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Heavy Metal
By John Cantlie on 28/03/2008 14:33:20
BMW K1200R, Harley-Davidson FLSTCI Heritage Softail, Triumph Rocket III - Three massive motorbikes that can go toe-to-toe with a tank
If you'd given me the option in 1939 of which side I'd have fought on during the war, it would have had to be Germany. It's a terrible admission, I know, and one that my family would be mortified by (we come from a long line of jingoistic, flag
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2009 KTM 990SMT first ride review
By John Cantlie on 09/04/2010 09:21:43
It’s taken Austrian dirt bike peddlers KTM a decade, but the orange House of Madness has finally produced a sensible motorbike. Except it isn’t, not really…
poisoning in a bath still running eight hours later (the hotel room repair bill was £17,000) while Chris Porter from Fast Bikes and I were arrested by Spanish police for stealing a small powerboat and setting off across Barcelona harbour.In 1997 there was a
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Head Candy: KTM 690SMC vs Husqvarna 510SMR
By John Cantlie on 26/07/2010 15:29:14
How does KTM’s 690SMC stack up against Husqvarna’s rip-snorting 510R on the country backroads of southern England?
. By comparison this road-legal version is heavy and pathetically quiet but, being about 14 inches above sea level (as opposed to 14,000ft) means the motor is barbarous and power-packed in comparison. It still looks great, angular and aggressive, although it never
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Woodstock - Big BMWs offroad: 450 X, F800 GS & R1200 GS
By John Cantlie on 28/07/2010 09:36:23
For the average trail rider in the UK, a full-on enduro bike is overkill. Surely, a road bike with some big knobbly tyres for green-laning is enough? We put three grumpy old men haggard on a trio of BMWs to find out
to ignore. Oil tankers, 747s, Humvees, aircraft carriers – the bigger the better. What’s that in my rear view mirror? A Challenger tank, you say? I’ll pull over. And it’s the same with motorbikes.My former-longterm R1200 GS Adventure is the size of a Mini
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First Ride: 2008 KTM RC8
By John Cantlie on 22/09/2010 15:29:52
Five years in the making and it’s finally here. A test of the most eagerly-awaited V-twin superbike since the Ducati 916
behind the RC8 in the February issue of TWO, so I’m not going to cover old ground here. We know how radical it looks from seeing it at the show, we know it’s a high-revving 1,148cc 75° V-twin, and we know KTM make mad, mental motorcycles and paint them
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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400
By John Cantlie on 02/04/2008 17:34:16
Kawasaki enter the super-tourer class with their blistering GTR1400. Well-appointed and refined, this top-end tourer also comes with a strong helping of brutish Kawasaki performance.
of purpose and excellence. The GTR's a bit aloof actually, the new bully on the block making the FJR1300 and Pan European look a bit weedy by comparison. Is it intimidating? No, but it's a whole lot of motorbike and it commands a certain respect
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Road Test: KTM 950SM V BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cantlie on 13/04/2008 13:42:48
Are these the two best Sportsbikes in the world? KTM’s 950sm and BMW’s seminal R1200GS adventure are ripping up the rule book and re-inventing the way we should ride.
as a sports rider, get on one of these.SPECS:KTM 950SMPrice: £7,983Engine: 942cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 8-valve v-twinPower: 98bhp@8,000rpmTorque: 70ft/lb@6,500rpmWeight: 191kgSeat height: 865mmweb info: www.ktm.co.ukBMW R1200GS AdventurePrice: £10,633
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The Professionals - Gordon Murray
By John Cantlie on 16/01/2009 15:12:50
Gordon Murray, son of a motorcycle racer and the designer of the legendary McLaren F1, on the Ducati 916, the Isle of Man and hanging bikes on his walls at home...
my own car and raced that for two years successfully. Then in 1969 I sold everything, got on a boat and joined the Brabham F1 team.You invented the 1978 Brabham ‘fan car.’ What was the idea behind it and why was it withdrawn?Lotus discovered ground
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Yanks
By John Cantlie on 26/11/2010 14:53:27
There are some 12,000 American military personnel stationed in the UK. Every year, they remember their fallen comrades by taking to the streets on their Hogs. This year, we tagged along for the ride
. Since WW2, there are over 125,000 servicemen and women still registered as MIA, a phenomenal number. “Freedom isn’t free,” says Master Staff Sergeant Jonathan Richichi over a coffee (served in a bucket, naturally). “This week of remembrance started after
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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400
By John Cantlie on 28/03/2008 11:13:10
Kawasaki enter the super-tourer class with their blistering GTR1400. Well-appointed and refined, this top-end tourer also comes with a strong helping of brutish Kawasaki performance
ENGINE CAPACITY - 1352ccPOWER - 155bhp@8800rpmTORQUE - 100.5lb.ft@6200rpmWEIGHT - 279kgSEAT HEIGHT - 815mmFUEL CAPACITY - 22LTOP SPEED - 160mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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