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First Ride: 2007 Buell 1125R
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 09:55:29
25 years in the making and Erik Buell finally makes the bike he always dreamed of: a liquid-cooled V-twin with plenty of poke and handling to die for. So has junking the Harley engines given Buell a new edge?
cast aluminium items.SPECS TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £8495ENGINE CAPACITY - 1125ccPOWER - 146bhp@9800rpmTORQUE - 82lb.ft@8000rpmWEIGHT - 179kgSEAT HEIGHT - 775mmFUEL CAPACITY - 21.2LTOP SPEED - 150mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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First Ride: Honda ST1300 Pan European
By Oli Tennant on 13/09/2010 12:29:40
Visordown snapper Oli needed a rugged pack-horse to go to the South of France and back while chasing two hypersports bikes. He chose Honda's new-for-2002 Pan-European ST1300
empty, but the ritual must be completed.Honda's new ST1300 Pan European is a continent-crushing super-tourer, but only when swimming with similar fish. If you're in a group with two-and-a-half-mile-a-minute fly boys as I was on the way to the Bol d
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First Ride: 2001 BMW R1150RS
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 13:48:02
Spring 1993 and the most cutting-edge and outrageous looking teutonic two-wheeler was launched by BMW. The BMW R1100RS was one of the first of the new generation Boxers and was a bit of a departure for BM in its (then) 70-year history.
bigger screen. You don't get much of a re-style, but as this is my first real experience of riding a BMW I'm quite looking forward to it.The motor's a raspy-sounding twin with a real bit of character. It makes good power from 4,000rpm through to a shade
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First Ride: 2002 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By Oli Tennent on 30/03/2008 00:01:16
TWO snapper Oli needed a rugged pack-horse to go to the South of France and back while chasing two hypersports bikes. He chose Honda's new-for-2002 Pan-European ST1300.
- TOURINGPRODUCTION DATE - 2002PRICE NEW - £10,349ENGINE CAPACITY - 1261ccPOWER - 117bhp@8000rpmTORQUE - 86lb.ft@6500rpmWEIGHT - 283kgSEAT HEIGHT - 790mmFUEL CAPACITY - N/ATOP SPEED - 135mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory versus 2009 Honda Fireblade
By Visordown News on 07/06/2009 11:09:13
After glimpses of brilliance on the bike's wet launch at Misano, Visordown has finally tested the new V4 Aprilia back-to-back with the best 1000cc sportsbike out there, Honda's CBR1000RR Fireblade
the gig. Italy’s notoriously slippery Misano circuit may have been rain-lashed but the Aprilia’s class shone through: unbelievable agility; easy, usable power; and the kind of charisma that has your brain thinking £15,000’s actually very reasonable for a
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First Ride: 2003 Aprilia Pegaso Tibet
By Kev Ash on 04/07/2003 10:07:37
Despite the Tuscany-Tibet name, Aprilia says you are allowed to do Reading-Watford and several other routes too on its new Pegaso. So we found out whether the bike's a dirt monster or one for the roads
Model Evolution1993: The first Pegaso comes on the market, sharing design principles and production techniques with BMW's F650 (which is produced at Aprilia's Noale factory). 1997: Revamped Pegaso Cube replaces original model. Still fitted with twin
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First Ride: Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 review
By Mark Forsyth on 27/02/2012 08:53:59
Launch report
characteristics are one thing but 10,000 mile service intervals, a 950W generator and shaft final drive are another thing altogether.From the onset, the design-goals were clear. The new bike had to be comfortable and easy to use for two people, it had
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First Ride: Honda Crossrunner
By mark forsyth on 31/03/2011 16:32:37
Lukewarm reception but a stonking road bike for the real world
Just got back from a pretty hard-core 120 mile ride on the new Honda Crossrunner and these are my findings. Are you sitting comfortably?Last night at the unveiling and press conference there was a bit of a murmur going round the assembled hacks
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First Ride: 2006 BMW R1200S
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 20:09:25
A sporty BMW to take on the likes of Ducati's 999 and even the mighty GSX-R1000? Niall is intrigued...
Click to read: BMW R1200S owners reviews, BMW R1200S specs and to see the BMW R1200S image gallery.HOW SPORTY IS the new R1200S? Well it's that sporty BMW has taken luggage off the option list - this bike's built for brisk road riding
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First Ride: 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650-650S
By Jon Urry on 31/03/2008 22:37:42
Suzuki's trusty Bandit has swollen in capacity for 2005, but is this enough to put the planet's longest-serving middleweight back in the frame?
like an on/off switch on fast stretches of road. By 9500rpm the power is all but gone though, and you get the 'flogging a dead horse' feeling.Continue the 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650 & 650S Review - 2/2JON SPEAKS TO BANDIT CHIEF ENGINEER TOSHIYUKI ENDOQ: Why
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