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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:43:07
It’s Triumph best selling bike, a style icon, movie star and it’s still only 14 years old. Life is anything but dull with the Speed Triple as Jon Urry finds out on the roads of Lanzarote.
sold 1,100 bikes, which represented 16% of its total sales. A few years later (1997) the Triple gained its now iconic twin headlight setup and flat bars before remaining visually fairly similar (barring some vomit-inducing paint schemes) until 2005 when
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First Ride: 2002 Honda CBR954RR Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 14:40:18
There are certain things you remember in life. Where you were when Kennedy was shot (I was on the potty), your first sexual experience (no comment) or when you rode your first Blade.
, smaller and more purposeful than any of the previous models. I've always felt that after the first couple of versions, the Blade has gone a little bit stale and frumpy. I mean, just compare the 2001 version to the GSX-R1000 or R1 and they don't come close
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First ride: Ducati Monster 1100 Evo review
By Mark Forsyth on 08/04/2011 12:13:46
MotoGP tech meets Monster
. A fairly giddy 11.3:1 compression ratio, 5mm more inlet valve lift and re-worked inlet port throats mean that this latest variant on the thirty year-old basic design now punts out a claimed 100bhp and 105Nm of torque. Thanks to massively improved
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First Ride: Moto Guzzi Breva V750IE
By Jon Urry on 14/09/2010 11:38:13
Two years after being taken over by Aprilia the eagle is once again flying over the Moto Guzzi factory at Mandello del Lario. So, wossit like then?
look.To ride, the Breva delivers exactly what it promises to do. The 750cc motor sticks with Guzzi's traditional transverse V-twin configuration and despite looking very similar to the old 750 Nevada motor is actually all-new with fuel injection
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What The Press Say: Kawasaki ZZR1400 reviews
By Visordown News on 21/01/2012 12:40:13
All the reviews of the 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 in one place
Here's what the British motorcycling press said in their 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 reviews:“There’s a new king to the hypersports class. It’s always been close between the ‘Busa and ZZR, but the new Kawasaki has taken a noticeable step forward
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First Ride: 2006 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By John Cantlie on 03/04/2008 19:21:50
For 10 years now Honda's Pan European has been one of the sharpest touring tools in the box.
SpecificationsSPECS TYPE - TOURER PRODUCTION DATE - 2002 PRICE NEW - £10,300 ENGINE CAPACITY - 1261cc POWER - 116bhp@8000rpm TORQUE - 86lb.ft@6500rpm WEIGHT - 276kg SEAT HEIGHT - 790mm FUEL CAPACITY - 29L TOP SPEED - N/A 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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First Ride: Aprilia Tuono 1000R
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/05/2008 20:30:48
Too fast, too furious? Niall Mackenzie takes a walk on the wild side onboard Aprilia's Tuono 1000R.
WITH 70 MILLION euros in the kitty from new owner Piaggio, Aprilia has some big plans for the future, starting with the new Tuono 1000R. This update to the hugely successful Tuono is just the first of 12 new models that the small manufacturer from
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First Ride: 2006 Aprilia RS125
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 23:05:20
They say: "Capable of demanding roles thanks to its spectacular stage presence" We say: "Acting the fool on one of these should be no problem, then"
TORQUE - 14.3lb.ft WEIGHT - 125kg SEAT HEIGHT - 805mm FUEL CAPACITY - 14L TOP SPEED - 100mph 0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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2010 Ducati Hypermotard 796 first ride road test
By Roland Brown on 01/06/2010 14:52:45
At a fiver under seven grand Roland Brown reckons Ducati’s revamped baby Hypermotard is worth a sniff
?Creating the mid-sized Hypermotard was always part of the plan for Ducati, whose Monster 696’s air-cooled V-twin motor was well suited to a job-share. First they enlarged the sohc unit to 803cc with a redesigned crankshaft. Other engine changes include new pistons
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First Ride: Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V
By Tom Higham on 08/04/2011 09:25:03
A grand turismo intended to have all the fun of a naked sportsbike but with all the protection of a tourer.
the bike did scrape its way through a few of the corners when really pushed.For the first time the Norge gets the 1200cc 8V engine and it's this that really gives the bike its character. The bike has 102 bhp to call on and torque pulls strong from low revs
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