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	Living with a 2005 Suzuki DR-Z400SM By Jon Urry on 16/02/2006 15:27:50 Urry loons around on the supermoto DR-Z400 , maybe five minutes, if that. Anywhere inside the M25 is a 50mph limit anyway.People always say that supermotos are great town bikes, something I haven't necessarily agreed with up to now. I usually find that the wide bars are at just the right level

	Road Test: BMW K1200LT vs. H-D FLHTC vs. Goldwing By Jon Urry on 22/04/2008 22:00:32 A weekend of wine tasting on bikes that represent the more refined side of life. We explore France's Loire Valley from the comfort of three ultimate touring machines. back towards Calais, with an overnight stop planned halfway at Rouen.Well that was the plan. Somehow we managed to miss all the hotels in Rouen, so we carried on up and, after finding all the hotels in Abbeville were full (I even checked out the Hotel

	Road Test: Tuono v Duke v Brutale v Speed Triple By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 21:07:12 In search of naked satisfaction our lads strip down, strip off and head to the seediest street in Europe, Hamburg's Reeperbahn. on the Trumpet, I volunteered to swap the MV with him for the next leg of the journey. Cruising along on the Triumph is a comforting sensation. Personally I didn't find the seat that hard, probably something to do with having more arse padding than Alex due to a

	First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1300 Hayabusa By Jon Urry on 29/03/2008 10:23:35 With a tyre-shredding 194bhp on tap and a fully revised chassis the original Hypersports bike is refusing to grow old gracefully. Hold on tight, because the 'Busa is back and is meaner than ever... mode gizmo.As with the new GSX-R1000 you get full power, semi-full power and very reduced power modes on the Hayabusa. As with the GSX-R I find it fairly pointless, but it works well enough if you fancy making your 'Busa feel like it has something stuck

	Road Test: F800S v Derbi v 883R v ER-6N v MT-03 By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:04:30 In a fashion conscious market what does it take to stand out from the crowd and attract a new breed of rider? Say hello to the new wave in motorcycle design . 140mph there's plenty to find.As you would expect from a bike aimed at newer riders the BMW doesn't have razor sharp handling, but that's not to say it's a slouch in the corners. The BMW has a sporty side that it is more than happy to let the rider

	Road Test: R1200R v. XB12R v. GT650R v Multistrada By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:59:28 Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices? , is beautiful, but big and naked?Finally we have the Hyosung GT650R. "The what?" you cry. Read on to find out more about this Korean 650cc V-twin, this could be our the future. Remember how we laughed at the Japanese and their rice burners just a few decades ago

	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. -to-head on track in one huge, comprehensive test to find out which was the best according to several different criteria. In order to stop arguments, the bikes were all lap timed.Now in its second year, the Supertest has become even more comprehensive. Every bike

	Litre Beaters: 2003 1000cc test By Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 19/05/2003 11:29:51 When you absolutely, positively have to go as fast as possible from one point to another there is only one class to turn to. But when the siren goes off is the new GSX-R still the fastest way to get to a nuclear bunker? By the time you read this good ol' George Dubya, a man without the mental capacity to eat a pretzel safely - will probably be trying to put more dents in Iraq than you'd find on the average black cab. Chances are this will end up like many a

	Road Test: 2004 600cc sportsbike review By Jon Urry, James Whitham on 22/04/2008 19:48:20 Take the best 600 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 in one huge, comprehensive test to find out which was the best according to several different criteria. In order to stop arguments, the bikes were all lap timed.Now in its second year, the Supertest has become even more comprehensive. Every bike tested

	Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s By Niall Mackenzie, Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:34:01 The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain. ? Only one way to find out. Niall tests the 1098s against the 999s under the Spanish sun at Almeria Circuit.ENGINEDucati has made no secret of it: the 1098 was built to take on the GSX-Rs and R1s of this world, straight out of the box. The 999 had great