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Go drag racing ...on your stock road bike
By Jon Urry on 21/10/2010 17:02:24
It’s motorsport in its purest form. Take two vehicles, ¼ mile of straight tarmac, a set of traffic lights and two warring parties. The bullshit stops when the lights turn green…
The banter started the instant we booked our places on Santa Pod’s famous ¼ mile strip. Back and forth across the office psyching-out comments about botched clutch starts, acceleration, wind resistance and reflexes. Excuses were made, bike selection justified and the tension moun...
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Ron Haslam Training School for Kids
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2004 14:25:42
Twelve years old and lapping Donington on a Honda CBR125 with Ron Haslam's On-Track
Honda has been trying to encourage younger riders onto bikes recently, which is part of the reason for their release of the CBR125 this year - and it's become one of the firm's best selling models.But that's only any use to 17-year-olds who can ride it on the roads, so has joined...
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Inner City GP: Southampton
By Jon Urry on 02/12/2010 13:43:05
You don't have to ride miles to practice your roadcraft
Location: SouthamptonDescription: Triple roundabouts linked by dual carriageway sectionsSurface: Bumpy sections, overbanding, no ShellgripSkills practised: Maximum lean angles, late brakingThis belting Inner City track was submitted by Martin Gater
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2010 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
By Jon Urry on 03/08/2009 15:25:26
We report back from the launch of the new for 2010 Harley-Davidson range
, which is a little unforgiving and seems to cup your arse rather than comfort it with padding, and the side stand, which is a complete bastard to locate.
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Inner City GP: West London
By Jon Urry on 02/12/2010 14:15:17
You don't have to ride miles to practice your roadcraft
Location: West LondonDescription: Twin roundabouts linked by figure-8 loopSurface: Smooth tarmac, no ShellgripSkills practised: Corner entry, turn-in accuracyRide long enough around the city where you live and you'll know where those unexpected
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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…
2000 original style Fazer 600 with a price tag of £2,599. Considering its age this high price reflects its popularity in the used bike market, a good one seldom stays on a dealer’s floor but cheaper tatty bikes are easy to locate in private ads.Next up
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Meet the fuglys: alternative used adventurers
By Jon Urry on 14/09/2010 09:26:14
They may not be the best looking bikes out there, but is there more than meets the eye when it comes to these presentationally-challenged secondhand bikes?
a rather gawky, confused appearance. This model is the GT version, which only differs from the stock bike by the addition of a few bolt-on extras. Despite it costing a shade more than £5,000, older and far cheaper V-Stroms are easy to locate
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Road Test: 2007 600 Supersport review
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2007 20:30:05
Have the latest sports 600s taken track focus to a level where it has limited their viability as road bikes? It certainly looks that way, but then looks can be deceiving...
targeting track day enthusiasts and racers, hence the move back to a 599cc. Thanks to a brand new motor, the power and torque is almost the same as the 636cc engine, he claimed - it was just located a bit closer to the 16,500rpm limit.Speaking of rev limits
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Grandad Turismo - Pan European, FJR1300A, K1200GT used test
By Jon Urry on 02/06/2010 14:45:26
Want to cover massive miles without spending mega pounds? Someone else has very kindly taken the depreciation hit on these secondhand tourers so you don’t have to. We try these three recent big bore bargains for size
While scouring Visordown’s classified section locating the three big tourers for this test I was genuinely shocked. My first thought was that dealers all over the country had made terrible mistakes when entering the value of their bikes
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Under a Tuscan Sky
By Jon Urry on 25/10/2010 10:40:06
Exploring the best parts of Italy on a rabid KTM Super Duke over a long weekend is concentrated adventure riding that anyone can do. All you need is a Visa card and a backpack
get two more names synominous with their locations? She then added “if you go north be careful of the other bikers. They have not ridden all winter so might be a bit, how you say? Dangerous?”Heading out of Florence I got instantly lost. The city is a
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