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First Ride: 2011 Honda CBR600F
By Ben Cope on 10/03/2011 11:52:04
The return of the renowned CBR600F or just a full-faired Hornet?
been ‘a must own’ and yet tens of thousands of us have owned one.Now, 24 years later, the CBR600F is back but it’s got to fight harder than ever to sell as well as it has in the past. Honda’s 600cc range runs like this: The CBF600, the CB600F Hornet
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Best Biking Summer Holiday... France
By Ben Cope on 21/10/2010 11:04:34
Best-ever biking summer holiday to France so you can get some ideas for your own. You don’t have to spend thousands of pounds or be away from work for long
FRANCEName: Ben CopeBike: Honda Hornet 600Miles covered: 1,034Total cost: £620Pros: Glorious French roadsCons: Destroyed my bike!Youth, a Hornet 600 and the Cote D’Azur rally down to Le Mans sounds like the recipe for a memorable cross-Europe trip
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World First Test: BMW F800R review
By Ben Cope on 30/04/2009 21:53:27
Visordown supremo gives you the first ride report on BMW's new 800cc naked
're putting a lot of effort into this new middleweight class, a class saturated by bikes like the Yamaha FZ6, Honda Hornet and Suzuki Gladius. But as we've seen from their recent S1000RR Superbike, BMW like a challenge.The F800R fits into BMW's Urban category
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2009 BMW F800R first ride review
By Ben Cope on 09/04/2010 12:39:55
BMW continue their rapid expansion with the F800R. With a specification to rival Triumph’s mighty Street Triple, the twin-cylinder BM looks set to lead from the front
in France, Spain and Italy alone – the UK market is comparatively small at just 4%, prompting you to wonder why they’re putting effort into a class already saturated by bikes like the Yamaha FZ6, Honda Hornet and Suzuki Gladius. But, as we’ve seen
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First Ride: Ducati 848 Evo review
By Ben Cope on 20/04/2011 10:16:47
Ducati's entry-level sportsbike packs more punch but is power it's real strength?
around 115bhp. 10 years ago you probably wouldn't have thought about stepping off a Hornet 600 and onto a 916 but the 848 seems like a logical step, what with its 'baby superbike image' firmly intact.Now, for 2011, Ducati have eked out more horsepower
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Honda's 2nd gen. Dual Clutch Technology
By Ben Cope on 02/11/2011 13:49:28
What changes have been made to Honda's automatic gearbox?
in S mode and won't switch to D if you're cruising.The second generation DCT is currently only available in the Integra, but it'll soon by featuring in two new more conventional models the NS700S and NS700X which we expect to be more like the current Hornet
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First Ride: 2012 Kawasaki ER-6n review
By Ben Cope on 19/10/2011 10:15:08
Everyone loves the ER-6, will that still be the case with the updated new model?
.I can think of plenty of bikes that fit this mould but let's take the original Hornet. When launched it was the epitome of what you see is what you get honest motorcycling; solid, budget, capable and yet it had a real charm about it. It was an instant
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