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Road Test: BMW K1200LT vs. H-D FLHTC vs. Goldwing
By Jon Urry on 22/04/2008 22:00:32
A weekend of wine tasting on bikes that represent the more refined side of life. We explore France's Loire Valley from the comfort of three ultimate touring machines.
K1200LT.But just 200 miles into France it so nearly all went wrong. Flashing on the GoldWing's LCD display was a warning that strikes fear into any hardened tourer. Three words that spell potential disaster: 'CD Multichange Error'. A wave of panic
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Your Top 10 motorcycles
By Ben Cope on 23/08/2010 16:22:01
You've reviewed and voted on your bikes over the past 12 months in Visordown's reviews section and here's your Top 10
10. Triumph Daytona 675 (2006 - present): 4.42/5Introduced in 2006, after a series of 4-cylinder Daytonas, many thought that Triumph's 675 3-cylinder supersport was a passing fad, an engineering anomaly that wouldn't hit the sweet spot. After all, if the Japanese were sticking to...
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Acquired Taste - tourers test
By Jon Urry on 11/09/2008 17:15:12
A weekend of wine tasting on bikes that represent the more refined side of life. We explore France's Loire Valley from the comfort of three ultimate touring machines
K1200LT.But just 200 miles into France it so nearly all went wrong. Flashing on the GoldWing's LCD display was a warning that strikes fear into any hardened tourer. Three words that spell potential disaster: 'CD Multichange Error'. A wave of panic
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BMW K1600LT on its way
By Visordown News on 21/05/2009 09:24:06
Final testing stage for iconic bike thats set to be revealed at Paris show
ACCORDING to hot rumours out of Germany, BMW is in the final testing phase of its replacement for the iconic K1200LT.The new bike is apparently a 1600cc six-cylinder motorcycle with the by-now-usual-for-the-range host of electronic rider aids
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First Ride: Harley-Davidson Electra Glide
By Warren Pole on 13/01/2011 22:59:21
... and watch the world glide by. Sometimes getting somewhere slowly is more important than going nowhere fast. Harley-Davidson has the answer.
with an 800-mile day, and which could serenade us with a variety of banging tunes to while away the long hours in the saddle. I needed an Electra Glide.Sure a Goldwing may be faster and a BMW K1200LT may handle better, but for a chilled out mega-mileage tour
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BMW K1600R rumours start
By Visordown News on 27/06/2011 16:30:22
Concept 6 may become a reality
starts at £15,300, a full £1800 more than the old K1300GT (which it effectively replaces, as well as superseding the mammoth K1200LT). Would it be possible to make a six-cylinder machine that could match, or even come close to, the K1300R's £10,450 price
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Road Test: I am not a number
By Bertie Simmonds on 19/04/2008 22:21:20
If only bikes were available on prescription to combat the misery of the Great British Winter
, and I'm leaving the office and heading in the complete opposite of the magnetic compass direction I desire to be following. One thing we do have are bikes that should work almost as well in the rain as they should in the shine: the BMW K1200LT, Honda GL
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Road Test: Honda Goldwing vs. Triumph Rocket III
By Tim Dickson on 26/05/2008 20:54:31
It's a monster mash touring bash on the mightiest mile-eaters motorcycling can muster. Wallflowers need not apply.
.Our foil to the Wing's effusive sophistication? There is little to compare directly with a Wing - BMW's K1200LT and Harley-Davidson's Ultra Classic Electra Glide come closest - but we wanted something even more ostentatious, even more over-the-top. And we
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Heated Gear - it really works!
By Bill@Mission on 25/08/2007 10:53:58
710KM to Paris - pre-knackered - the night from hell
and my hands " after a while I get to provide a solution. The fact that I am now soaked means that everything is sticking to me evenly and so the heat is even too. My feet are very warm at this point. It's not so surprising " I used to run a K1200LT
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