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First Ride: 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 review
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 22:11:15
The R6 is reborn with a competition-bred 'no compromise' attitude. But is all this race-ready technology a step too far for the road?
Click to read: Yamaha YZF-R6 owners reviews, Yamaha YZF-R6 specs and to see the Yamaha YZF-R6 image gallery.IT'S ONLY ABOUT four or five laps into the first session at the Qatar GP circuit and I'm starting to learn my way around. Which is fairly
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Road Test: Triumph Sprint ST
By Jon Urry on 24/04/2008 21:30:00
Triumph have gone straight for Honda's sport touring jugular. Watch out VFR, here comes the new Sprint ST. Jon Urry flies to South Africa to ride it.
of history out of the way first. The current Sprint ST is a very underrated bike due to its one major disadvantage. It looks crap. I'm sorry, but it looks like a six-year-old CBR. Get over this and you'll discover a very good motorcycle hiding behind
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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650 review
By Jon Urry on 15/09/2010 12:43:41
Its faired brother is more suited to motorway miles, but how does the SV650 handle rush hour traffic?
Click to read: 2003 Suzuki SV650 owners reviews, 2003 Suzuki SV650 specs and to see the 2003 Suzuki SV650 image gallery.When we tested the SV650S both on its own and against the rest of the middle-weight competition there was always one nagging
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First Ride: 2004 MZ 1000S
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:29:42
From the Eastern Block to the East End, MZ has come a long way. But can the firm's new MZ1000S sports tourer really take on the likes of VFR, Sprint and ST3?
The last time I rode anything with an MZ badge on the tank, it was a ratty old two-stroke commuter that smoked like a chimney and had the disturbing habit of leaving various parts littered behind it on the road.This image may be what first springs
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First Ride: 2006 Ducati ST3s
By Jon Urry on 01/04/2008 22:31:19
Ducati's sports tourer gets ABS and some flashy suspension for '06. But is it a credible alternative to similar offerings from Triumph and Honda?
First of all lets get a few things cleared up. Yes, Ducati used to have a poor reputation for reliability. But modern Ducatis are well built so reliability-wise, touring on a Ducati is a possibility.Good, so with that sorted what's new on the ST3s
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Road Test: BMW R1200ST
By Jon Urry on 24/04/2008 21:42:44
The rain in Spain fell mostly as snow. Jon Urry discovers it's not all glamour in this job as he tests BMW's new sports tourer.
was there. The usual sunshine that accompanies a trip to Spain was missing, and instead the whole of Europe was gripped by a cold spell. Because of this I won't pretend to have tested the bike to its limits; it simply wasn't possible. The ride home, however
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First Ride: KTM 990SMT ABS
By Jon Urry on 27/01/2011 16:56:44
KTM add ABS to their all-rounder, so, the big question: is it any good?
) which is very impressive, but most importantly of all it works very well.On the wet Spanish roads we had more than enough opportunity to test the ABS and it was hard to fault. To me an ideal ABS system is one that you have no idea is fitted until you
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First Ride: 2006 Ducati ST3
By Jon Urry on 28/09/2010 13:32:20
Ducati's sports tourer gets ABS and some flashy suspension for '06. But is it a credible alternative to similar offerings from Triumph and Honda?
Click to read: Ducati ST3 owners reviews, Ducati ST3 specs and to see the Ducati ST3 image gallery.First of all lets get a few things cleared up. Yes, Ducati used to have a poor reputation for reliability. But modern Ducatis are well built so
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First ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 06/11/2008 13:03:10
Thinking of buying a 1098R Ducati? Check out our first ride report of the ultimate factory superbike for the road
of over 15 years of riding bikes. Mid-corner isn’t time to give it the ‘big one’, especially when this involves unleashing 180bhp on the rear tyre. But if they can put a man on the moon with less computing power than a TV remote control surely Ducati could
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First Ride: 2007 Honda CBF600S
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 22:19:58
An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style...
to fill out an NHS waver form to ride on two-wheels. I’d tell them of the time I rode on race tracks (something they wouldn’t understand as competitive sport has been banned due to it being discriminatory against the less-sporty), they would be aghast
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