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First Ride: 2013 Honda CB500F review
By Sachin Rao on 19/02/2013 09:14:46
We get a feel of Honda's most significant bike of the year
more speed than the Spanish authorities and my mum would approve of, and it gets a bit hairy. However, even as the weather worsened, I was confident the 2013 Honda CB500F wouldn't let me down.The CB500F is the no-frills naked version of the trio
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First Ride: 2013 Honda CBR500R review
By Sachin Rao on 19/02/2013 16:04:01
What's in a name? We ride Honda's 'sporty' new 500
EVER since Honda, that most sensible of manufacturers, announced their new family of 500s, that most sensible of classes, in November, the interwebs have been buzzing about the 2013 CBR500R. Which goes to show that there are a lot of people out
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First ride review: 2013 Honda CB1100
By Tom Higham on 18/01/2013 15:56:09
Retro ride channels the soul of its legendary ancestor
and the deliberately slimmed tank (available in red, white or black) allows you to glance down and admire the engine whilst on the move.Continue the 2013 CB1100 first ride review 2/3
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First Ride: 2013 Triumph Tiger Sport
By Ben Cope on 13/02/2013 22:58:07
Triumph's heavily revised Tiger has gained 10bhp, more torque and a single-sided swingarm but it's the things you don't see that count
WHEN I first heard about the Tiger Sport I thought it was going to be a faster, lighter and more agile Triumph Tiger. Still cuddly but with added bite; a Tiger with more GRR.It's not quite that simple.Forget the 'Sport' name for a moment. This is a
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First Ride: KTM 1190 Adventure review
By Ben Cope on 07/02/2013 00:25:13
Two-thirds of KTM's 260 technicians had a hand in the 1190 Adventure project. It's a big deal for KTM but will it be a bigger deal for the opposition?
of traction.There are four riding modes, Sport, Street and Rain and Off-Road. The first two deliver 150bhp while the others cap power at 100bhp, the levels of traction control intervention are also adjusted. Delivery too is softened off from Sport down to Off
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First Ride: 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R review
By Ben Cope on 16/12/2012 19:25:19
Forget 250s. This is the best handling bike you can buy.
selection between first and second gears and to also give a lighter feel. The final drive has been altered too; the gearbox sprocket has been changed from 16T to 15T in order to improve acceleration. The new air intake saves 0.5kg from the previous version
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Bradley Smith to race an R1 in Qatar
By Visordown News on 03/01/2013 08:37:23
Tech3 MotoGP rider heading to the circuit for the first time on a production bike
GP test of the season starts at Sepang in Malaysia on February 5.The first grand prix of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship is under the floodlights at the Losail International circuit in Qatar on April 7.
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Honda Reveals CTX700 models
By Ben Cope on 08/02/2013 09:16:07
NC700-based cruisers launched
clutch transmission, the CTX700N (naked) and part-faired CTX700 are going on sale in America first but are promised to be world-wide models in 2014.Here’s what Honda had to say about them:CHICAGO, Illinois, U.S.A., February 8, 2013 - Honda today unveiled
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First Chinese motorcycle enters TT
By Visordown News on 10/01/2013 14:45:01
CF Moto leave their mark in the history books
WK BIKES will be entering into the 2013 Isle of Man TT, a first for a Chinese manufacturer.The Hampshire-based firm will be entering the WK650i in the Lightweight class. The bike will be prepared by Hampshire Motorcycles. WK isn't an actual
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FJR road test: but does it float?
By Sachin Rao on 04/12/2012 10:15:27
Some might say the FJR1300's a boat, but this is a step too far
BIG bike. Wide panniers. Narrow path. Pier. Bollards. Bang! A moment's lapse saw French bike journalist Laurent 'Lolo' Cochet, from Moto Journal magazine, and his test FJR1300 take a long ride off a short pier, while filming in St
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