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First Ride: 2005 Ducati Sport Classics
By mossy on 09/06/2004 00:32:56
Visordown heads off to Florence to ride Ducati's new line-up of Sport Classics
Smart, who was racing full-time in the AMA championship in the US, was hard up, and admitted he was only riding for the money. He reckoned the bike would be too slow and unreliable. Riding position ideally suited for twisty roadsBut as soon as he tested
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First Ride: 2007 Ducati Hypermotard
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 20:57:38
Urry's let loose on Ducati's new super-duper motard and shows Ruben Xaus a thing or two about backing it in - or so he said...
medal to honour their bravado. I would like to nominate Ducati's photographer for such a medal. Anyone who is prepared to stand in direct line of fire of Ruben Xaus and 177kg of sideways Hypermotard barrelling towards him at 50mph just to get 'that
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First Ride: 2002 Buell XB9R Firebolt
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 16:37:24
Look, children, here he comes. It's Tweedle Dee in the blue and silver Kushitani leathers on his dinky Fisher Price 'My First Ideal Sportsbike.'
. But although this weeble may wobble, he doesn't fall down and takes the corner, knee-down at 70mph. Damn. I must remember that Erik Buell, not Enid Blyton, designed this bike.Not only does it look small, like something from your toybox, it's so simple to ride
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First Ride: 2004 Triumph Rocket III
By Mark Shippey on 30/03/2008 00:08:56
With an engine larger than most family estates, Triumph launches its flagship model in the land where excess is the name of the game
coastal stretch.The first thing that is evident as you walk around the Rocket III is that this is one big bike. From its glaring bug-eyed twin headlights to the huge snarling radiator, it looks ready for anything and woe betide any who get in the way
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First Ride: 2004 MZ 1000S
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:29:42
From the Eastern Block to the East End, MZ has come a long way. But can the firm's new MZ1000S sports tourer really take on the likes of VFR, Sprint and ST3?
The last time I rode anything with an MZ badge on the tank, it was a ratty old two-stroke commuter that smoked like a chimney and had the disturbing habit of leaving various parts littered behind it on the road.This image may be what first springs
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First Ride: 2004 Buell Lightning CityX
By Mark Shippey on 30/03/2008 21:44:06
It's apocalypse now as Buell unveil their see-through CityX. Is it the must-have new machine for the urban wasteland?
of the bike is very exposed. Expect a very wet and splattered back if riding in the rain! For the first time a Buell comes shod with Pirelli tyres as standard - chunky-looking Scorpion Syncs in this case. This move away from the Dunlop D207/8 series comes from
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First Ride: 2006 Suzuki GSX-R750 K6
By James Whitham on 03/04/2008 18:32:52
I know I'm not as young as I was...
.We were lucky enough to have bone dry roads and an equally gripy Brands Hatch indy circuit to play on and really find out what the new Jixa will do.We did the on track stuff first, and within five laps I felt like I'd bonded with this bike. The engine
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First Ride: Ducati SC1000
By Niall Mackenzie on 17/08/2008 20:50:48
Thirty-three years in the planning and Ducati's Sportclassics are finally here. But you'd better be quick if you want one.
, but never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined what would take place 33 years down the road.That cloudy day was unforgettable for Ducati so, in celebration of that victory, and after several years of planning, they have finally launched the first two
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First Ride: 2006 Kawasaki ER-6F
By Jon Urry on 12/05/2008 22:27:11
Less self-consciously 'funky' thank its unfaired sibling - but has Kawasaki's new twin got what it takes to beat Suzuki's SV650S?
, February '06), the SV actually weighs less - but on the road the ER feels lighter.Although in a straight head-to-head the SV's chassis offers a sportier ride, through tight corners the ER requires virtually no effort to get it to change direction, aided
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First Ride: 2008 Harley-Davidson Range
By Grant Leonard on 02/04/2008 17:53:08
Harley-Davidson present the cast of another Mad Max sequel - Rocker, Fat Bob and the Nightster. Remember the Nightster!
it in half - a bobtail. If your girlfriend bobbed you, that'd be different. The Fat part is the wide two-part petrol tank. Of the '08 models, this is the one that suited me best. I loved it's evenly-balanced riding position and direct road-contact feel
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