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Used Test: Honda CBR900RR Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/09/2010 14:39:16
The Fireblade is fast, comfy and even has a bigger engine. What more could you ask for?
fast motorcycle. Problems are pretty rare and it's even comfy enough to tour or take a pillion a reasonable distance.A ground-up redesign over the previous model, the 2000 RR-Y offered a new, bigger engine (up from 918 to 929cc), fuel injection, upside
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Niall's Spin: Kawasaki ZX-6R (1995 - 2005)
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 10:25:12
Niall gives his verdict on a decades worth of Kawasaki ZX-6Rs
substantial bike too.Variants: Under-seat exhaust distinguishes it from the previous model.Walk away: If there's any major problem - bikes this new should be near mint.Also consider: 2005 Suzuki GX-R600, 2005 Yamaha YZF-R6KAWASAKI ZX-6R (2003-04)Like a
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Niall's Spin: Honda XL1000V Varadero (2001-02)
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 15:48:57
A touring bike disguised as an off-roader if ever there was one, the Varadero's dirt pretensions are just that
need a suspension refresh, so budget anything from £200-£800 for new fork springs and fresh oil to a brand spankers rear shock.If you dig the challenging looks - later bikes were slightly less aesthetically handicapped than this model - then a second
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Niall's Spin: Suzuki GSF600S Bandit (2000-01)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 10:53:47
Niall spins his reviewing yarn on the bike that launched the budget middleweight craze way back in the mid 90s
. But it's still got a few aces up it's sleeve - a decent pillion seat, the best fairing in the class thanks to this model's restyle and a price tag and running costs that undercut the rest. That and the legacy of being the bike that started the whole
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Niall's Spin: Yamaha YZF-R6 (2000-01)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 11:47:52
Contender for the greatest 600 of all time and still a class act on the track and road, the bike that set the modern day standard in the supersport class is still a cracker
. Scraped pegs will indicate track use; you'd be hard pushed to deck out an R6 on the road.Brakes were highly rated when new, but things move on and now they're rated 'okay'. And the passage of time isn't kind to Yamaha's OE stoppers, so maintenance
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Niall's Spin: 1985-1986 Suzuki GSX-R750
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 09:14:44
The legendary superbike that marked it's place in history a quarter of a century ago, Niall reminisces about the '85 & '86 Suzuki GSX-R750
colours to boot. In 1985 there was nothing sexier.And if it looked good in the showroom, it positively set the racetracks alight. Some of us will remember Kevin Schwantz's Transatlantic racer,used to batter the hell out of Wayne Rainey's VFR750. The more
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