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Japanese Muscle: Yamaha Vmax used review
By Jon Urry on 26/10/2010 11:27:38
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?
Click to read: Yamaha Vmax owners reviews, Yamaha Vmax specs and to see the Yamaha Vmax image gallery.“It’s like a 140bhp shopping trolley, totally lethal, have a good time.” These were the parting words from the DK salesman as he handed over the Vmax’s key, not exactly words tha...
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First Ride: 2006 Cagiva Raptor 650
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:00:00
Italian style meets Japanese functionality as Suzuki donates its new SV650 engine to Cagiva's aggressively-styled naked tool.
Click to read: Cagiva Raptor 650 owners reviews, Cagiva Raptor 650 specs and to see the Cagiva Raptor 650 image gallery.TO BE TRUTHFUL I was quite surprised when the phone call came in asking if we wanted to test the Raptor 650. It's not that often you see them on the road and, w...
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Where we were kings: used sports bike test
By Jon Urry on 10/09/2010 15:50:32
The quintessential Blade that was so good it was generally overlooked, the underrated GSX-R750 that was admired by those who bought one and the R1 a Japanese bike with styling that matched the Italians
No matter what you may read, here in the UK we are still very much a sportsbike-orientated market with over 25,000 of this type of bike alone sold each year. With that kind of a vast turn-over it’s not surprising that there are so many of them taking up space in secondhand dealer...
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Aprilia SL750 Shiver vs Triumph Street Triple
By Jon Urry on 07/11/2008 12:51:03
The pool of great-looking alternative sports machines continues to grow, welcome then, to the Shiver and Street Triple
excessive, but they both cut a clear and defined line from the normal. And by normal I mean a Japanese middleweight streetbike.But can any of the Japanese bikes really be called normal? The likes of Honda’s Hornet and Kawasaki’s Z750 are desperately trying
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Discuss: The 999 will be a future classic
By Jon Urry on 18/02/2009 10:31:00
Today's unloved 999 superbike is tomorrow's enthusiasts' gold
the current Japanese 1000s or 600s. Yes, it has a single-sided swingarm, but the front end is so similar to the Japanese with twin lights and air scoops - nowhere as unique as the 999. But is this similarity simply due to the Japanese having been influenced
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Road test: Aprilia Tuono vs. Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 19/12/2008 12:28:04
Last year Aprilia's Tuono and Triumph's Speed Triple topped the street bike sales charts in the UK. What makes these bikes catch rider's imaginations
For all their might and development budgets there’s something the Japanese manufacturers are unable to pump into their bikes at will, and that’s soul.It doesn’t matter if it has toe-curling bhp, suspension that can be adjusted in a multitude
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Second chance: Triumph Daytona 600
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 22:32:08
Expensive new but affordable now, Jon Urry has a second look at Triumph's sporting middleweight
and the engine and fuel injection worked together in near perfect unison. Niall first rode the bike on track in Spain and declared it was a British supersports bike that could take on the Japanese. So why did Triumph kill it after just three years?It all came
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First Ride: 2007 KTM 690 Supermoto
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 13:01:53
A user-friendly KTM supermoto with a 150-mile tank range? Jon Urry wonders what the world is coming to.
dedicated supermoto.Fast-forward nine years and the supermoto scene has changed. Where these bastardised off-roaders were once solely the products of specialist off-road manufacturers such as KTM, Husqvarna and CCM, the Japanese have turned the trend
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Honda CB1000R UK road test review
By Jon Urry on 04/03/2010 12:08:42
After years of trying (and failing) to make a decent streetbike has Honda finally got it right?
CB1000R reviewClick to read: Honda CB1000R owners reviews, Honda CB1000R specs and to see the Honda CB1000R image gallery.The Japanese motorcycle manufacturers can be a frustrating bunch. They have all the tools at their fingertips to create
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First Ride: 2003 Ducati 999S review
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 16:10:22
If you want a bike that makes you feel a million dollars whenever you ride it there is only one manufacturer to turn to
anticipated, and more. It's simply the most rewarding bike I have ever ridden on track. This may sound like gushing praise but the week before I rode the Ducati I was testing the best Japanese 1000cc sportsbikes around Rockingham and the 999S knocked the socks
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