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First Ride: 2008 BMW F800GS
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:24:41
The world becomes a smaller place as BMW’s iconic cross-continental all-road battleship welcomes a new mini member into its family.
forgot that despite my enthusiasm level being quite high, my off-road ability is close to zero my sand riding level is even lower, especially on a 185kg bike on road tyres. Never mind, always one to give it a shot off I headed…for about ten yards
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:43:07
It’s Triumph best selling bike, a style icon, movie star and it’s still only 14 years old. Life is anything but dull with the Speed Triple as Jon Urry finds out on the roads of Lanzarote.
I was a little surprised when Triumph invited us out to Lanzarote to ride its 2008 Speed Triple. As far as I could tell the bike had only gained a set of flash new wheels and a slightly different rear end in its first update since it went all stubby
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First Ride: 2010 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Special
By Jon Urry on 03/08/2009 15:30:48
We ride the 2010 Fat Boy Special on the world launch, is it more than just a new paintjob?
and oil tank, black bodywork and few millimetres off its seat height, which is now 680mm.To ride it feels like you image a Harley would, a relaxed upright riding position, comfortable footboards with a ‘heel and toe’ gear change and a lovely thumping motor
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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.
Knievel over a load of parked buses, ad nauseum (his, quite often).Harley’s third achievement is yet to register I think. They may have deeply offended their most loyal Stateside customers by taking a Harley icon, making it into a road bike and selling
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Road Test: Ducati Multistrada 1000DS
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 20:47:54
I have to say I'm a bit of a Multistrada fan. It's one of those strange bikes that, initially, I wanted to hate, but has since really grown on me.
There was a big ceremony, lots of talk about a bike that can go on any roads - 'Multistrada' is Italian for 'many roads' - and then they pulled the covers off and revealed the bike...The reaction was one of hushed shock, because the Multistrada
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First Ride: Harley-Davidson VRSCB V-Rod
By Mark Shippey on 30/03/2008 19:46:51
The most gorgeous motorcycle ever? Harley-Davidson's Porsche powered flagship V-Rod receives sharp new clothes for 2004
, the first Harley with a liquid cooled motor2004: The V-Rod has become an icon and H-D launches the black-framed VRSCBRIVALS:Triumph Rocket III: £11,999 This could be the ultimate competitor for performance and power with its whopping 2.3-litre triple engine
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First Ride: 2007 Moto Guzzi 1200S review
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 11:06:38
A resurgent Moto Guzzi unveils another new model, and at a race track ferchrissakes. Mackenzie rides the new 1200 Sport.
at the Franciacorta circuit near Bergamo in Italy for my first ride on the new 1200 Sport. This tiny track, under a mile long, would feel tight on a Vespa, never mind a 229-kilo, 1150cc Italian stallion.Placed between the sporty Griso and touring Norge, first
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First Ride: Harley-Davidson FXDB Street Bob
By John Hogan on 02/04/2008 16:06:20
Meet Bob he's the biking experience you never knew you wanted.
and watch the road roll by. The single seat may be viewed as a little selfish, but, hey it's a self-indulgent toy for one.Gearbox? It's a good 'un. The first three ratios are ideal for round town. You could ride the bike for days without realising it has
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Road Test: Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 20:16:18
It's the best looking bike of the year bar none. But is Triumph's new Speed Triple all show and no go? Urry heads south to find out.
to scare me. Excitement it is then. And the cause? I'm about to ride the new Triumph Speed Triple.I've been looking forward to getting a go on this bike ever since I first saw it at a show last September. If it went half as well as it looked
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First Ride: 2008 Harley-Davidson FXDB Street Bob
By John Hogan on 27/05/2008 23:02:54
Meet Bob he's the biking experience you never knew you wanted.
and watch the road roll by. The single seat may be viewed as a little selfish, but, hey it's a self-indulgent toy for one.Gearbox? It's a good 'un. The first three ratios are ideal for round town. You could ride the bike for days without realising it has
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