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Road Test: Suzuki Bandit 1200, BMW R1200GS Adventure, Triumph Sprint ST, Yamaha FZ1 Fazer
By Jon Urry on 06/07/2006 09:41:21
Can an ageing, bum basic £5299 all rounder really offer the best of all worlds against a raft of higher priced, specialist competition? Read on to see where the smart money lies
Surfing the Internet the other day I ended up on Suzuki UK's webpage. Among the usual banners flashing up 0% finance deals, Yoshi parts for GSX-Rs and cut price off-roaders, the one advert that actually made me stop and look was for the Bandit 1200.For a start I'd actually forgot...
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Buyer Guide: Aprilia Tuono
By Visordown on 06/10/2010 13:07:12
The ultimate buying and owning guide by the people who know these bikes best: those who’ve bought them, run them, broken them, fixed them, spent money on them and more
Click to view: Aprilia Tuono owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Sports bike handling and performance with upright bars. It sounds so obvious but for years no-one did it.Triumph came first with their T509 which evolved into the modern Speed Triple but Aprilia were next to w...
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Advanced Motorcycle Riding Course: Cornering - brakes, gears and deceptive corners
By Andy Morrison on 23/08/2010 12:00:53
Often find yourself struggling to judge corner entry speed? Unsettling the bike with mid-corner gear shifts? This guide will get your planning and corner entry speed right on the money. Ride faster and ride safer.
After detailing the elements that affect your choice of position and speed at the approach to a corner, I’d like to cover selecting the optimum gear and braking to achieve the correct speed for the corner. As this is part two of cornering, it builds on the advice from last month,...
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Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX first ride review
By Colin Goodwin on 26/07/2010 12:47:37
Plucky Italians go chasing a slice of the big-money BMW GS Adventure pie with a re-worked Stelvio. But does the pricer, torquier NTX stand a chance?
Click to read: Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX owners reviews, Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX specs and see the Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX image gallery.To create the Stelvio NTX, Moto Guzzi’s engineers have re-tuned the 1200cc four-valve V-twin for more torque. New camshafts have been fitted to give...
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Buyer Guide: BMW F650GS / F800GS
By Visordown on 05/10/2010 13:08:42
The ultimate buying and owning guide by the people who know these bikes best: those who’ve bought them, run them, broken them, fixed them, spent money on them and more
Click to view: BMW F650GS / F800GS owners reviews, specs and image galleries.BMW is a manufacturer on a roll. No surprise then when the new F800GS went straight to the top of the mid-size adventure bike class when it was first sold in 2008. The bike was so good it revolutionised ...
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Five unlimited budget trackday bikes
By Jon Urry on 08/06/2012 13:03:00
From a road homologated WSB Ducati to ex-500GP machinery. If you're into trackdays and money is no object, then why not invest in the best bikes, born with racing in mind
and discs are all the very best money can buy.In short, this is about the best CBR600RR in the world – and yours for under £40k. Talent isn’t included in the cost – that’s extra.Engine: 599cc, inline four, l/cPower: 145bhpWeight: 163kgMarc Marquez Moto2 bike
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First Ride: 2005 Ducati S2R
By Tim Dickson on 30/03/2008 22:24:27
Ducati's latest take on the Monster theme is a refreshing mix of old and new, with up-to-the-minute styling married to a simple, effective air-cooled motor. And it's bang on the money
Ducati have well and truly streamlined their Monster range for 2005. The 620, 620 Dark and S4R stay, out go the 800, S4 and 1000S, and in comes this, the new S2R.Depending on which way you look at it, the S2R is either a specced-up M800 or a budget S4R. Styling-wise, it's a big n...
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First Ride: 2005 Derbi GPR125 Racing-Nude
By Daryll Young on 31/03/2008 21:59:00
It's war in the battle for the hearts, minds and money of 17-year-old learner riders as Derbi launch an all-out assault with two new models. Daryll is called up to investigate.
Following on from the success of the GPR50 launched late last year, Derbi have expanded their model line-up with two new 125cc models, the GPR125 Racing and GPR125 Nude.The bikes' launch took place on Derbi's home turf in Spain, some 45 miles from Barcelona. That meant the test r...
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D.I.Y: Pre-MoT check
By Daryll Young on 25/11/2010 11:19:40
It's a waste of time and money to fail an MoT on something you could have sorted yourself. Avoid it happening with a pre-MoT once-over
Right Class, today we're going to run through what an MoT tester will do at test time. Why? Because many potential failures can be rectified with a new bulb, a squirt of oil or a twirl of a spanner, and cost little or nothing to fix.There are a couple of things we can't do though...
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DIY - Pre-MoT check
By Daryll Young on 23/10/2007 09:59:15
It's a waste of time and money to fail an MoT on something you could have sorted yourself. Avoid it happening with a pre-MoT once-over
Right Class, Today we're going to run through what an MoT tester will do at test time. Why? Because many potential failures can be rectified with a new bulb, a squirt of oil or a twirl of a spanner, and cost little or nothing to fix.There are a couple of things we can't do though...
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