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	First Ride: 2007 Ducati Hypermotard By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 20:57:38 Urry's let loose on Ducati's new super-duper motard and shows Ruben Xaus a thing or two about backing it in - or so he said... responsive. And the tweaks Ducati have given the 1100 make it even better. The heavy clutch is all but gone while the virtually faultless fuel injection and sweet gearbox remain unchanged. The mods are fairly minimal inside the motor, but it has shed 1.6kg

	First Ride: 2004 Ducati 749R By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 20:50:17 Following its launch at a soggy Valencia, we try Ducati's beautiful 749R in the dry at Donington. in line and I went in deeper and around Fogarty's Esses faster than I ever have before with complete confidence.This little episode shows what is so good about the 749R. It makes you feel invincible on track, and allows you to push harder than ever before

	First Ride: 2007 Honda CBF600S By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 22:19:58 An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style... don’t understand why manufacturers feel girls can’t ride big bikes. Unfortunately in making it appeal to this demographic Honda has sucked all the life out of the CBF. A bit like those Dementors keep trying to do to poor Harry Potter.Fire up the engine

	Road Test: R1100S v VTR v ZRX1200S v Bandit 1250S By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:41:21 With a price tag of £5549 Suzuki's new Bandit 1250 comes with a huge motor and tons of all-round potential. But is it better than a lightly-used big bore bargain? involved frame strengthening and minor cosmetics, the Bandit has remained virtually unchanged. Which has helped it keep its resale value. A six-year-old Bandit 1200, bought new for £5500, is still worth around £2500, making the cost of depreciation around

	First Ride: 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650-650S By Jon Urry on 31/03/2008 22:37:42 Suzuki's trusty Bandit has swollen in capacity for 2005, but is this enough to put the planet's longest-serving middleweight back in the frame? more and trail increased by 9mm. The suspension components are basically the same, although the forks now have adjustable spring pre-load.To make the bike more appealing to a wide range of riders the Bandit's seat can be raised by 20mm from 770mm to 790

	First Ride: Kawasaki Z750S By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 22:45:57 Kawasaki sticks a fairing on the excellent Z750 in an effort to appeal to the more practically minded rider. Has it worked? the fuel tank.Having endured this torture for around 20 miles I'm starting to form quite a healthy dislike for the Z750S, which is a shame as I absolutely love the naked version. The problem is the S's new one-piece seat. To make the S more pillion

	Sharpen your mind: Be faster on track By Jon Urry on 21/09/2010 16:36:53 Are you getting the most out of your track day, riding as fast as you can and pushing you own limits? Or have you slipped into the comfort zone? teeth (not Janet Street-Porter) used to think that a human was a tasty snack. The odd thing about this mechanism is that it can be trained and, in many ways, actually overcome.Entering Redgate at 90mph is unlikely to make Niall flinch much. But my dear

	BMW R1200GS Adventure vs. Moscow By Jon Urry on 29/11/2010 13:36:29 Behind the Iron Curtain with only a BMW R1200GS Adventure for company, Comrade Urry sets out to explore a rapidly changing Moscow did make it in, what would the road to Moscow be like? Would there be petrol stations? Would the bike be stolen? Two big locks and chains provided the security, but the rest? A fistful of dollars and euros should see me through. So I turned up at Dover

	First Ride: 2008 Ducati 848 By Jon Urry on 17/02/2008 14:42:12 It’s just like the 1098 but smaller, right? Er no, actually it isn’t. Ducati has taken a completely new change of tack with its 848 wanted to make a bike with a different feeling, a bit more user friendly, for riders who want to approach our hypersports family for the first time. Okay, it’s a displacement reduction, but we have worked a lot on two fields in development

	First Ride: 2008 Honda CBF600S By Jon Urry on 17/02/2008 15:27:28 An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style... don’t understand why manufacturers feel girls can’t ride big bikes. Unfortunately in making it appeal to this demographic Honda has sucked all the life out of the CBF. A bit like those Dementors keep trying to do to poor Harry Potter.Fire up the engine