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Class of '93: Ducati 888 SP5 vs Yamaha OW01
By Simon Bowen on 14/01/2011 14:24:15
Yamaha hadn’t achieved the racing success they wanted with their OW01, but Ducati enjoyed the opposite with the very pinnacle of 851 development in 1993
bike looks like it has just been un-crated and run in especially for me.Continue the Ducati 888 SPS versus Yamaha OW01 Road Test - 2/2
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Used Review: Kawasaki ZX-12R
By Bertie Simmonds on 17/08/2008 21:32:11
It arrived on the scene in a blaze of green and tantalisingly promised 200mph motorcycling. It didn't quite deliver that, but it did become a well-loved machine with a loyal cult following.
from as little as 2000 revs, before dipping at between 5-7000 and then taking off again at 8000-9000rpm. Max power lurks around 10,000rpm. Owners report the ZX-12R runs fairly hot compared to other big-inch Jap fours. Servicing falls generally every
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First Ride: 2001 Ducati 620ie Monster
By Jon Urry on 27/03/2008 21:20:35
Jon Urry tests out the Ducati 620ie Monster
The original M600 was an amalgam of 583cc two-valve desmodromic V-twin motor and chassis from the 851 Superbike, clothed in the minimal bodywork from the pen of Miguel Galuzzi. More than 100,000 of the little beauties have been sold worldwide
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First Ride: 2002 Honda CBR954RR Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 14:40:18
There are certain things you remember in life. Where you were when Kennedy was shot (I was on the potty), your first sexual experience (no comment) or when you rode your first Blade.
the FireBlade was the machine that others had to beat and nothing could come close to touching it until the Yamaha YZF-R1 came out in 1998.Now, I know the FireBlade has gone through many changes over the intervening years, but personally, I don't really
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First Ride: 2001 Suzuki VL800 Intruder Volusia
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 09:53:31
With Suzuki's new 800 Volusia weighing in at just over five grand, one-armed banditos all over the country could be cracking open the piggybank. Or will they? Niall Mackenzie's not so convinced...
, and the Suzuki is so much more refined than the Guzzi it's like it comes from another planet. The Volusia is a good-looking bike as far as custom bikes go, but I wish I didn't know that it had plastic mudguards before I started riding it! I copped them just
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First Ride: Ducati 1098 review
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 11:32:46
After the hype comes the reality. And for lucky Niall that reality is served on the silver platter that is Kyalami circuit in South Africa. And the verdict? Oh my word, are you ready for this?
really was even before I flew 10,000 miles south to Johannesburg for the launch. Brendan Roberts, my friend from Oz, has just been signed up by the Bologna factory to give Japan's best some grief in next year's European Superstock Championship. He
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Superbike classics - Ducati 916SP v Honda RC45
By John Cantlie on 17/06/2010 09:17:31
The mid 1990s was the era of the racebike on the road. World Superbikes became massive, so the manufacturers produced exotic superbikes for the fight. And none were more special than Ducati’s bellowing 916SP or Honda’s mighty RC45
for a monster £18,000. Even by today’s money that’s lunatic cash for a sportsbike, so much so that Performance Bikes branded the RC45 a “waste of money!” on their cover and Honda promptly pulled all their advertising from the title for a year.The 916SPs
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First Ride: Kawasaki Z1000SX
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/11/2010 11:56:35
Niall Mackenzie delivers his verdict on Kawasaki's new all-rounder
mid week, touring the Trossachs with the missus at the weekend?Anything bad? The three way adjustable screen looks pants in the highest position. (Easy to fix, move it down)PriceStandard Z1000 SX Over £9,000.Tourer (comes with ABS & panniers) Over £10,000.
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Living with a 2005 Triumph Speed Triple
By Steve Moore on 16/07/2005 16:40:29
Someone rides around on a Speed Triple
July 2005Last year I had a bright red Speed Triple, which I appreciated for its power delivery and assured ride, and slowly came to accept it for its quirky looks. But as soon as I saw images of the '05 version I realised my ugly duckling had
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Road Test: Tornado RS V Ducati 999S V MV F4 1000
By Jon Urry, Tim Cummings on 13/04/2008 13:21:13
Once the preserve of the mega rich, these first-generation Italian superbikes can now be snapped up for less than the cost of a new sports 600. Here’s the deal.
@10,000rpmTorque: 75.9lb.ft@8,000rpmWeight: 213kgSeat height: 780mmColours: redBENELLI TORNADO TRE RSPrice: £5,500Engine: 898cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 12-valve inline triplePower: 123.3bhp@9,100rpmTorque: 75.2lb.ft@7,200rpmWeight: 220kgSeat height: 810
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