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First Ride: 2008 KX Range
By Jon Bentman on 02/04/2008 18:08:14
Kawasaki have been cleaning up in motocross this season. And their '08 range are direct descendants of their world beaters. You man enough to ride one?
test was very short, but with first impressions, that's how it felt.What was really cool for this launch was the presence of two-strokes. When was the last time you saw a new stroker outside of a Learner 50 or 125 catalogue?The KX125 is positively
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First Ride: 2006 Triumph Tiger 1050
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 18:53:05
Triumph's Tiger sheds the big trailie looks, sharpens its claws and goes for a more road-inspired image. Is this the right direction for Hinckley's big cat?
raining until we left.And that means this is less of a comprehensive first test and more of a first impression.Sorry, but the weather really was that bad and I wouldn't like to even pretend I pushed things that hard. At all.So what are those first
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First Ride: 2006 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V
By Roland Brown on 10/04/2008 21:59:32
Guzzi keep moving gently in the right direction with their latest 8-valve Griso streetbike. It’s got real retro charm, funky Italian looks and now another 22bhp for those who like their biking more...sophisticated
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First Ride: 2002 Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod review
By Bertie Simmonds on 27/03/2008 21:03:21
Harley-Davidson unleash their most important model for 50 years. With a watercooled, 115bhp, 60¡ V-twin motor straight out of their VR1000 racebike, it marks the start of a new direction for the Milwaukee firm. This is big.
Massive, in fact, as Harley-Davidson hope this motorcycle will open up new markets and new owners to the legendary marque. They say this bike combines the heart of a superbike, the style of a custom and the soul of a drag bike. In the words of Bill Davidson, director of motorcycl...
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First Ride: 2009 Derbi Terra 125 review
By Catherine Barrett on 23/02/2009 11:37:26
Punchy, easy-to-handle Terra takes confident Cat and her girly hands through the test and for country weekends
that lovely steering lock. Module 2 is the road part of the test and I just relaxed and concentrated on the ride knowing the Terra wouldn’t spring any surprises.It must have worked. I passed. The Terra is a great bike for riders who, like me, are still
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Classic Scrap: Honda CBX1000 vs. Kawasaki Z1300
By Simon Bowen on 18/01/2011 09:21:24
In 1984 if you wanted to go faster, you needed more cylinders. Honda’s CBX1000 and Kawasaki’s Z1300 are 12 pistons of sheer muscle.
. Neither have we succumbed to life in a bleak dystopian nightmare monitored closely by a big brother totalitarian government, though some may argue that we’re heading in the right direction.The only Armageddon approaching my direction is in the form of two
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2009 Triumph Daytona 675 review
By Jon Urry on 13/04/2010 16:07:34
Three years after its launch Triumph has decided the time is right to give its Daytona 675 a few tweaks
quickly it can process data the ECU has been designed to respond to the speed of the rider’s inputs. Crack the throttle open hard and the fuel is delivered in an aggressive, direct way, open it slowly and the response is more muted. It doesn’t sound like
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First Ride: 2007 Victory Range
By Mark Shippey on 02/04/2008 12:00:37
An all-American motorcycle by another name
under four grand, propels each model into decisive action with a crisp responsiveness from the 44mm throttle bodies.Firing up the Hammer-S it sounded meaty and purposeful. An extra £1500 over the standard Hammer model, the S has styling cues taken direct
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2009 Yamaha XJ6 and Diversion road test review
By Niall Mackenzie on 31/03/2010 13:58:15
Niall Mackenzie goes walkabout with a pair of Yamaha’s budget bikes in the Australian outback. Disappointingly, Jenny Agutter is nowhere to be seen.
.Exhausts these days are becoming a work of art, and this one is no exception. The stubby silencer and pipe sits directly under the engine, and I think it looks the part. It makes a good noise too, unmistakably Yamaha but with quite a loud distinctive growl. If I had
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Second Chance - Honda CBR600F
By Visordown on 24/05/2010 10:19:02
The last of the versatile 600 supersport bikes, a biography of the CBR600F the best selling bike in Britain
plenty of R6s and GSX-Rs in World Supersport racing too.The 600 class went a bit doolally in 2003. Kawasaki launched the ultra track focussed, all new ZX-6R, Honda released the equally race biased CBR600RR, the Yamaha R6 took a step in that direction too
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