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Behind the Scenes: KTM RC8
By Jon Urry on 18/02/2008 14:31:04
KTM’s RC8 marks the dawn of a new era for the Austrian firm. Join us as we go behind the scenes
-depth investigation KTM has ever allowed into its new project, we can now bring you the full story behind the bike that could be the catalyst to really catapult KTM to the front of the pack .ConceptionTokyo Motorcycle Show, 2003. If you were an up
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Street Assassins - '06 Aprilia Tuono, '04 Kawasaki Z1000 and '04 Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 28/06/2010 16:25:02
Unlike an F1 boss you don’t have to take a beating when it comes to naked fun. We pick three of the best value street bikes on the market and explore what makes them tick
to a naked bike with big flat bars. The choice is downright confusing to say the least, baffling to be more accurate.But the truth of the matter is that street bikes have been around for ages, it’s just in the last few years that the concept has gained
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First Ride: 2008 Ducati 848
By Jon Urry on 17/02/2008 14:42:12
It’s just like the 1098 but smaller, right? Er no, actually it isn’t. Ducati has taken a completely new change of tack with its 848
, the performance and lightness. Lightness means a fun bike. Also in terms of concept the bike wasn’t guided by a racing aim, we wanted to make a really good balanced street bike, a bike more with a street concept. With the 749 the concept was for supersport
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First Ride: 2005 Yamaha MT-01
By Jon Urry on 31/03/2008 20:28:22
It's big and bold, but is Yamaha's design-leading naked bike any good or just the product of an overactive imagination?Jon Urry travels to South Africa in search of answers.
When Yamaha people talk about the concept behind the MT-01 they use words like 'soul', 'heartbeat', 'character' and other such adjectives that aren't often used in reference to Far Eastern bikes. Let's face it, most Japanese machinery is fashion
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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?
glance at the rev counter. It's only showing 10,000rpm... and there's 7500 more to go. Time to abandon any concept of mechanical sympathy.And this is the key to the new R6. Don't trouble yourself with any thought of what the pistons are actually doing
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Two’s Company - '07 KTM 950SM V '09 Aprilia Dorsoduro & Ducati Hypermotard
By Jon Urry on 15/04/2010 15:10:49
...Three’s a crowd. Once the choice of the motocross refugee, things are changing in the world of the Supermoto as a new breed emerges. But can a used KTM950SM still cut it?
wonderfully, after a seedy area of Venice akin to Bromley) takes this big supermoto concept of practicality and moves it in a different direction, this time towards the newer rider. With a smaller 750cc V-twin motor the Dorsoduro is targeted at the city
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Supermoto Review: Suzuki DR-Z400SM vs. KTM LC4 and more
By Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 23:21:59
It's supermoto-a-go-go as Team Two heads to France on a madcap mission to raise the Pyrenees to the ground. Allez!
in the background and is now spilling over into the mainstream.But is it really in the mainstream? While we have several UK supermoto race series coverage hasn't leapt beyond obscure satellite TV stations and the whole concept of supermoto has been morphed
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First Ride: 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650-650S
By Jon Urry on 31/03/2008 22:37:42
Suzuki's trusty Bandit has swollen in capacity for 2005, but is this enough to put the planet's longest-serving middleweight back in the frame?
like an on/off switch on fast stretches of road. By 9500rpm the power is all but gone though, and you get the 'flogging a dead horse' feeling.Continue the 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650 & 650S Review - 2/2JON SPEAKS TO BANDIT CHIEF ENGINEER TOSHIYUKI ENDOQ: Why
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Multiplicity: Buell Firebolt, Ducati Multistrada, Triumph Speed Four, Kawasaki Z1000
By Jon Urry on 04/07/2003 10:44:45
It's a town bike. No, it's a mile-muncher. No, it's a back road missile. No, it's a track tool. Meet the bikes with more split personalities than a room full of schizophrenics
Every year at the NEC show there is always a concept bike. These bizarre creations are more often than not the brain child of a bunch of design students at some university you have never heard of who have been given the task by an over expectant
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Retro File: 1993 Ducati Monster M900
By Jon Urry on 24/09/2010 15:21:00
The bike that saved Ducati was a design icon, which remained unchanged for 15 years. Forget the 916, the Monster is the bike that made Ducati what it is today
(Big 1) and Kawasaki’s terrible Zephyr 1100 were outdated dinosaurs. The Monster was something new, a bike with the chassis and engine from a sportsbike, but the look of a café racer. Riders all across Europe went nuts for this new concept from
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