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First Ride: 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic
By Ben Miller on 19/10/2010 13:53:09
Harley’s touring range, the most important bikes in the company’s vast and baffling line-up, have been given a thorough going-over for 2009. Big-mile ability and charm? Believe
Click to read: 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic owners reviews, 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic specs and to see the 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic image gallery.Into another long, third-gear turn and things are getting laugh
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2009 Harley Davidson VRSCF V-Rod Muscle first ride review
By Ben Miller on 06/04/2010 10:28:39
With brutal styling, real grunt and some trick design touches, the new Muscle is without a doubt the hardest V-Rod yet
Click to read: Harley Davidson VRSCF V-Rod Muscle owners reviews, Harley Davidson VRSCF V-Rod Muscle specs and to see the the Harley Davidson VRSCF V-Rod Muscle image gallery.Peter-Michael Keppler, Harley-Davidson’s affable Fireblade-riding head
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2009 Triumph Thunderbird first ride review
By Ben Miller on 13/04/2010 10:20:14
One of motorcycling’s few truly great names is back. Again. And this time it’s attached to a cruiser aimed squarely at Harley-Davidson. Slickly engineered it may be, but she’s no wild one
a perfect blue and the sun beats down on what is a truly wonderful stretch of road.Unsurprisingly, the new Thunderbird is no canyon-carver – it weighs 308kg dry and feels every one of them, boasts a substantial 1615mm between its contact patches
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Pistonheads: Cruiser Face-off
By Ben Miller on 20/10/2010 10:32:55
The V-Rod muscle is Harley’s fastest bike yet, a slick, drag bike with sportsbike-chasing power. In the blue corner Victory’s 1731cc Hammer S is all about oil tanker presence and the grunt to shift cities. How do you like your power cruiser kicks?
than the strength of our engines. Then, sadly for the blue corner, the differences start to show. While the Victory sounds at least 1000bhp more powerful, its air-cooled motor is limited to just 5500rpm.Continue the battle between the V
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Launch report: Triumph Thunderbird
By Ben Miller on 14/05/2009 09:50:51
Ben Miller reports back from the world launch of Triumph's new cruiser
and finished off well.It's available in Silver, Blue or Black, with an stripe down the centre of the bike as an optional extra. the base model comes in at £9499 (£9794 with stripe) and the ABS model comes in at £10099 (£10394 with stripe).Although it'll have
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Longest Test: Kawasaki GTR1400
By Ben Miller on 02/11/2009 10:39:43
The GTR’s been waiting for a trip like this. Over two weeks at large in France, Ben Miller’s Kawasaki proves little less than awesome
Return to the Longest Test2009 Kawasaki GTR1400 SpecificationsPrice: £11,699Top speed: 153.57mphEngine: 1352cc, 16-valves, liquid-cooled in-line fourBore & stroke: 84mm x 61mmCompression ratio: 10.7:1Power: 130.99bhp at 9,500rpmTorque: 87.90lb/ft at 7,500rpm
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