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Living with a 2004 Victory King Pin
By Mark Shippey on 15/10/2005 11:24:04
Mark Shippey reviews Victory's Kingpin cruiser over the course of a year
September 2005WHAT A DIFFERENCE the Avon Venoms have made. The frankly awful OE Dunlops were rock hard and took an eternity to warm up so, for £300 fitted (£230 retail), chuck your original rubber and get the Avons on. They give tons of confidence from the off wet or dry, and the...
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Living with a 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By John Cantlie on 12/07/2002 14:02:03
Cantlie goes mega fast and offends the law on his R1
July 2002After copping loads of flak for enjoying an alternative lifestyle last year on the Honda GoldWing, I figured it was time to go back to my roots and get back on a sportsbike. The new Yamaha R1 in silver and black is the smartest damn thing to ever come out of Japan, so af...
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Living with a 2006 Honda CBF1000
By Grant Leonard & Jon Bentman on 12/08/2006 16:54:56
Two men fall in love with the Honda CBF1000
August 2006With just under 2000 miles on the clock, I finally got to ride my CBF. Actually, I've been home and back on it once before. Once - before handing the keys to Mr Daukes MD, whose Blade was getting a makeover for Bike Reviva. I removed the panniers as he commutes through...
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Living with a Yamaha WR250F
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/05/2005 14:46:29
Niall rolls in the dirt on the WR250F
May 2005Since taking delivery of my WR at the beginning of December I've ridden it every week this winter. There's something about an off-roader with an electric start that just gives you the extra incentive to jump on it at every opportunity. Whether it's nipping to the shops fo...
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Living with a 2006 Yamaha FZ1 Fazer
By Tim Dickson on 16/07/2006 09:57:24
Tim Dickson likes his Fazer FZ1 dirty
July 2006I've got an FZ1 Fazer and I'm trying to love it. Trouble is, it's got issues. For a start the suspension is firm (which I like) but harsh and poorly controlled (which I don't) - it's telling that the rear shock actually works much better two-up. In fact, the Fazer makes ...
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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
July 2005It's no good, I have to admit defeat. As I flick through the pages of the instruction manual I somehow feel ever so slightly less of a man. This is the first time in 12 years of motorcycling that I have ever felt the need to consult a bike's manual, but the DR-Z's clocks...
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Living with a 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6
By Niall Mackenzie on 16/08/2009 17:00:04
Niall Mackenzie spends some quality time with the Yamaha R6, here's his review
August 2009Top of my long termer wishlist for this year was the new R1 but this wasn’t to be, as the sales success of this bike meant (and rightly so) valuable customers had to come before me. Bizarrely, I haven’t seen many on the roads around the UK – maybe they’re all going str...
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Living with a 2002 Aprilia RSV Mille R
By Bertie Simmonds on 12/12/2002 11:48:54
Did Bertie get on with the RSV Mille R, read on for his longterm verdict...
June 2002On your right is the Aprilia RSV Mille R. Bertie Simmonds not pictured. And why wasn't I? Well, I just couldn't do it...Sticking my ugly mug in the picture alongside such a thing of great beauty would have been tantamount to Bernard Manning being spotted gurning in the b...
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Living with a 2002 Honda CBR954RR Fireblade
By Warren Pole on 12/06/2002 12:10:12
Wozza avoids the law with a calm time onboard the Honda CBR954RR
June 2002I've always hankered after a Blade. Had my beady dreaming teenage sights on one back in '92 when the very first twin-headlight bad boy burst onto the scene, and have kept a close watch on its progress ever since.My interest took a dive in '96 when the GSX-R750WT came out...
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Living with a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600 K4
By Harriet Ridley on 15/06/2004 10:18:16
Harriet experiences the K4 GSX-R600
August 2004Aitch uncovers the GSX-R600's track potential. Apparently it does roads, tooTHE INSTANT I set eyes on Suzuki's first GSX-R600 at the 1996 NEC show I was smitten. I'd just got my first proper job and, having spent years riding around on hanging bags of nails, it was t...
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