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Niall's Spin: 2000 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/10/2010 15:59:52
With an exciting family pedigree the 2000 Honda Fireblade had the unfortunate moniker of the 'sensible 'Blade'. Niall Mackenzie gives his feedback of the CBR900RR-Y
- the most obvious difference is colours, so make sure you know what you're looking at.Still, a vast improvement on previous models, with a ride that feels up-to-date.Key ID: USD forks distinguish it from earlier bikes. Later ones had a narrower headlight
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First Ride: 2004 BMW R1200C Montauk
By Mark Shippey on 05/11/2003 11:49:08
Named after a town in New York State, the new R1200 C Montauk boasts more chrome and retro styling than a fifties diner. But it's also BMW's most successful foray into the cruiser market to date
on the head. Although the other models are fully capable bikes, none of them has really struck me as being a full-on cruiser. Until now. The new bars are wider and set slightly lower, the seat is more plush and comfy and the whole riding position a lot more
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First Ride: 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/02/2005 16:32:41
It's all change in the supersport class. First Yamaha, then Honda, now Kawasaki. Niall braves the rain again and tries his best to stay on board the new ZX-6R
enough legroom, being a touch too high and forward, plus the brake and clutch levers were set too high. The clutch lever will move down but the brake line connections make it difficult to adjust the right hand lever. I admit after riding for a while I got
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First ride: Rieju RS3 125LC
By mark forsyth on 21/04/2011 10:27:02
Spanish 125 - Yamaha engine
, like Sochiro Honda, they started by making bicycle parts.I became aware of them last year when we had an MX50Pro on test. My twelve year old son did his best to break this manic, derestricted two stroke 'crosser but it proved to be unburstable. Great
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First Ride: 2007 BMW HP2 Megamoto
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 11:03:01
With only 30 in the country and a stratospheric price tag of £12,595, the Megamoto is as exclusive as it is rampant. Get ready to spend your city bonus.
what tune you can make it play, which is good because the engine does need to be worked as it's extremely low-geared.On the open road 90mph equates to 5,000rpm and you sit there in the flat part of the power, but it's hammering through B-roads
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First Ride: BMW HP2 Megamoto
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 17:26:41
BMW launch their most radical, stripped-down bike ever. With only 30 in the country and a stratospheric price tag of £12,595, the Megamoto is as exclusive as it is rampant. Get ready to spend your city bonus.
the rich city lads who buy this bike won't care. It is, after all, about short, furious rides kicking the hell out of sportsbikes on smaller roads.If you live in the UK this is probably one of the most aspiratonal bikes around at the moment. Aspirational
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I've ridden the future and it's 100bhp
By Ben Cope on 17/04/2012 12:08:32
Would a 100bhp limit be the end of motorcycling?
challenging ride. It teaches me that I can run a much faster corner speed than I was comfortable running on a regular litre superbike - destroying a pre-conception I've held for almost a decade. It makes me realise I am lazy on a superbike and rely on the huge
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First Ride: 2002 Yamaha TDM900
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 14:03:53
Let me see now. Ten years ago British biking was on the verge of something big. Our bike buying trends were going to be challenged by a bug-eyed kid from Yamaha - the TDM850.
small enclave of people who recognise a good thing when they ride one. On average every year, recently between 200-500 people buy a TDM, making it important enough to Yamaha UK to bring it in and with rising insurance costs and Gatsos, surely it
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First Ride: 2006 Aprilia RSV-R
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 22:46:53
A re-jig to pass tough emissions tests or significant go-faster modifications? Urry tests the new RSV-R and RSV-R Factory
and invested in making the Aprilia brand strong again.So where did all the money go? A doomed MotoGP effort, fewer scooter sales and some models failing to set the world on fire are the likely causes. Piaggio is keen not to repeat those mistakes
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First Ride: 2006 Honda CBF1000
By Simon Bowen on 20/09/2010 22:55:29
Evil Jim Bowen slings his leg over Honda's four-cylinder all-rounder
bikes, there are also very few complete duffers. It's generally more a matter of pointing out a few areas for improvement. You can usually tell how a new bike will ride by looking through the spec sheets (which is exactly what I did on the flight over
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