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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650 review
By Jon Urry on 15/09/2010 12:43:41
Its faired brother is more suited to motorway miles, but how does the SV650 handle rush hour traffic?
Click to read: 2003 Suzuki SV650 owners reviews, 2003 Suzuki SV650 specs and to see the 2003 Suzuki SV650 image gallery.When we tested the SV650S both on its own and against the rest of the middle-weight competition there was always one nagging
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First Ride: Revised Buell 1125R
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 16:55:46
After a fairly troublesome birth Buell’s 1125R is back. But have they got it right this time?
, redesign a few bits and organise another unveiling of this updated bike a few months later. Having not been on the original launch I was looking forward to riding the 1125R. I like Buell’s quirkiness, but having spent a day on road and track I don
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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?
the discomfort.But that's not all. Although the majority of the bike is identical to the naked Z750 a few key items have been changed or added, the most obvious being the addition of a half-fairing. In an effort to tap into the market of commuters and all
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First Ride: Triumph Daytona 675R review
By Jon Urry on 18/02/2011 10:49:51
Triumph adds a bit of spice to the already fairly potent Daytona 675 with the help of Öhlins and Brembo
British Supersport title), a TTX36 shock (as used by most of the World and British Supersport grid) and an upgraded 18mm Brembo radial master cylinder with new Brembo monoblock calipers to match. That’s already a fairly potent sounding sporting package
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First Ride: 2011 Honda CBR600F
By Ben Cope on 10/03/2011 11:52:04
The return of the renowned CBR600F or just a full-faired Hornet?
You probably know someone that has, at one stage in their biking life, owned a Honda CBR600F. First launched in 1987, it has been the bedrock of middleweight Honda sales, but, unlike the VFR or NC models, it never really got cult status. It’s never been ‘a must own’ and yet tens ...
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Aprilia 750 GT first ride review
By Colin Goodwin on 26/07/2010 13:39:23
Strangely underwhelming Shiver gains a fairing in an attempt to boost versatility and buyer appeal. But does a bit of plastic up front turn a naked into a tourer?
naked machine it is. The GT, however, has a skimpy bikini of a top fairing that changes the Shiver from a get-to-work bike into a proper tourer. You can also buy soft panniers for it but, since these stick out futher than Whitham’s ears and fail
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX650F
By Jon Bentman on 10/04/2008 22:51:37
Just a Bandit with a full fairing? TWO flies to France and discovers the new GSX650F is a bike that’s much greater than the sum of its parts.
it was a case of mission accomplished.It feels more than just a little awkward to be so enthusiastic about the GSX650F. It is, after all, little more than a Bandit 650 with a full fairing and some minor tweaks. And seeing as it’s only making a claimed 85bhp
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First Ride: 2008 Suzuki GSX650F
By Jon Bentman on 17/02/2008 15:39:35
Just a Bandit with a full fairing? Jon Bentman flies to France and discovers the new GSX650F is a bike that’s much greater than the sum of its parts
it was a case of mission accomplished.It feels more than just a little awkward to be so enthusiastic about the GSX650F. It is, after all, little more than a Bandit 650 with a full fairing and some minor tweaks. And seeing as it’s only making a claimed 85bhp
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Road Test: 2007 Naked 1000's
By Staff on 28/05/2008 23:09:33
Seven 1,000cc streetbikes with no fairings, low top speeds and stacks of attitude. With your head stuck out in the breeze 100mph really feels like 100mph - welcome back to proper biking
with Britain's speed-despising road system. Revenue from Gatso cameras is expected to top £200 million this year, the feds are using satellite technology to catch offenders, we have our average speeds timed without our knowing and they're even using CCTV
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First Ride: 2006 Yamaha FZ1 Fazer
By Tim Dickson on 30/04/2006 16:12:21
Why build one bike when you can have two at twice the price? Yamaha's new FZ1 naked and half-faired FZ1 Fazer emerge into the cold light of day
, bolt some sensible bars on and add a practical yet sporty half fairing. Bingo, a new FZ1 Fazer. Except Yamaha has decided to spread its bets and offer a naked version too, the FZ1.That'll come later. For now, and for no other reason than because I want
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