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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650S
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 15:16:46
The new SV650S has a hell of a reputation to live up to as it steps into the shoes of its vastly popular predecessor
Click to read: Suzuki SV650S owners reviews, Suzuki SV650S specs and to see the Suzuki SV650S image gallery.If you were given a clean sheet of paper and told to write down your perfect real-world bike what would your list include?Well, for a start a
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Road Test: CB600F v Z750 v GSR600 v FZ6
By Jon Urry on 27/01/2008 15:39:36
Naked bikes and rude place names. Is there no level to which the TWO test team won't stoop to for a cheap laugh? Apparently not.
into the centre of town where a small, but very rude, collection of streets awaited. Congested traffic should split the city dwellers from the city hellers.Continue reading Road Test: CB600F v Z750 v GSR600 v FZ6 2/4SPECS - HONDA CB600F HORNETTYPE
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Road Test: CBR1000RR v ZX-10R v GSX-R1000K6 v R1
By Jon Urry on 18/05/2008 16:53:33
1000cc sports bikes go ballistic to Majorca. Does the water taste like what it oughta?
the road. A schoolboy braking error on a very wet motorway locked the front wheel, precipitating a long and graceless slide. Considering the, um, speed at which all this occured - or at least began - the Fireblade came out well. When James Whitham himself
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Honda CB1000R UK road test review
By Jon Urry on 04/03/2010 12:08:42
After years of trying (and failing) to make a decent streetbike has Honda finally got it right?
generation FZ1, which Yamaha somehow managed to mess up the fuel injection on. Add to this list the hideous Suzuki B-King and it’s not a fairytale of success. no-one can hold a candle to the Japanese when it comes to cutting-edge sportsbikes, but even tiny
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: used Fazer test
By Jon Urry on 05/08/2010 15:37:08
With the new Yamaha Fazer 800 arriving we dip into the secondhand market to sample the best and worst of the Fazer family…
introduction wasn’t without controversy. Yamaha initially over-priced the bike and after just half a year was forced to knock £1,000 off its list price, pissing off current owners if not potential buyers. No birth is entirely hassle free and worse was to some
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Half Price Sale: £5k used sportsbikes
By Jon Urry on 13/08/2010 10:49:09
With new litre sportsbikes costing upwards of £10,000 the used market is booming. But at £5k are these bikes half the performance as well as half the price?
couple of quid in your back pocket. As with any secondhand buy; the mileage, condition and even colour affect the price, but the choice out there is impressive.Honda’s first generation CBR1000RR Fireblade was first on our list. With a Moto
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First Ride: 2006 Cagiva Raptor 650
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:00:00
Italian style meets Japanese functionality as Suzuki donates its new SV650 engine to Cagiva's aggressively-styled naked tool.
Click to read: Cagiva Raptor 650 owners reviews, Cagiva Raptor 650 specs and to see the Cagiva Raptor 650 image gallery.TO BE TRUTHFUL I was quite surprised when the phone call came in asking if we wanted to test the Raptor 650. It's not that often
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Street Triple R
By Jon Urry on 10/11/2008 11:15:24
The Street Triple is already Triumph's best selling bike ever, but will this hotted-up version cause more sales to flood in?
Since its launch in 2007 Triumph’s Street Triple has exceeded all expectations and proved itself a phenomenal success. Anyone who has tried to place an order for this little streetbike will be familiar with the term ‘waiting list.’ As it currently
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Two’s Company - '07 KTM 950SM V '09 Aprilia Dorsoduro & Ducati Hypermotard
By Jon Urry on 15/04/2010 15:10:49
...Three’s a crowd. Once the choice of the motocross refugee, things are changing in the world of the Supermoto as a new breed emerges. But can a used KTM950SM still cut it?
the bike more balls, but lost some of its charm along the way. With the current economic climate we decided that rather than test a new 990SM, which retails at £8,195, we would dip into the secondhand market, uncovering this 950SMR listed at a shade over £5
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Retro Cool: Honda CB1300, Yamaha XJR1300, Kawasaki ZRX1100, Suzuki GSX1400
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 09:46:20
For the ultimate street cred you need flat bars and a motor with more grunt than a '70s porn star. Time to turn back the clock and discover the best in retro biking
some of the things listed above. I bet that a few other happy memories have been unlocked while you were reading this and you're now sitting there with a smile on your face, thinking of something that happened years ago. That's nostalgia for you
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