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First Ride: Buell XB12R and XB12S review
By Jon Urry on 14/09/2010 14:07:32
Having run out of weather related names Buell decided to stick with its current monikers for the latest offerings. We put them through their paces
Click to read: Buell XB12R owners reviews and Buell XB12S owners reviews.The latest generation of Buells have always held a special place in my heart. I know many riders instantly dismiss them as quirky, unreliable bikes but the chances are that these doubters have never actually...
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First Ride: Honda ST1300 Pan European
By Oli Tennant on 13/09/2010 12:29:40
Visordown snapper Oli needed a rugged pack-horse to go to the South of France and back while chasing two hypersports bikes. He chose Honda's new-for-2002 Pan-European ST1300
Click to read: Honda ST1300 Pan European owners reviews, Honda ST1300 Pan European specs and to see the Honda ST1300 Pan European image gallery.I've been here before. So many times it's getting boring. The two dots in my mirrors are growing rapidly. I'm minding my own business at...
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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650S
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 15:16:46
The new SV650S has a hell of a reputation to live up to as it steps into the shoes of its vastly popular predecessor
Click to read: Suzuki SV650S owners reviews, Suzuki SV650S specs and to see the Suzuki SV650S image gallery.If you were given a clean sheet of paper and told to write down your perfect real-world bike what would your list include?Well, for a start a bike has to handle so a sweet ...
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First Ride: Kawasaki VN1600 Classic review
By Mark Shippey on 14/09/2010 12:50:31
A hazy April afternoon cruising through the long, winding roads of the Northamptonshire countryside. Mark Shippey bonds with Kawasaki's VN1600 Classic
Click to read: Kawasaki VN1600 Classic owners reviews, Kawasaki VN1600 Classic specs and to see the Kawasaki VN1600 Classic image gallery.Long low and covered in chrome the VN is a beautifully designed piece of kit. Clean lines, curvaceous bodywork, detailed engine, shrouded tele...
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First Ride: Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 review
By James Whitham on 17/09/2010 12:04:12
Suzuki's legendary headbanging 750 gets a few tweaks for 2006. Is it still the thinking man's superbike?
Click to read: Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 owners reviews, Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 specs and to see the Suzuki GSX-R750 K6 image gallery.I know I'm not as young as I was, I run a "sensible" car, my hair is starting to recede, and the passage of time seems to have been compressed somehow, but i...
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First Ride: Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory review
By Bertie Simmonds on 14/09/2010 14:30:43
The Mille R is dead. It's replacement, the Mille Factory, has moved Bert to proclaim the machine to be the best Italian V-twin sportsbike on the market
Click to read: Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory owners reviews, Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory specs and to see the Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory image gallery.Hug the kerb through the long downhill fourth-gear left and you'll come on to the heat haze that is Mugello's main straight.As yo...
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Buyer Guide: KTM RC8
By Visordown on 23/11/2010 17:12:28
The RC8R is a major improvement on the old model, with the RC8 gear box and fuel injection a lot less smooth. But if you can find an RC8 at a fair price and you’re prepared to invest in gearing and an exhaust- you’ll have yourself a hot machine
BUYING USED - KTM RC81. OLD VS NEWThe 2009 RC8R has some significant changes compared to the older RC8. The engine bore’s 2mm larger taking capacity from 1148 to 1195ccs and power is up 11bhp and torque by about 4ftlb as a result. Cast aluminium wheels have been replaced with lig...
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Understanding Bore and Stroke
By Tim Dickson on 05/11/2010 16:38:16
Your engine's bore and stroke dimensions play a vital part in the way it produces power. Here's how
It's all very well saying this, that or the other is slimmer, narrower, shorter or more shiny than before, but sometimes it helps to explain things in more detail to really understand the benefits.Earlier this year we were treated to an all-new R1. 'It's got radial brakes so it s...
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First ride: 2007 KTM 950 Super Enduro
By John Bentman on 18/10/2010 11:23:05
After KTM's Super Duke and monster 950 Supermoto comes the 950 Super Enduro. Does the world really need a dirt bike this big?
Click to read: KTM 950 Super Enduro owners reviews, KTM 950 Super Enduro specs and to see the KTM 950 Super Enduro image gallery.It's like this. You're on a 950cc V-twin. You're in third gear, you're powering out of a turn, and you've got the rear spinning. It's about two feet ou...
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Niall's Spin: 2000 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/10/2010 15:59:52
With an exciting family pedigree the 2000 Honda Fireblade had the unfortunate moniker of the 'sensible 'Blade'. Niall Mackenzie gives his feedback of the CBR900RR-Y
Click to read: Honda Fireblade CBR900RR owners reviews, Honda Fireblade CBR900RR specs and to see the Honda Fireblade CBR900RR image gallery.This version isn't as hairy as previous or later models - but it's still an exceedingly fast motorcycle. Problems are pretty rare and it's ...
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