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Road Test: Tuono vs 749 Dark vs. 660SM vs Thruxton
By Niall Mackenzie on 22/04/2008 21:17:41
Niall Mackenzie re-lives his youth and heads for Bonnie Scotland, with four very different bikes.
it was time to revisit my youth (and my chip shop) on four quite different bikes to see which would work best on a variety of roads and in the fickle Scottish summer weather.KTMChosen because: Wet or dry this supermoto should provide thrills on the lunar
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Road Test: Hornet 600 v Z750 v Bandit 650 v FZ6
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 22:03:57
Whitham takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of Huddersfield. Four battered middleweights, a bag of chips and a Fanta, please.
. Which it didn't. Wet roads aren't a lot of use for either testing bikes or photographing them so, after deciding that the Fazer looked good but the Z750 was the most handsome of the bunch, we called it quits for the day.The next morning things were
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Road Test: Boring Bikes To Belgium
By Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 21:38:48
Workaday middleweights sprout wings to prove their worth on a potter to Brussels.
crap name for a road test, and Cameroon was just too far away."There is absolutely no way of having fun on that bike," reckoned Rob, pulling up at the ferry port in Dover on the Transalp after the first leg of the journey. "The engine is dull
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Road Test: Middleweight Test
By Jon Urry on 22/04/2008 20:52:45
We put seven of the best naked middleweights through our toughest test ever...
to bring you the biggest and hardest group test TWO has ever done just to split these bikes. We tested seven of the best naked middleweights - three of them brand new for 2004 - from six different manufacturers on the road, track and city streets, as well
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Road Test: Supersport Superstars
By Jon Urry, Niall Mackenzie, James Whitham on 24/04/2008 18:56:19
How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...
Sitting in a Spanish bar following two days of testing the new breed of 600s on both the track and road, we still haven't come to a conclusion. There are two pressing questions. First, who is our favourite film star and secondly, which is the best
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Living with a 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6
By Niall Mackenzie on 16/08/2009 17:00:04
Niall Mackenzie spends some quality time with the Yamaha R6, here's his review
.00 on fuel for around 150 miles seems like a good deal for this Scot, so I intend to ride this one whenever possible. And if it rains, well, I’ve got a good rain suit. Improvements to the suspension set-up will follow shortly.DATE RECEIVED: 6th April 2009TEST
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First Ride: Moto Guzzi Bellagio
By Kevin Ash on 02/04/2008 16:24:26
A Hog substitute with mileage munching ability?
.VERDICT 3/5A vibe-free Sportster capable of travelling further than Box HillSPECS TYPE - CRUISERPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7999ENGINE CAPACITY - 936ccPOWER - 74bhp@7200rpmTORQUE - 58lb.ft@6000rpmWEIGHT - N/ASEAT HEIGHT - 780mmFUEL CAPACITY - 19LTOP
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First Ride: Mondial Piega
By Roland Brown on 03/04/2008 19:09:16
It's hard not to be sceptical about the rebirth of another once great Italian manufacturer.
out on the web at: www.mondialmoto.itSPECS TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2002PRICE NEW - N/AENGINE CAPACITY - 999ccPOWER - 140bhp@9800rpmTORQUE - 78lb.ft@8800rpmWEIGHT - 179kgSEAT HEIGHT - N/AFUEL CAPACITY - N/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE
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Road Test: 2007 Moto Guzzi Bellagio
By Kevin Ash on 27/05/2008 23:13:36
If Moto Guzzi had updated its model range in the 21st century as often as it has its management and ownership, it'd be making radial nine-cylinder two-strokes by now.
DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7999ENGINE CAPACITY - 936ccPOWER - 74bhp@7200rpmTORQUE - 58lb.ft@6000rpm WEIGHT - N/ASEAT HEIGHT - 780mm FUEL CAPACITY - 19L TOP SPEED - 105mph 0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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Boring Bikes to Belgium
By Jon Urry on 01/09/2005 16:05:23
Workaday middleweights sprout wings to prove their worth on a potter to Brussels
crap name for a road test, and Cameroon was just too far away."There is absolutely no way of having fun on that bike," reckoned Rob, pulling up at the ferry port in Dover on the Transalp after the first leg of the journey. "The engine is dull
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