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2008 Yamaha YZF-R125 first ride review
By Roland Brown on 07/05/2010 11:57:01
After an ASBO and a concealed weapon could Yamaha’s new learner-legal 125 be the new must-have teenage accessory?
-cooled, SOHC four-valve motor that kicks out a learner-legal max of 15bhp at 9000rpm. Chassis design is based on a typical R-series Deltabox frame layout, made from steel rather than aluminium. The swingarm is aluminium, working a monoshock adjustable only
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Road Test: KTM 250SX-F
By Paul Blezard on 29/04/2008 22:48:59
KTM have a new 250cc MX bike and it's a belter. In 2007 it'll be road legal but meanwhile the '06 EXC enduro range gets a light tickle.
-range power, with a stonking 26.5 Nm of torque. KTM have used F1 car technology in coating their new 'finger' cam followers with DLC - Diamond-Like Carbon for increased reliability and the valves are titanium. They've dropped the cam gear drive of the first
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First ride: Rieju RS3 125LC
By mark forsyth on 21/04/2011 10:27:02
Spanish 125 - Yamaha engine
fun, too.Because my eldest lad has now taken to the road it's given me the opportunity to ride lots of different learner models as we hunt for a likely candidate and, guess what, that Rieju name crops up again.The Rieju RS3 125LC looks drop
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First ride: Aprilia RS4 125
By Tom Higham on 31/05/2011 21:04:46
For the first time on a sports 125, Aprilia now have a bike that features a four-stroke engine
the high spec this bike has. It’s serious, but also serious fun.Continue reading First ride: Aprilia RS4 125 2/3
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Niall's Spin: 2006 Honda CBR125R review
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 13:56:23
If you're a biking novice, perfect your skills with this baby Honda, which seems far more simple than complex.
Click to read: Honda CBR125R owners reviews, Honda CBR125R specs and to see the Honda CBR125R image gallery.CONSIDERING I'M RARELY on small road bikes, I've spent a fair amount of time on this best-selling little gem from Honda.First off, absolutely
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First Ride: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR1400
By Tim Dickson on 22/09/2010 11:00:00
Kawasaki re-ignite the horsepower battle with the year's most outrageous new bike. Tim Dickson says 'hooray' for Japan's latest autobahn stormer.
good the ZZR turned out to be. The first inkling came within a second or two of pulling away: burbling across the wet cobbles of the hotel carpark, full lock to full lock, the ZZR's size and mass (215kg dry) melted away. The combination of riding
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Road Test: KTM 950SM
By Simon Bowen on 27/04/2008 22:13:34
Meet KTM's 942cc supermoto. The motorcycling equivalent of a man with a thousand yard stare, disturbing twitch and a worrying interest in firearms...
% average annual growth in sales. The new 950SM takes the number of road legal Supermoto models into double figures, while the Japanese have been particularly slow to catch on and are only now beginning to join the fray with their first examples
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2009 BMW G450X first ride review
By John Cantlie on 27/04/2010 16:18:33
They’ve flirted with it for years, but now BMW finally get stuck into the business of serious off-roading with their new enduro tool
stunning when new (but quite possibly less so after a few weeks of knocks and tumbles.) The RRP is £5,595 and the 450X comes fully road-legal, all EU-III silenced and everything. This makes it almost unique in the performance enduro world, but since most
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First Ride: 2011 KTM 125 Duke
By Mark Forsyth on 01/04/2011 09:45:03
Every bit as good as we'd hoped...
-twisty kart track.This video is the only legal on-road stuff I can share with you. I was on my own. If nothing else it shows how little 125s can still be fun, particularly when careful forward planning allows you to maintain critical momentum – like driving
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First Ride: 2004 Honda CRF250-X
By Chris Moss on 30/03/2008 19:54:34
Mossy goes over the hills and far away on Honda's new CRF250-X enduro tool. Off-roading just got a whole lot easier.
serious geographical challenges, it made me look half decent! Suddenly, off-road life was a lot easier.The CRF is a really easy bike to ride. Its ridiculously light weight (just 103kg dry) gives it a toy-like feel. The very tall seat height needs time
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