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First Ride: Honda NC700X review
By Mark Forsyth on 05/12/2011 11:33:20
Progressive Jazz
balance, though. Like driving an old diesel car, there’s not much spread of power when your revs are capped with such a lowly ceiling and peak torque (a healthy 60Nm) is made just 1,400 or 1,500rpm before it’s all over. In reality it means you’re busier
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Power Commander Five: Proof
By mark forsyth on 20/05/2011 21:27:19
Beloved 'Blade gets better still
You could talk about all the fuelling parameters of the 2011 Fireblade for about a week. Non-stop. I won’t. I could, but I’ve got other things to do. Throughout the power curve and different throttle positions there’s not a lot wrong with Honda
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Going scrambling... definitely more fun than going motocrossing. Whitham blog 2
By James Whitham on 19/10/2010 13:17:05
When my dad used to talk about “scrambling” and I, trying to be cool talked about “motocross” I thought we we’re talking about the same sport . . . . . and maybe we were at the time . . . . well not any more ! Me, the Foggmeister and a couple
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Three And A Half Grand Secondhand Steel
By Jon Urry on 14/10/2007 15:22:12
With the unlikely premise of £3500 fast burning holes in their pockets, four TWO teamsters are buying second-hand steel. It's head v hearts all the way
six-year-old sports bike that was barely distinguishable from new. Yes, the ZX-9R was Cool with a capital 'K'.Whit bought: 2005 Kawasaki Z750Miles: 1900 miles Tyres: Bridgestone BT019s, in good nickStandard? No, Blue Flame muffler, Renthal bars, heated
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Road test: 2008 KTM 950SM vs. Ducati Hypermotard
By Jon Urry on 06/11/2008 16:37:38
What would get you out of bed an hour early in winter just to play on deserted roads? try the new KTM 990SM or Ducati’s Hypermotard. It certainly worked for us...
disc, two-piston Dry weight: 177kg (claimed)Seat height: 845mmFuel capacity: 12.4LTop speed: 131mph (est)Colours: Red, BlackKTM 950SM SpecificationPrice: £8,195Engine: 999cc, lc, DOHC, 8v, V-twinPower: 109.2bhp @ 9,130rpmTorque: 68.7bhp @ 7,200rpm
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MotoGP Jerez Round Preview - The Waiting Is Over
By David Emmett on 27/03/2008 21:51:35
MotoGP returns for a wild weekend at Jerez.
and mountains dotted all around the country.This Spanish obsession with motorcycle racing places a heavy burden on their home riders. With some 120,000 paying fans, not to mention the tens of thousands of gatecrashers inside the track and fee dodgers lining
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MotoGP Mugello Preview - Physical Poetry
By David Emmett on 29/05/2008 23:29:21
Mugello is a magical location, and a magical track. Can the MotoGP race live up to the surroundings?
at the facts, it's hard to fault them. Rossi has won here when he has been off form and on awful bikes. He won in 2006, when still suffering with terrible chatter in his 990cc M1, and he won in 2007, when at least 10 horsepower down on the mighty Ducatis
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The 50 Best Things In Motorcycling
By Two Team on 24/10/2007 18:35:38
In celebration of TWO's 50th issue-versary we've compiled, arbitrarily and without consultation, this definitive list of the 50 best things in biking, ever
shred the quarter mile in 10.1 seconds, does 100mph in first gear and which will rip you to the dark side of 170mph in little longer than it's taken you to read this sentence. Neil Hodgson's 2000 BSB-winning superbike only had three more horsepower
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First Ride - BMW G450X
By John Cantlie on 07/09/2009 14:54:23
They’ve flirted with it for years, but now BMW finally get stuck into the business of serious off-roading with their new enduro tool
, although it will take a while to get used to seeing BMW enduro bikes alongside vast R1200RTs in the poshest motorcycle dealerships in the country. They’ve got a full 10-year plan (at least) behind this model and the chances of a 17”-wheeled supermoto
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Little Black Numbers
By Harriet Ridley on 23/10/2007 11:27:17
They may be round and black, but there's a lot more to your motorcycle's tyres than meets the eye. Here's all you need to know to choose the best rubber for the job
stability. Lowering the sidewall by 10mm to a 120/60-17 is equivalent to dropping the forks through the yokes, and the tyre also acquires a steeper profile - it is more 'triangulated'. The results are quicker steering and more grip when leant over
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