everything's tickety-boo it's a track missile but 10 years on most need the suspension sorting and a couple of chassis bearings
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Class of '89: Honda RC30 V Ducati 851
By Jon Urry on 17/11/2010 11:53:24
It’s 1989. Superbikes are on the cusp of being quite brilliant, and Honda’s RC30 and the 851 Ducati are now leading the charge
of British star and current 500GP rider, Niall Mackenzie, a man not unfamiliar with RC30s. As well as owning one himself Niall raced the RC at the Suzuki 8-hour in 1987 and 1988, sticking it on pole in ’88 and leading the race before the engine went bang
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Road Test: Over the top
By Warren Pole on 20/09/2010 11:11:08
Welcome to the Road Racing Capital of the World. They cancelled the 2001 Isle of Man TT races, so we decided to have our very own production TT Test. GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, FireBlade and Kawasaki ZX-9R thrashed around the 37-mile course.
around the island and has been racing there for 17 years. What he doesn't know about balls-out road riding could be written on a stamp.Would have competed that year on: TAS Formula One GSX-R1000Fastest average TT lap: 123.0mph, Honda NSR500 V
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Road Test: Tuono R vs. TDM vs. Varadero
By Colin Goodwin on 12/05/2008 21:41:46
Who are everywhere right now. Nope, these Arctic Monkeys are our brave idiots who rode three unsuitable motorcycles to Switzerland. To do the Cresta Run. Eh?
in Switzerland, is a British club, founded in 1885. The riding season starts mid-December and runs through to the end of February with races on the weekends and Wednesdays. In between there are practice days on which non-members can come along and test
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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZZ-R1200
By Alex Hearn on 29/03/2008 18:59:37
I think it's fair to say the old ZZ-R1100 was more than a bit past its sell by date. I last rode one about three years ago, on a flat out European speed mission in the company of a Suzuki Hayabusa and Honda Blackbird.
've been itching to trade in their ageing irons.112cc of extra capacity turns 1,052cc into 1,164cc - or, in other words the basic DOHC 16-valve engine of the ZRX1200 has been transplanted and turned ram-air fed ZZ-R (the original ZZ-R11 motor spawned
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First Ride: 2010 Harley-Davidson Range
By Jon Urry on 19/10/2010 09:14:01
For the launch of its new 2010 models Harley-Davidson decided to give the assembled journalists the ‘full Harley experience.’ So they took them to Sturgis…
.Continue the 2010 Harley-Davidson launch from the Sturgis RallySturgis in NumbersThe record attendance in 2000 was 633,000 Tad Wolf - Tattoo artist who has worked the last 13 consecutive Rallies: “During the Sturgis Rally we run 12 full time tattoo artists
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Rizla GSX-R1000: Visordown test
By Mark Forsyth on 25/01/2007 12:47:14
Ex-PB Editor Mark Forsyth rides the Rizla BSB bike
, many club races and club titles (1802). I am, however, very race rusty having spent the past four years testing stuff with four wheels. Thing is, I got the call up to ride a Rizla GSX-R1000 Superbike last week and, today, I gone done it - a genuine
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Road Test: Honda CRF450 vs. Yamaha YZ426
By John Cantlie on 20/04/2008 21:57:00
With two new shattering four-stroke dirtbikes available for 2002 in the shape of the Honda CRF450 and Yamaha YZ426, we sent our resident off-road specialist Steven Pheasant to various mudholes around the UK to figure out who's packing the big gun.
for the last 18 months, and now that it's finally arrived is causing all sorts of upset. It's faster than many of the 250 two-strokes it will be racing against in 2002, and this in its inaugural year. To look at, the CRF450 is tiny, far smaller than a 250
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