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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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Honda CB1000R UK road test review
By Jon Urry on 04/03/2010 12:08:42
After years of trying (and failing) to make a decent streetbike has Honda finally got it right?
CB1000R reviewClick to read: Honda CB1000R owners reviews, Honda CB1000R specs and to see the Honda CB1000R image gallery.The Japanese motorcycle manufacturers can be a frustrating bunch. They have all the tools at their fingertips to create
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First Ride: 2004 Victory Kingpin
By Mark Shippey on 30/03/2008 19:38:09
Victory hopes to attract a younger generation by producing a versatile, powerful cruiser. Can Victory pin down the kings for the full count?
the Kingpin through corners, while scraping the generous footboards on the tarmac.Brembo has supplied the stopping power in the guise of twin pots front and rear. Coupled with huge 300mm discs at both ends, there are none of the fretting moments where you can
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First Ride: 2008 Ducati Hypermotard
By Jon Urry on 27/05/2008 22:54:55
Ducati enters the supermoto scene with a bang. That'll be the mirror on a car's door then...
than me.Aggressive, minimalist, exciting and thrilling to ride is how Ducati is billing the Hypermotard. It may have essentially the same chassis and engine as the Multistrada but that's where the similarities end. The Hypermotard is the Mr Hyde
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Niall's Spin: 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6R review
By Niall Mackenzie on 17/09/2010 15:56:04
The two-year development cycle the Japanese manufacturers all follow for their sports bikes means previous models can quickly be forgotten and the ZX-6R is a case in point
as the ZX can still live with any of the opposition in the 600 supersport class. With the 600cc ZX-6RR reserved for supersport racing duties, the ZX-6R gets a useful 36cc capacity advantage over the R6, CBR600RR and GSX-R600.This obviously helps
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First Ride: 2006 Honda CBF1000
By Simon Bowen on 20/09/2010 22:55:29
Evil Jim Bowen slings his leg over Honda's four-cylinder all-rounder
bikes, there are also very few complete duffers. It's generally more a matter of pointing out a few areas for improvement. You can usually tell how a new bike will ride by looking through the spec sheets (which is exactly what I did on the flight over
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First Ride: 2007 BMW K1200R Sport
By Tim Dickson on 02/04/2008 12:50:25
Have the crazy Germans come up trumps with an entertaining, oddball parts bin special? BMW's K1200R Sport has arrived
It's barely spring and BMW has had a busy year already. First a new family of funky single-cylinder 650s - the G-series - and now, at the other end of the performance scale, we get this, the K1200R Sport. BMW's latest K-series inline four
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First ride review: 2013 Honda CB1100
By Tom Higham on 18/01/2013 15:56:09
Retro ride channels the soul of its legendary ancestor
NOSTALGIA is great. You can look back on your first school/bike/love with those rose-tinted glasses and forget all about the bullying/breakdowns/cheating and so on. Why live in complicated times with the 'kids these days' when you can hark back to a
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Piaggio MP3 LT 400cc review
By Ben Cope on 19/06/2009 14:54:24
The scooter that can be ridden with no motorcycle licence? Does that make sense? No, but it's true.
in the split second before the system unlocks itself you are forced to ride in the direction the wheels are pointing, which can get a bit scary. It’s a system that is best avoided until you get used to the bike’s quirks.Although the front end has an extra wheel
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First Ride: Triumph Tiger 800
By Ben Cope on 08/11/2010 16:29:23
Triumph's new Tiger 800 enters a competitive market. So, is it any good?
their focus sharp.The bike is very good, it has lots going for it. There you go, road test over. No, only kidding. The one thing that stands out the most about the Tiger 800 is it's engine characteristics; it's got a wealth of torque and immaculate fuelling
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