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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400
By John Cantlie on 02/04/2008 17:34:16
Kawasaki enter the super-tourer class with their blistering GTR1400. Well-appointed and refined, this top-end tourer also comes with a strong helping of brutish Kawasaki performance.
't exist. Anyway, we're riding towards Salzburg on a mix of A-roads and busy motorways: how does the GTR feel? Smooth, really smooth and unstoppably powerful with a quiet, civilized manner.The mirrors are extremely effective, being an under-the-elbows
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Head Candy: KTM 690SMC vs Husqvarna 510SMR
By John Cantlie on 26/07/2010 15:29:14
How does KTM’s 690SMC stack up against Husqvarna’s rip-snorting 510R on the country backroads of southern England?
(elbows up and push it down underneath you), and the front Brembo brake is massively strong. The KTM is at least 30kg heavier than the Husqvarna – humping it around it feels as heavy as a ZX-6R – but this makes it smoother and less erratic than
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First Ride: Husqvarna 510SMR & 610SM
By John Cantlie on 22/09/2010 14:50:23
With BMW money now behind them and their financial future assured, Husqvarna are keen to blow away the bad memories of the past
Click to read: Husqvarna 510SMR owners reviews, Husqvarna 510SMR specs and to see the Husqvarna 510SMR image gallery.FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Husky was at the sharp end of exotic off-road machinery. Very expensive, very fast and equipped with top
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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400
By John Cantlie on 28/03/2008 11:13:10
Kawasaki enter the super-tourer class with their blistering GTR1400. Well-appointed and refined, this top-end tourer also comes with a strong helping of brutish Kawasaki performance
's easy to make a bike stable and it's easy to make a bike sporty, but to get the two together was tricky. I am most proud of the handling, because when you meet some locals on a twisty road on supersport bikes getting their knee down, you can overtake
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