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Buyer Guide: Buell XB Range
By Visordown on 05/10/2010 15:51:30
With a reputation for constant niggles and occasional disasters, our survey says Buells are by no means the nightmare of common lore
) Torque 84ftlb (71) Weight 179kg (175) Seat height 775mm Fuel capacity 14 litres Top speed 155mph (150) (XB9R figures in brackets)2003 Buell XB12S LightningEngine a/c, injected, 4v, v-twin, 1,203cc (984cc) Power 103bhp (92) Torque 84ftlb (71) Weight 197kg
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Buyer Guide: Yamaha TDM 850 & 900
By Visordown on 13/10/2010 10:08:30
The ultimate buying guide for Yamaha’s TDMs by the people who actually own the bike...
rpmDry weight 199kg Seat height 795mm Fuel capacity 18 litres Top speed 128mph1996 Yamaha TDM 850Engine l/c, 10v, carb’d, parallel twin, 849cc Power 78bhp @ 7,500rpm Torque 59ftlb @ 6,000rpm Dry weight 201kg Seat height 795mm Fuel capacity 20 litres
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Buyer Guide: Kawasaki ZX-10R
By Visordown on 13/10/2010 16:39:40
The ultimate guide to Kawasaki’s big bore bad boy, the ZX-10R Ninja, written by the people who own the bike...
capacity 17 litres Top speed 180mph2006 Kawasaki ZX-10REngine L/C, 16V, injected, inline four, 998cc Power 171bhp @ 11,700rpm Torque 85ft.lb @ 9,500rpmDry weight 175kg Seat height 825mm Fuel capacity 17 litres Top speed 180mph2008 Kawasaki ZX-10REngine L
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First Ride: CR&S Vun
By Visordown on 02/04/2008 15:46:03
It's pricey single-cylinder special time.
ccPOWER - 54bhp@7000rpmTORQUE - 44lb.ft@5000rpm WEIGHT - N/ASEAT HEIGHT - 800mm FUEL CAPACITY - 14L TOP SPEED - 110mph 0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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First Ride: 2008 CR&S Vun
By Visordown on 27/05/2008 22:48:46
It's pricey single-cylinder special time.
ccPOWER - 54bhp@7000rpmTORQUE - 44lb.ft@5000rpm WEIGHT - N/ASEAT HEIGHT - 800mm FUEL CAPACITY - 14L TOP SPEED - 110mph 0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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First ride: Bimota DB7 road test review
By Visordown on 19/12/2008 10:27:54
Bimota, sadly now without a UK importer, continue making some of the prettiest bikes in the world. The 1098-powered DB7 is divine...
claimed 172kg dry, the DB7 is lighter than the 1098 by the same amount.Click here to read the Bimota DB7 review page 2 of 2.
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First Ride: 2007 Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 17:44:21
With £2,000 taken out of the Daytona 675's price tag is Triumph's Street Triple the bargain sportsbike of 2007? Or have the boys from Hinckley cut corners on their new middleweight triple...
TORQUE - 51lb.ft@9100rpmWEIGHT - 167kgSEAT HEIGHT - 800mmFUEL CAPACITY - 17.4LTOP SPEED - 135mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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First Ride: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 11:15:27
First out of the blocks for 2007 and hoping to stay there, Yamaha's new R1 looks the goods. But is it? Who better to say than Niall Mackenzie, ex-GP god turned mortal.
shows there's work to do yetSPECS TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £9400ENGINE CAPACITY - 998ccPOWER - 177.5bhp@12,500rpmTORQUE - 83.1lb.ft@10,000rpmWEIGHT - 177kg SEAT HEIGHT - 835mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18LTOP SPEED - 186mph0-60 - n
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First Ride: Husqvarna 510SMR & 610SM
By John Cantlie on 22/09/2010 14:50:23
With BMW money now behind them and their financial future assured, Husqvarna are keen to blow away the bad memories of the past
-piston calipersRear brake: 265mm disc, two-piston caliperDry weight: 152kg Seat height: 900mmFuel capacity: 9lTop speed: 118mph (est)Colours: White, black, red
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First Ride: Honda Goldwing
By Tony Middlehurst & Krys Freeman on 19/10/2010 10:27:23
Former Superbike magazine editor Tony Middlehurst takes his better half on a journey across the Lakes
that’s why!Honda Goldwing GL1800 DeluxePrice: £19,321Engine: 1832cc, SOHC, liquid-cooled, 12-valve flat sixDrive: 5-speed, shaft drivenPower: 116bhp@5500rpmTorque: 123lb.ft@4000rpmFront suspension: 45mm air-assisted forks, with antidiveRear suspension
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