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	Splitting Heirs: Ducati 998 v 1098 By Jon Urry on 19/01/2011 14:50:02 The Ducati 999 was just a stop-gap between the legendary 916 and the stunning new 1098. So for the first time ever, here are the two stablemates ridden head to head... I have an ambition. I don't want to climb Everest, sleep with a supermodel or fly as a passenger in a Tornado. No, my ambition is fairly achievable. I just want to own a Ducati 916.For me the 916 is the defining bike of my adolescence. I was 17 when it was launched in 1994 and fr...

	First Ride: 2004 Ducati 749R By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 20:50:17 Following its launch at a soggy Valencia, we try Ducati's beautiful 749R in the dry at Donington. There are some lessons in life that you learn the hard way. Accidentally urinating on an electric fence is one of them, drinking too much cheap cider is another and trying to out-brake Niall Mackenzie is one that I learnt while riding Ducati's 749R.It was during a Donington Park ...

	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 to mind whenever the name MZ is ...

	First Ride: 2007 Triumph Street Triple By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 14:22:19 With £2,000 taken out of the Daytona 675's price tag is Triumph's Street Triple the bargain sportsbike of 2007, or have the boys from Hinckley cut corners on their new middleweight triple? I've been waiting to ride Triumph's Street Triple for about two years, ever since the Daytona 675 was launched. When I first saw that bike I emailed the guys at Triumph and asked if I could get one of them, strip its fairing off and fit a set of Speed Triple flat bars. A naked mi...

	First Ride: 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650-650S By Jon Urry on 31/03/2008 22:37:42 Suzuki's trusty Bandit has swollen in capacity for 2005, but is this enough to put the planet's longest-serving middleweight back in the frame? like an on/off switch on fast stretches of road. By 9500rpm the power is all but gone though, and you get the 'flogging a dead horse' feeling.Continue the 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650 & 650S Review - 2/2JON SPEAKS TO BANDIT CHIEF ENGINEER TOSHIYUKI ENDOQ: Why

	Road Test: Honda FMX650 By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 20:53:28 Honda goes for the youth market with the supermoto-styled FMX650. But is it just a re-hashed Dominator for a new generation, and will today's youngsters shell out this much cash when less can buy more? Honda is keen to stress one thing about the FMX: it is not a supermoto. Which is confusing, as the styling cues suggest it is. So if it isn't a supermoto, what the hell is it?Well, according to Honda people, the FMX is a 'Funmoto.' Now I know what you're thinking: crap name. Whic...

	First Ride: Kawasaki Z750S By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 22:45:57 Kawasaki sticks a fairing on the excellent Z750 in an effort to appeal to the more practically minded rider. Has it worked? There's something not quite right here. It feels like a rather intimate part of my body is being crushed. Yep, that's it. I'm gradually sliding forward over my spuds. How is this happening?Riding along the A3 I'm in a certain amount of distress, which isn't that surprising consid...

	Unchanged Melodies By Jon Urry on 15/01/2009 10:54:11 Once upon a time they built unassuming bikes that were so good from the word ‘go’ that they didn’t change once during their production run Fashions change at a phenomenal rate. Cast an eye over a woman’s magazine (alongside my piles of bike mags I like to keep abreast of things with Closer and Glamour) and what was hot last month is now just polishing rags under the sink. And don’t think bikes are free from trends. ...

	The Undertones - Hornet 900, 955i and ZX-9R By Jon Urry on 15/01/2009 15:59:09 Sometimes bikes are launched that fail to excite and slip under the biking radar for one reason or another. We find three of the best. Timing, as your better half has probably told you at one point or another, is everything. Letting out a ripping air biscuit that clearly identifies every one of the spices in last night’s curry at the moment she nestles up for a loving cuddle is bad timing. A witty joke, delivere...

	Second Summer - used test By Jon Urry on 07/09/2009 15:03:03 Right now is the time for enjoying the sun on two wheels. Whether it’s maximum speed or maximum cool you’re after, we rounded up the four best second-hand bikes we could find for £4,000 that provide the biggest bang for your summer buck... Right now is the time for enjoying the sun on two wheels. Whether it’s maximum speed or maximum cool you’re after, we rounded up the four best second-hand bikes we could find for £4,000 that provide the biggest bang for your summer buck...Summer and bikes is when it all makes sen...