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First Ride: Buell Ulysses XB12T
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 12:24:11
Spawned from the much-maligned Ulysses comes the latest entry to the adventure tourer world, Buell’s Ulysses XB12XT
.Despite a bit of a panning from the press Buell’s XB12X Ulysses has proved to be a hit in the showrooms. Last year it was the company’s best selling model, shifting 194 bikes in the UK. Okay, this isn’t a patch on the nearly 2,000 GS models BMW punted out
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Niall's Spin: 2003 Kawasaki ER-5
By Niall Mackenzie on 21/09/2010 11:38:56
The commuter and courier favourite. But how does it stack up as a first big bike?
Don't fear: a few scrapes from light dropsAlso consider: 2001 Honda CB500, 2002 Suzuki GS500E
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Icon: Che Guevara
By Bertie Simmonds on 22/10/2010 16:52:09
A political icon from the Swinging 60s and owner of the second most famous beret in the world (after Frank Spencer's) it's little known that Che was a very keen motorcyclist and biking author. Good on him...
's minister of industry in 1961-65 following Castro's take over of Cuba in 1959. Bored of Government, he left Cuba in 1965 to foster revolution abroad and came unstuck in the jungles of Bolivia in 1967, when he was wounded, captured and then executed
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First Ride: 2008 Harley-Davidson XR1200
By Grant Leonard on 24/09/2010 13:49:31
With the launch of the XR1200, Harley-Davidson has achieved several firsts.
Click to read: Harley-Davidson XR1200 owners reviews, Harley-Davidson XR1200 specs and to see the Harley-Davidson XR1200 image gallery.One is to build a bike exclusively for the European market. The XR1200 is a design initiative of Harley
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Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty columns from TWO magazine
By Carl Fogarty on 27/10/2002 11:48:28
Carl Fogarty has done more than enough to deserve this space to talk about anything that takes his fancy: racing, superbikes, Grand Prix, family, friends, fun and hanging out with pop stars in London nightclubs...
. It seems to be the way things are going this year, and it'll be the ones who get the right type of tyres. I still think that the best two guys out there are the ones who are 1-2 in the Championship: Bayliss and Edwards. They are the fastest two guys
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Living with a 2001 KTM Duke II
By Niall Mackenzie on 26/05/2002 14:02:00
Our Spuds lives life with KTM's crazy supermoto
, dodging the Leicestershire traffic, and doing daft stoppies and wheelies. When no-one's watching, of course. Sounds perfect so far, let's see how we get on from here.October 2001Another 1500 miles on the Duke this month and still zero reliability problems
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Picture Special: 2011 MV Agusta F3
By Visordown News on 01/11/2010 10:36:02
Get the first real look at MV's super-sexy Italian middleweight
IT'S BEEN SOME time coming but you're looking at the first decent photo of the gorgeous new 2011 MV Agusta F3.The 675cc F3, rumoured to produce 135bhp+, is due to enter production next October, when it will go on sale for an expected 11,500 euros
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Ride away on a Suzuki GSX-R750 for £1
By Visordown News on 01/11/2010 10:00:47
The thinking man's sportsbike, with a finance package to suit every man
SUZUKI HAVE issued a press release stating you can ride away on a GSX-R750 for just £1.That's fair enough, but what confused us was the small print at the bottom that mentions the deal is available on 2008, 2009 and 2010 models. We didn't know you
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First Ride: 2003 Ducati Monster S4R
By Ben Cope on 14/09/2010 11:57:19
With 130,000 sold since 1993, the Monster has been (ahem) a monster success for Ducati. Now here's the sportiest version ever - the S4R
another shelf in the same factory. And swapped the 916 motor, used in the current S4 model, for the 996 version. It's the same engine used in the ST4S sports-tourer, and of course the gorgeous superbike launched in 1998.The new fitment has 12bhp more grunt
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Triumph Tiger 800XC off-road review
By Ben Cope on 10/11/2010 15:08:33
How does the Tiger 800XC perform off-road?
took on some tighter, rockier and more technical terrain where 15mph was the maximum - the Tiger 800XC coped with it all.I have limited off-road experience. Unlike some of the other journalists, I'm no schoolboy champion. I feel that most potential
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