| |
 |
Fifteen Degrees of Separation - Ducati Monster V KTM Super Duke
By Jon Urry on 06/04/2010 16:12:47
All-new and more powerful than ever, Ducati's big Monster is back to battle the super-naked benchmark: KTM's Super Duke
-to-toe makeover and ready to take on the world.Standing back you have to admire the flair Ducati has managed to inject back into its Monster with the new 1100S, and the lower-spec 1100. After its illustrious 15-year lifespan, the old design had run its course, so
|
|
 |
Retro File: 1993 Ducati Monster M900
By Jon Urry on 24/09/2010 15:21:00
The bike that saved Ducati was a design icon, which remained unchanged for 15 years. Forget the 916, the Monster is the bike that made Ducati what it is today
(Big 1) and Kawasaki’s terrible Zephyr 1100 were outdated dinosaurs. The Monster was something new, a bike with the chassis and engine from a sportsbike, but the look of a café racer. Riders all across Europe went nuts for this new concept from
|
|
 |
Road Test: Suzuki Bandit 1200 VS 1250
By Jon Urry on 13/04/2008 13:34:51
With a cult following that makes Scientology look like a small book club gathering, Suzuki’s Bandit 1200 has brought big-bore grunt to the biking masses. Does the new water-cooled engine continue this reign, or relegate it now to a forgotten religion?
that had a far more subtle influence during the same period – Suzuki’s Bandit 1200.Like a sleeper secret agent the Bandit has been doing its part to corrupt a generation of bikers into its wicked ways since it was launched in 1996. This big-bore monster
|
|
 |
Road Test: ZX-12R v CBR1100XX v K1200S v GSX1300R
By Jon Urry on 07/05/2008 19:55:48
It's every officer's duty to escape. So our four battle-weary soldiers slipped the confines of Blighty for the freedom of Germany's autobahns to stretch the legs of four very fast bikes.
on sub-100mph twisty roads the power of these machines hits you really hard; their motors are unbelievably strong.When it comes to big power the Busa rules the roost - it really is a monster of an engine. From 3000rpm to the redline there's no let
|
|
|
|
|
