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Insurance Refugees: TLR, VFR800, ZX-12R & ZX-10R
By Jon Urry on 21/10/2008 15:22:43
Some secondhand bikes have slipped through the insurance net and can be bought and insured for less than half the price of a new supersport machine. We grabbed a 22 year-old student and found the most ridiculous insurance deals on these four
forced to offer subsidised insurance deals to entice customers towards their flagship models.Which is all very well and good until the renewal notice drops onto the doorstep. To insure a 1,000cc bike on the road will often cost twice the amount of your
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First Ride: KTM 990SMT ABS
By Jon Urry on 27/01/2011 16:56:44
KTM add ABS to their all-rounder, so, the big question: is it any good?
?The Bosch 9M+ is, KTM claim, the most advanced ABS system on the market and is actually a generation ahead of BMW’s S1000RR’s brakes. Adding it to the SMT has only increased the bike’s weight by 1kg (530g is the modulator pump, the rest is additional hoses
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Multiplicity: Buell Firebolt, Ducati Multistrada, Triumph Speed Four, Kawasaki Z1000
By Jon Urry on 04/07/2003 10:44:45
It's a town bike. No, it's a mile-muncher. No, it's a back road missile. No, it's a track tool. Meet the bikes with more split personalities than a room full of schizophrenics
but the little trumpet can still surprise a lot of bigger bikes.Last, and by no means least, is the Kawasaki Z1000. Over the last few years big K has come under fire for being boring. Well, in 2003 the giant stirred and hit back at its critics. The 2003 ZX-6R
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Used Test: Mille vs 748 vs Fireblade vs GSX-R750
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 19:39:50
With a £5000 budget we delve into the second-hand market to test four of the best used bargains around.
refinement, the fourth year is another paint change then in the fifth year a whole new model is launched.Don't believe me? Look at the current headline grabber, Suzuki's GSX-R1000. In 2001 it was launched and wasn't changed in 2002 bar some graphics. In 2003
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King of Bikes
By Jon Urry on 27/03/2008 14:37:23
Eight bikes, each a winner in its class, slug it out in the ultimate test. BMW R1200GS, Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-ROD, Honda CBR600RR, Kawasaki Z750, Kawasaki ZRX1200R, Suzuki GSX-R1000K5, Triumph Speed Triple, Triumph Sprint ST.
expensive to run, followed by the Suzuki.Now look at the second set of cost per mile figures - in which depreciation has been added to the sums. The Suzuki is now up to a staggering £1.07p per mile compared to the Harley's £0.93p. The BMW comes out best
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First ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 06/11/2008 13:03:10
Thinking of buying a 1098R Ducati? Check out our first ride report of the ultimate factory superbike for the road
’s an amazing machine. In the finest traditions of Ducati homologation specials the 1098R is little more than a way of Ducati ensuring its WSB bike is as competitive as humanly possible. But, as the rules have changed for 2008 to allow 1,200cc twins
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First Ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:09:57
If you can’t beat them, get the rules changed so you can then build a bike with all the bits you need to dominate the racetrack out of the box. Ducati’s 1098R is pure WSB homologation magic...
have changed for 2008 to allow 1,200cc twins into the series this has created a bit of a monster. In order to appease the Japanese 1,000 brigade, and calm the storm created by upping the capacity limit of the already super competitive V-twins, the WSB
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Living with a 2008 Triumph Street Triple
By Jon Urry on 16/11/2008 12:24:40
Jon Urry is a lovely chap and he's quite tidy on a motorcycle y'know? He reviews this Street Triple for a year for your delectation
on replicating!COSTS SO FAR• Maxxis Supermaxx tyres - £175 (pair) - www.maxxis.co.uk• 6,000 mile service - £117 inc parts and labour•Front brake pads - £88• Arrow exhaust - £749.99• Belly pan - £144.99• Nose cowl - £119.99• Pillion seat cover - £89.99• Rear
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Second Hand
By Jon Urry on 12/10/2007 12:49:25
With a £5000 budget we delve into the second-hand market to test four of the best used bargains around, the 2001 Aprilia Mille, 2000 Duacti 748, 2001 Honda Fireblade and 2001 Suzuki GSX-R750
refinement, the fourth year is another paint change then in the fifth year a whole new model is launched.Don't believe me? Look at the current headline grabber, Suzuki's GSX-R1000. In 2001 it was launched and wasn't changed in 2002 bar some graphics. In 2003
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Road Test: Tornado RS V Ducati 999S V MV F4 1000
By Jon Urry, Tim Cummings on 13/04/2008 13:21:13
Once the preserve of the mega rich, these first-generation Italian superbikes can now be snapped up for less than the cost of a new sports 600. Here’s the deal.
@10,000rpmTorque: 75.9lb.ft@8,000rpmWeight: 213kgSeat height: 780mmColours: redBENELLI TORNADO TRE RSPrice: £5,500Engine: 898cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 12-valve inline triplePower: 123.3bhp@9,100rpmTorque: 75.2lb.ft@7,200rpmWeight: 220kgSeat height: 810
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