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First Ride: 2002 Honda CBR954RR Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 14:40:18
There are certain things you remember in life. Where you were when Kennedy was shot (I was on the potty), your first sexual experience (no comment) or when you rode your first Blade.
There are certain things you remember in life. Where you were when Kennedy was shot (I was on the potty), your first sexual experience (no comment) or when you rode your first Blade.I remember it well. I was staying over with Mick Doohan in early
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First Ride: 2002 BMW F650CS
By Ian Cobby on 29/03/2008 14:14:35
I wasn't sure about the styling of BMW's new baby the F650CS when I first saw it, but the style loving Italians loved it. Wherever I parked the BMW in and around the launch city of Florence it drew admiring glances and comments.
I wasn't sure about the styling of BMW's new baby the F650CS when I first saw it, but the style loving Italians loved it. Wherever I parked the BMW in and around the launch city of Florence it drew admiring glances and comments, well I guess
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The GSX-R Family
By Jon Urry on 10/11/2004 13:57:52
Like a Mafioso crime family the GSX-R clan has forced a place in biking society through aggression and intimidation. With two new members introduced this year we gather the family together for a reunion
Four letters, that's all. Four consonants that, if Carol Vorderman had picked them out and placed them on the Countdown board, even the maddeningly squirmworthy Richard Whiteley wouldn't have uttered a mundane comment about. G, S, X and R
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Used Review: Suzuki GSX1400
By Bertie Simmonds on 10/04/2008 19:10:37
It looked like a pit-bull, even if it was more of a lap-dog to ride. Blessed with good looks and mucho torque, Susuki's GSX1400 has proved to be a popular retro bruiser bike in used circles.
and curiously near the end, suspension mods! See www.gsx1400.org for more info on the bike. SECOND-HAND VALUESSuzuki GSX1400 K1-K4 (01-04)Colours: blue/white, silver, black, blue, black/redPrice new: £6,500 (2001)Price now: £2,500-£4,800Comments: Big, comfy
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Used Test: Suzuki GSX1400
By Bertie Simmonds on 13/09/2010 14:19:12
It looked like a pit-bull, even if it was more of a lap-dog to ride. Blessed with good looks and mucho torque, Suzuki's GSX1400 has proved to be a popular retro bruiser bike in used circles
Suzuki GSX1400 K1-K4 (01-04)Colours: blue/white, silver, black, blue, black/redPrice new: £6,500 (2001)Price now: £2,500-£4,800Comments: Big, comfy and lovely in blue - the GSX also had perhaps the best-looking and gruntiest motor in the retro class. Handling
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Road Test: Kawasaki ZZ-R600
By Bertie Simmonds on 28/05/2008 22:54:45
Like Barbara Windsor, it hasn't been considered sexy for years. So what's kept the ZZ-R600 on Kawasaki's books all this time? It's the fastest, squashiest, flying sofa has ever seen, that's why...
suspension: It's okay but veers towards sogginess quickly: this is exacerbated by the bike's weight and makes for a disconcerting lack of feel on the road. Firmer fork springs are virtually a must on older models. Be aware that pre-1995 bikes had
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First Ride: 2002 Triumph Speed Four
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 19:11:57
Picture the scene if you will. It's 2006, we're in the middle of a recession and another Government still ignores the benefits of motorcycles to the detriment of UK road users everywhere.
like the new Speed Four could be our saviours. Fun, on road, furious on track, but without the associated and inflated costs.In all honesty, initially I thought the Speed Four looked like something Ainsley Harriot had made on Ready Steady Cook
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First Ride: 2006 Aprilia RSV-R
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 22:46:53
A re-jig to pass tough emissions tests or significant go-faster modifications? Urry tests the new RSV-R and RSV-R Factory
marketing waffle in a press presentation of a new bike, this comment by Aprilia is remarkably frank and honest.Last year Aprilia was in a lot of trouble: no money, production lines stopping and workers sent home... Then Piaggio waded in, bought the company
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First Ride: Ducati Monster S4Rs Testastretta
By Grant Leonard on 05/08/2008 22:17:03
The latest incarnation of the Monster gets a 999 130bhp engine and a chassis to match any superbike. Wide bars, wide attitude, wide grin.
the Italian press. It wasn't a proper Ducati and ignored the marque's sporting heritage. "Eet looks like a crashed 851," was the comment. Angel Galluzzi, designer for Ducati at the time, was a bear of a man and looked rather silly on the dinky Monster
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First ride: 2008 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cuntychops on 07/11/2008 11:53:17
The Adventure gets an electronic kick up the arse for 2008 with the most sophisticated suspension system fitted to a production bike
seriously stuck into the Welsh countryside.It never ceases to amaze me how bloody capable these bikes are off-road. Like a Range Rover, you assume the Adventure is just too big and heavy to do anything that involves mud or gravel. Then it just storms up a
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