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Living with a 2002 BMW R1100S Sport
By Gus Scott on 16/12/2002 16:25:02
Gus experiences the sporty BMW R1100S
December 2002No topple-overs or stacks on my longterm BM to report this month, oh no. I just wrote my race bike off at Oschersleben instead! That went down with the race team about as well as the Titanic. Sorry again chaps.Little Dave my mate from Firstbike in Tooting (0208 946 9...
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Living with a 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050
By Jon Urry on 16/05/2007 13:45:58
Urry swaps the speed of sports bike for the sedate Tiger 1050 to experience the sense of adventure
for long-term testing. It's a hell of a perk of the job. So, faced with new GSX-R1000s, R1s, ZX-6Rs, Z1000s, CBR600RRs, what did I choose? Triumph's Tiger 1050. Why? I have finally had my fill (for the time being at least) of 'owning' sports bikes
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Living with a 2007 BMW G650 Xmoto
By John Hogan on 16/07/2007 14:39:44
Hogan earns the respect of BMW owners astride the funky G650 Xmoto
. Not sure how long I can last before they go on though, as it really is a pain not knowing who's following me with their sirens and lights on.Staying on the practicalities, I ended up riding the bike in the dark the other night and found to my surprise
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Living with a 2004 Benelli Tornado
By Simon Bowles on 15/10/2004 12:35:26
Simon rides a Benelli Tornado to the track and back
with the exhaust, new rubber, immobiliser and security, the Benelli now has a double bubble screen in place of the OE item.It has really helped distance comfort and on the long journey back from Wales it gave me another reason to thank the lads at Three Cross
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Living with a 2003 Honda CBR954RR FireBlade
By Simon Daukes on 16/11/2003 16:27:40
The big boss takes the CBR954RR FireBlade for a spin
bike, screwdriver in hand, adjusting the suspension to his own recommended settings. Whatever trick kit any of the other TWO long termers have, none can claim to have been personally tuned by a GP God. Get yourself along to the school though. I can
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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
increasing the revs as the miles pick up to 600 when it was due its first service. After that, anything is fair game.Fair enough I reckoned; I could be restrained for that long, but that was still 600 miles taking it easy. I needed a plan, something to help
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Living with a 2007 Suzuki GSF1250S Bandit
By Simon Bowen on 16/06/2007 14:11:58
Simon calms down with the big Bandit
cans and stunt monkey accessories for the Bandit, and focus instead on sensible sat nav and decent hard luggage. I want to make the most of the 1250's comfort and creamy smooth torquey motor. It's going to make for a very relaxing long distance tool
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Living with a 2003 Kawasaki Z1000
By Bertie Simmonds on 12/07/2003 15:18:14
Uncertainty soon turns to attraction as the big Zed wins over Bert
July 2003I shut the door gently. At last we were alone in the garage. I took a deep breath and uttered that immortal line. 'It's not you, it's me'.You see, I'd chosen the Zed thou' as my long-term bike. My choice. My shout. And I was pleased
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Longest Test: Suzuki GSX-R1000
By Rob Hoyles on 02/11/2009 10:36:24
The dark horse of this year’s litre class, the GSX-R1000 just keeps on impressing Visordown’s Deputy Editor and keen club racer, Rob Hoyles.
Bleary-eyed, I stagger out of the Travelodge towards the GSX-R1000. Right now the complication of bungee-strapping a tail-pack on and working out how long it’s going to take for my arse to go numb are weighing heavy on my mind. I’ve never been a
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Living with a 2006 KTM 950SM
By Simon Bowen on 16/07/2006 09:40:35
Bowen tries to remain sane with the mental KTM 950SM
on one of the most practical (yet fun) bikes ever made, I've been forced to re-calibrate my approach to motorcycling. I no longer have the luggage capacity to do the weekly food run, nor the seat and weather protection to enable medium, long distance, wet
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