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2008 Suzuki GSX-R1300 Hayabusa
By John Hogan on 27/03/2008 11:20:21
After nine years waiting , Suzuki finally unveil their all-new Hayabusa. Promising 198bhp and the fastest acceleration of any production superbike, we spoke to the team of people who put it together...
for this model, especially in America. The US market for the Hayabusa has been incredibly strong and in fact last year sales were one and a half times more than that of when we first launched in 1998. Our expectation is that there's an even bigger demand than
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First Ride: 2001 Triumph Bonneville America
By Alex Hearn on 29/03/2008 13:56:15
Feet stretched to way-out-front highway pegs. A single, fat, white-faced chrome-edged speedo dominating a chunky ally top-yoke. Heavyweight tank-mounted console for the basics and a nacelle headlight reflecting the whole world in its seamless perimeter.
sold in the USA last year, 54% were custom-styled. That's a lot of metal shifted and Triumph want a piece of the action, especially as their wide-barred three-cylinder Adventurer has not spun the Yanks' cranks, and proved a sales flop. And
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Road Test: Ducati 999S
By Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 22:40:05
Unsurprisingly, the revised 999S doesn't disappoint. But is it worth nearly three grand over the standard model?
is why sales of Ducati's 999, and indeed 749, range haven't really set the world on fire. A source of many headaches around the Bologna factory, I'm sure. So what can be done? How about giving the customers real value for money?Which is the plan
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Luke Williams, the serial bike buyer
By John Hogan on 29/03/2010 14:30:32
Luke williams is a serial bike buyer. what he doesn’t know about motorbikes isn’t worth knowing. Problem is, he hasn’t quite got round to passing his test yet...
licence. My serial bike buying habit started when I spotted a clean Bandit 6 for sale on eBay, I knew that it was going cheap and that I could sell it for a profit. I stuck a set of Renthal bars on it and made £250 on that bike in two days. Problem was I
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How my stolen 'Blade ended up on the WSB grid
By Jon Urry on 24/06/2010 10:28:00
In 2004 I had a Honda Fireblade, and very nice it was too. Then some lowlife scum decided to relieve me of it. Now, years later, the police have recovered the bike. What happened in between?
? You use a legitimate identity. My bike’s frame and engine numbers were erased and replaced with numbers from a British Superbike. Why? When a race team buys a brand new bike to go racing, the manufacturer registers the bike as a sale and obtains a
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Bimota Tesi 3D tested around Brands Hatch
By Mark Forsyth on 11/08/2010 12:15:43
If you’ve never ridden a Tesi and never wanted to, now is the time to re-adjust your head and embrace weirdness
-notch Ducati dealers to provide sales and after sales care. Good call. They’re called AMV Motorcycles and you can call them on 01825 733867Bimota Tesi 3DPrice £25,000 approxTop speed 147mph (est)Engine 1079cc, air/oil-cooled, L twin, 90-degree crankPower 95bhp
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The professionals: Massimo Granata
By Visordown on 01/06/2008 14:09:27
Massimo Granata, Aprilia UK’s general manager talks frankly about difficult times, spare parts, the NEW V4 and dealing with Italians
of financial difficulty and the company was pretty much put up for sale. The Piaggio Group stepped in and bought Aprilia in 2005, which has caused a renaissance of the brand thanks to fresh investment. Aprilia was never going to go bust, but it was an ambitious
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MotoGP Evolution - Race tech to the road
By Gordon Ritchie on 30/03/2006 12:18:23
Four years on from the advent of MotoGP, and with the 800cc formula beckoning, there's just one thing missing: the trickle-down of race tech to street bikes. Why?
particularly happy, because they could conjure up an endless PR attack from the four-stoke prototype racetrack glory, all the way to a record total of roadbike sales. And all thanks to the longest established class of all, which - very conveniently - already
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First Ride: 2008 Moto Guzzi Stelvio
By Colin Goodwin on 21/10/2008 16:16:19
Despite sounding like a Greek travel rep Guzzi could be tapping a gold mine with its new adventure bike
to explain why last year adventure bike sales were up 36% over the previous year. It’s the category to be seen on these days.Cracking timing then for Moto Guzzi to launch its new Stelvio adventure bike. A competitor from Moto Guzzi isn’t going to have BMW
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All Rounders
By Jon Urry on 20/01/2008 16:59:18
Why let your choice of bike confine your riding experience? Expand your horizons and visit new places with the latest breed of multi-tasking bikes, the BMW R1200GS, Honda CBF1000F and Triumph Tiger 1050
just that. Lately though, it seems bike design has turned back towards wide spectrum capabilities. And the bike buying public have responded overwhelmingly. In 2006, sports bike sales aside (always a UK favourite), multi-taskers have drawn impressive
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