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Splitting Heirs: Kawasaki ZX-6R 2005 v 2007
By Jon Bentman on 19/01/2011 10:36:06
Kawasaki's ZX-6R has a reputation of being a serious track tool, wild to the point of instability. The 2007 model is both heavier and less powerful. Is this progress or a backward step for the 6R?
Kawasaki's ZX-6R has a reputation of being a seriously banzai machine. Fast, uncompromising, and focused, you can forget about user-friendliness: the 6R is all about buzzsaw action. Take the motor for a start. Raw, rev hungry and - for its size - very powerful. To be fair, that's...
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Used Review: Yamaha Fazer 600
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 16:03:24
Cheaper than chips and more versatile than a Swiss Army knife, the Yamaha Fazer is one of the few bikes that really can be (nearly) all things to all men - and all for under two grand
Even medieval alchemists couldn't have managed what Yamaha did with the Fazer 600 back in 1998.They took the motor from a second-rate 600, bolted-on R1 brakes and stuck it all in a workmanlike chassis, wrapped in plastics of questionable aesthetic value.No matter how they went ab...
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2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 Tech Spec
By Visordown on 16/12/2010 11:58:08
Complete technical specifications and details for the new Suzuki GSX-R600
Click to read: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 ReviewIntroductionStaying loyal to the brand concept ‘The Top Performer’, we are always trying to achieve a top class performance with a mixture of the three key elements of Supersport motorcycles - engine performance, cornering performance, an...
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First Ride: KTM 690 Duke
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 21:26:14
The Duke has been, and KTM intend it to continue, as the flagship of the smaller end of their range. And as such the engine and drive train is virtually the only thing that it has in common with the Enduro and the SMC. The rest is all different
.The Duke gets an extra 3bhp (taking it to 66bhp) thanks to the airbox and exhaust being bigger. Although this makes it 9kg heavier than its brothers size and weight is not as much of an issue on this type of bike. And overall the power to weight ratio
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Splitting Heirs: Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 v ZZR1400
By Jon Bentman on 28/03/2008 18:23:49
As Splitting Heirs contests go, this would seem the most one-sided fight yet. Only it's not. Thought the ZZR1400 to be the ultimate speed king? Well, maybe you've never ridden a 2002 ZZR1200 then...
The latest ZZR1400 has rapidly achieved iconic status. Back in 1990 the ZZR1100 was able to stand proud as the fastest production motorcycle ever, with its genuine 168mph making it the quickest by a good margin. The ultimate muscle statement, it usurped GSX-Rs and the EXUP with f...
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Road Test: 2004 Supersports Test - 1000'S
By Jon Urry, James Whitham on 22/04/2008 20:22:26
Take sixteen of the best sportsbikes in the world to a circuit for three days, put them on identical tyres, add thirteen journalists from ten different countries and you have the most comprehensive test ever.
The Supertest began as an idea last year between Spanish magazines Solo Moto and el Periodico, Portuguese mag Motojornal, Italian magazine La Moto and Two Wheels Only. The idea of the test was to put all of the very best sportsbikes head-to-head on track in one huge, comprehensiv...
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Aprilia SL750 Shiver vs Triumph Street Triple
By Jon Urry on 07/11/2008 12:51:03
The pool of great-looking alternative sports machines continues to grow, welcome then, to the Shiver and Street Triple
Standing in the crisp winter air I couldn’t help but admire the looks of these two bikes. Both Aprilia’s Shiver and Triumph’s Street Triple stand out from the crowd. Neither is particularly overstated, although the Aprilia’s gold frame is a bit excessive, but they both cut a clea...
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Used Review: Kawasaki ZX-6R 1997 - 2001
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 13:29:51
The ZX-6R exploded onto the scene in 1995 and has been with us ever since. Bertie Simmonds explores the myriad of myths and litany of lies about the G and J models of the big K's popular middleweight blaster.
Honda had been having its own way for too long. A succession of CBR600s had held the top spot in the sales charts and held sway in the hearts of the bike-buying public for the best part of ten years. Someone had to do something about it.Kawasaki finally delivered the goods with t...
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Used Review: Aprilia RSV Mille & Mille R
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 13:50:45
With looks and performance akin to a kick in the pods, Aprilia's Mille proved that not every Italian sportsbike had to be a blood-red, 90¡ V-twin from Bologna.
Three and-a-half years after announcing its V-twin superbike and Aprilia's Mille still hadn't arrived.People said the 60° layout, with it's power-sapping twin balancer shafts, was the problem. They said the shafts were proving to be too heavy and they were draining too much power...
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Used Review: Yamaha YZF-R6
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 16:08:21
Yamaha's feisty little R6 has deservedly gained a cult status amongst its fans, as a rev-happy, sharp-edged alternative to Honda's more easy-going CBR600.
THE YZF-R6 was Yamaha's hard-edged answer to the dominance of Honda's CBR600.It re-visited what Yamaha 600s had been doing best up until the launch of the Thundercat in 1996. The R6 was edgy, raw, uncompromising, revvy and fast, where the lap-Cat had been the sensible man's choic...
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