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Living with a 2008 Suzuki RM-Z250
By John Cantlie on 16/05/2008 10:14:14
John Cantlie reviews the RM-Z250 and reckons he has a pathetically mis-aligned mindset. We'd agree.
are doing booming business in well-organised trackdays. £30 on the day, ride for as long as you like. Unbelievable value for money compared to the astronomical prices that road circuits are now charging.Huge thanks to Mercedes who loaned us a Vito 120 van
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Living with a 2002 Honda Silverwing
By Daryll Young on 12/07/2002 12:32:18
Daryll discovers that he didn't quite get the short straw with the Silverwing
July 2002Whilst everyone in the office was sifting through the bike listings section in the mag to pick a long-termer for 2002, I quietly stuck my name down for a SilverWing. I had been after one since we took the three big scoots to France last
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Living with a 2004 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR
By Jon Urry on 15/08/2004 09:21:25
Urry spends some quality time with a Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
. The Honda managed to average 110 miles between fuel stops, despite doing around 120mph all the way home.Back home and after a first service of an oil and filter change, it was off to Oulton Park and the road around for a feature on Fire
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Living with a 2004 Triumph Speed Triple
By Steve Moore on 15/09/2004 11:49:33
The Triumph Speed Triple enjoys life in the hands of Steve Moore
on my arrival. If I was a caring father, I'd have fitted a grab rail, but I'm not, so his only option was to hang on to his Dad.Having never visited the IOW before, I was looking forward to sampling some sweeping island roads. Unfortunately
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Living with a 2004 Kawasaki Z750
By Steve Takle on 15/09/2004 12:15:06
as standard. So the first mod on my shopping list was an aftermarket screen and French company Ermax came up with the goods. Fitting the screen means drilling four holes into the existing nose cone, which is a shame if you intend to return the bike to standard
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Living with a 2009 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cantlie on 23/05/2009 11:02:50
John Cantlie's long term impressions of the BMW R1200GS Adventure
.And so it is that when the selections were being made for our 2009 longterm test fleet, when I could have asked for any number of amazing motorcycles from any number of manufacturers, I opted to have exactly the same bike as last year: a BMW R1200GS
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Buyer's Guide Review: Kawasaki ZX-7R
By Visordown on 24/01/2012 09:52:10
The ultimate buyer’s guide for the Kawasaki ZX-7R from the people that ride them
but you’ll still be reaching for the old-style fuel tap by your left kneeat around 110 miles.AFTERMARKET PARTSToo many to list! The usual plastic and carbon bits, not to mention a host of exhausts in both slip-on and full system options. Our advice would
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Split the Difference
By James Whitham , Rob Hoyles , Jon Urry on 07/09/2009 16:28:52
Despite being brilliant to ride, to many riders bikes are little more than an efficient form of transport.
.Hopefully this test had provided some food for thought. The list of possibilities is endless. Are you prepared to take the plunge and double your fun?
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Not so Super Motos
By Jon Urry on 01/10/2005 16:30:01
It's supermoto-a-go-go as Team Two heads to France on a madcap mission to raise the Pyrenees to the ground. Allez!
, which it is - the LC4 E it's evolved from (that's 'E' for 'Enduro' in case you were confused) is virtually identical but comes with off-road wheels and different suspension. Moving along we get Suzuki's DR-Z400SM, which again is a converted enduro bike
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First Ride: BMW HP2 Sport
By John Hogan on 10/04/2008 22:03:31
BMW finally go for the jugular with their most focused sportsbike ever. It looks stunning and sounds glorious, but does it have any teeth?
and incredible involving to ride, and performed much better when it was being hammered in the top third of its rev range than it did at holding a constant throttle. The whole time it made an awesome sound, like no other road bike out there. Transmitting the power
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