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KTM RC8R vs. Corby Glen
By Ben Cope on 04/11/2010 11:46:22
Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Cope knows the score. But not even the supreme skills of ace lensman Paul Bryant could make this internet millionaire look any good
. The wish list will be varied, endless and ...never going to happen.This is England, where undulating valley roads with perfect tarmac and plenty of visibility, not much traffic and breathtaking sights are as common as being killed by a giant Sherbet Dip Dab
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First Ride: 2009 Derbi Terra 125 review
By Catherine Barrett on 23/02/2009 11:37:26
Punchy, easy-to-handle Terra takes confident Cat and her girly hands through the test and for country weekends
I passed my CBT a few months ago and after riding a few bikes to build up some experience I felt I was ready to do my proper test.The shopping list was pretty straightforward: the new ride had to be easy to handle with light hand controls. I had
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First Ride: Yamaha Tricker
By Roland Brown on 29/09/2005 15:47:07
The kids are alright but they ain't buying enough bikes. Yamaha hopes the Tricker will tempt the young tikes onto two wheels
for is personalising, thanks to a list of more than two dozen accessories including bright yellow protectors for handlebars, wheel axles, engine and swingarm. But tricking-up the Tricker with many of those is likely to make the Yam a bit pricey by commuter bike
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Buyer Guide: Yamaha TDM 850 & 900
By Visordown on 13/10/2010 10:08:30
The ultimate buying guide for Yamaha’s TDMs by the people who actually own the bike...
, the bike buying public weren’t that impressed and didn’t splash out on them in huge numbers. Other manufacturers didn’t copy the concept although it was actually a very useful combination of an upright riding position from a big trailie allied to road
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Buyer Guide: Kawasaki ZX-6R
By Visordown on 14/10/2010 12:04:04
The ultimate buyers guide to the Kawasaki ZX-6R written by the people who actually own the bike…
and gained personality though its ‘G’ years, matured into a road practical sports-tourer in ‘J’ guise and grew an extra 37cc as the ‘A1P’ variant. At this point Kawasaki bosses gave the company a shake up and the next incarnation of the ZX-6R was a real shock
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First ride: Rieju RS3 125LC
By mark forsyth on 21/04/2011 10:27:02
Spanish 125 - Yamaha engine
, like Sochiro Honda, they started by making bicycle parts.I became aware of them last year when we had an MX50Pro on test. My twelve year old son did his best to break this manic, derestricted two stroke 'crosser but it proved to be unburstable. Great
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Road Test: GSX-R 750 vs. Crescent GSX-R 750
By Warren Pole, Niall Mackenzie on 20/04/2008 21:32:42
It's Suzuki against Suzuki as the standard GSX-R750 meets its Nemesis - the Crescent Suzuki BSB GSX-R750 Special. And boy is it special...
...), and the list goes on."Thirty grand they reckon that bike owes them," said Cobby casually as he flicked to radio two, turned up the heat, set the GPS on the dashboard and pulled into the fast lane all at once, adding, "that's a rough figure obviously because you
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Living with a 2006 Ducati Sport Classic
By Alex Hearn on 15/03/2006 15:56:19
Alex Hearn bought this Ducati Sport Classic to review with his own money. But he wouldn't be so crass as to mention that
March 2006EXCUSE THE SMUG mug but I ordered this bike two years ago at the NEC show when it made its debut as a nearly production-ready concept bike. I ordered it without a test ride purely on the back of watching it revolve in front of me on a
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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
starting point we ordered the table wine, which although okay was nothing special Things could only get better.And they did. The first vineyard on the list was Chateau Bellerive, recommended as one of the best white wines in the area. Despite owner Monsieur
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki B-King
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 10:03:26
In the six years since we first saw the B-King it has been the subject of heated discussion in Japan. Should it be dumbed down for mass market or a full-blown radical bike? Find out who won the argument...
powerful engine, Block Beauty is the various 'blocks' of styling that add up to complete this extraordinary machine, Brutal and Beast are also on the list, but strangely 'Bizarre', was missed out. The B-King will polarise opinions. You'll either love
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