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First Ride: 2002 Aprilia Tuono
By Roland Brown on 15/09/2010 16:36:24
Aprilia's belated entry into the big-bore naked class. Is it too little too late, or should the Ducati Monster run scared?
-bore naked roadster class, designed to take on bikes like the big Hornet and Fazer, as well as the daddy of them all, Ducati's Monster. But while naked bikes are traditionally cheaper and less lavishly equipped than their fully-faired siblings, Aprilia has
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First Ride: 2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
By Tim Skilton on 21/03/2010 19:08:45
Visordown tests Suzuki's new £6999 sports tourer
,999Honda VFR1200 – £11,596 Kawasaki ZZR1400 - £9,799Yamaha Fazer FZ1 - £10,399Yamaha FJR1300 - £14,499Technical SpecificationOverall length: 2130mm (83.9in)Overall width: 790mm (31.1in)Overall height: 1235mm (48.6in)Wheelbase: 1485mm (58.5in
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Devon Help Us - 2003 Tourer Test
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2003 13:43:43
The sorry tale of taking three express tourers to the land of eternal rain and mist in an attempt to find a ray of sunshine
to be going well. Despite doing most of his riding through London on his Fazer 600 Luke had adjusted well to the extra width of the FJR and its panniers and had only bounced them off one car's side, and the sun was still shining. Being an owner of the old Pan
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Buyer Guide: Suzuki GSF600 Bandit
By Visordown on 15/10/2010 14:14:02
The ultimate buyer’s guide to the baby Bandit written by the people who actually own the bike...
tag was just £3,999.Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery and that’s exactly what the other Japanese manufacturers did. Honda’s Hornet 600, Yamaha’s Fazer 600 and even Suzuki’s own SV650 were soon released and were all more advanced
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Living with a 2006 Suzuki GSR600
By John Hogan on 16/07/2006 09:46:44
Hogan spends 12 months with the GSR600
the launch, which is positive, and it's out-selling the Hornet, Yamaha's Fazer and the little ER-6.I'm still not happy with the fueling, though. Once there's a Dynojet Power Commander available I will fit one, but in the meantime I've kind of changed my
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Road Test: Beaujolais Or Bust
By Warren Pole, Colin Goodwin, Adam Harvey, Martin Heath on 22/04/2008 22:24:08
Four men, four bikes, one quest - to bring home the firstbottle of Beaujolais Nouveau 2004 to British shores. The question isn't 'Why?', it's 'Why not?' Allez!
of Mutley aboard Yamaha's Fazer 1000, while snapper Martin Heath would ride the ZZ-R1200 as Peter Perfect.As mentioned earlier, it would seem I begun the deceit that permeated this road trip, but in fact it was someone more powerful who did this
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Why oestroegen gets more respect from me than test
By Bill@Mission on 16/04/2007 19:23:08
All respect to Sherry - first ride pillion with courage.
).The only suitable bike we had around was our 600 cc Fazer. Not my favourite choice for the route (alone I would have taken the ER6 or the MT03) - but it was the only available bike with a top-box on the back.When taking a new pillion - I am a great believer
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Visordown's guide to big bikes for beginners
By Tim Skilton on 28/05/2008 15:57:10
Fancy something different than the usual post-test hacks? Visordown offers up five big bikes for beginners
WHICH FIVE bikes would you recommend to a new rider once they've passed their test? Honda's Hornet, Yamaha's Fazer 600 and Suzuki's SV650 are all worthy contenders. Trouble is, not every wants, or is suited to a middleweight
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First Ride: 2002 Aprilia Tuono Fighter
By John Cantlie on 29/03/2008 19:22:43
Aprilia launch the production version of their Tuono-R concept bike, the Tuono Fighter. With a Mille engine and chassis, near-on full superbike power and streetfighter styling, you just know this is going to be a bad boy.
will happily sell you said items - plus carbon bodywork and full Öhlins suspension - to lop kilos off the bike, add a load of funky V-twin noise and give it a performance boost.Let us quickly identify what the Tuono Fighter is. Well, unlike Yamaha's Fazer 1000
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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?
has priced the FMX at £4500, which is SV650, Bandit 650 and even Hornet 600 and Fazer territory. Okay, the FMX is a totally different style of bike, but for a new rider saving up to spend such a large amount of cash the bigger bikes are more tempting
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