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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZZ-R1200
By Alex Hearn on 29/03/2008 18:59:37
I think it's fair to say the old ZZ-R1100 was more than a bit past its sell by date. I last rode one about three years ago, on a flat out European speed mission in the company of a Suzuki Hayabusa and Honda Blackbird.
've been itching to trade in their ageing irons.112cc of extra capacity turns 1,052cc into 1,164cc - or, in other words the basic DOHC 16-valve engine of the ZRX1200 has been transplanted and turned ram-air fed ZZ-R (the original ZZ-R11 motor spawned
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First Ride: 2002 BMW R1150GS Adventure
By Alex Hearn on 29/03/2008 17:09:26
Straight off the bleary early morning flight into a sodden Malaga and first sight of BMW's new R1150GS Adventure knocks me out with a hammer blow of sheer presence - it's big.
the sheer usefulness of the stocker, but with bolt-on practicality and a stack more attitude. The world's ya lobster, Rodney...BMW 1150 GS SpecificationsSPECS TYPE - ADVENTURE PRODUCTION DATE - 2002 PRICE NEW - £8195 ENGINE CAPACITY - 1130cc POWER - 85bhp
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First Ride: 2006 Ducati GT1000
By Alex Hearn on 22/09/2010 11:10:10
Ducati's Sport Classics are retro cool but about as comfortable as an Indian bus ride. Now, with added comfort, comes the GT1000.
SpecsTYPE - STREETBIKE PRODUCTION DATE - 2006 PRICE NEW - £6995 ENGINE CAPACITY - 992cc POWER - 92bhp@8000rpm TORQUE - 67lb.ft@6000rpm WEIGHT - 185kg SEAT HEIGHT - 828mm FUEL CAPACITY - 15L
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Road Test: Honda ST1100 v. ST1300
By Alex Hearn on 18/05/2008 21:17:49
Beloved of the happily middle-aged (and the police), unobtrusive, but more than capable of letting fly on a twisty road, Honda's ST1100 was a marvelous thing. Can the same be said of the ST1300?
FUEL CAPACITY - 28LTOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASPECS - ST1300TYPE - TOURERPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £11,599ENGINE CAPACITY - 1260ccPOWER - 114.7bhp@7900rpmTORQUE - 84.3lb.ft@6500rpmWEIGHT - 283kgSEAT HEIGHT - 810mmFUEL CAPACITY - 29LTOP
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Rough Raiders - BMW R1150GS, KTM 950 Adventure S and Honda Africa Twin
By Alex Hearn on 16/09/2010 16:49:50
Welcome to the jungle. Actually, Wales, where the tarmac's twisty and lumpy and BMW's meaty GS Adventure meets the old-staging Honda Africa Twin and KTM's brand-bouncing new 950 Adventure S
- 880mm FUEL CAPACITY - 22L TOP SPEED - 128.9mph 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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