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Second Hand
By Jon Urry on 12/10/2007 12:49:25
With a £5000 budget we delve into the second-hand market to test four of the best used bargains around, the 2001 Aprilia Mille, 2000 Duacti 748, 2001 Honda Fireblade and 2001 Suzuki GSX-R750
The sportsbike market is a battleground between manufacturers all trying to prise the cash from your hands. Every year the one-upmanship takes on new heights as every new model tries to better the current market leader by grabbing the headlines with a huge power figure, new piece...
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Zero To 180mph In A Day
By Tim Dickson on 01/08/2005 19:17:36
Can a bona fide biking novice learn to ride in the morning and do flat-out speed runs on a litre sportsbike by teatime? Your CBT was never like this
height=10width:300px; margin:5px 0px 5px 10px;" align="center"black solid; margin-bottom:2px;" width="300" /On the face of it this might seem like a deeply irresponsible exercise, and there were winces of disapproval all round among the TWO hierarchy when the idea was first sugge...
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One Fine Day
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 17:49:37
To discover the best 10-mile stretch of road anywhere in the UK you have to go to Loch Leven in Scotland. But it's worth the ride. We whipped the brand new Street Triple, the manic KTM690SM and the glorious GSX-R750K7 into a frenzy
Different bikes - same sort of funTHE B863 sits about five miles south of Fort William, just off the A82. This gorgeous stretch of perfect tarmac encircles Loch Leven and twists and turns its way along the shores as the Loch heads inland. Above, the mountains Pap of Glencoe and A...
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American Muscle - Yamaha V-Max
By Jon Urry on 09/09/2009 17:39:26
In 1985 Yamaha launched an unashamed brute of a bike. Born on the drag strip the V-Max was a mass of metal and chrome which instantly drew a cult following. Now, 23 years on, does the old master still command any respect?
’s style. If it isn’t black it’s polished chrome, accentuating the bike’s features and lines. Which is why I assumed that the fake carbon petrol tank cover and rear mudguard on this model were aftermarket additions. Not so, late in its life Yamaha actually
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The 50 Best Things In Motorcycling
By Two Team on 24/10/2007 18:35:38
In celebration of TWO's 50th issue-versary we've compiled, arbitrarily and without consultation, this definitive list of the 50 best things in biking, ever
50-Motorbikes aren't for everyoneBeing into bikes isn't ultimately so different to train-spotting. We have our own jargon; so do they. We can spend all day just looking at the objects of our desires; so can they. We have a shocking anorak knowledge of the subject we love; so do t...
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World In Motion
By Harriet Ridley, Alex Hearn, Tim Dickson on 23/02/2008 15:05:39
Travel by car and you're watching a movie. Travel by bike and you're in the movie. Which is reason enough in our book to hit the road for a touring holiday. The question is, how do you want to do it?
1 SPORTSBIKE TOURING - Sportsbike minimalist, Tim DicksonThe world's a big place. And there's a lot of ground to cover quickly Why do you own a bike? For me, it's about actually riding the thing. And while I like to get my sportsbike fix riding on the odd track day, I get a serio...
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