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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki B-King
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 18:18:16
In the six years since we first saw the B-King it has been the subject of heated discussion in Japan. Should it be dumbed down for mass market or a full-blown radical bike? Find out who won the argument...
've ridden one, as it's unquestionably a special bike.It may have the size and shape of a behemoth but looks are deceiving as this bike has some of the best manners I've encountered on a road bike to date. Firstly it has a low seat height, which makes
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First Ride: 2002 Aprilia Tuono Review
By Roland Brown on 03/04/2008 19:16:40
Aprilia's Tuono is one of the more curious of machines to come from Italy
and ballistically fast.Chassis performance is outstanding by any standards, too. On a fast road or track you'd lose out slightly to a Mille R due to inferior aerodynamics. But on the tight mountain roads of Tuscany, where Aprilia launched the Tuono, the leverage
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Road Test: BMW K1200R
By Warren Pole on 27/04/2008 21:48:52
It's big, it's weird looking and it doesn't have any clothes on. Oh yes, and it's very, very fast. Are BMW about to take the naked bruiser class by storm?
restrained pace would be advisable. Well, I managed for about a mile, then it all went to pieces as the incredibly-surfaced roads opened up to carve into the hills ahead."The BMW made me do it," is not an alibi I suspect many magistrates have heard before
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Road Test: Honda CRF450X
By John Cantlie on 27/04/2008 22:39:12
With wheelie-happy monsters like Honda's new CRF450X, never has there been a better reason to get stuck in the mud.
Anyone who knows anything about off-road bikes knows Honda's CRF450 motocrosser is horrifically fast and entirely frightening to ride. Two laps of a track on one is enough to pump your forearms solid and turn your legs to jelly, and the slightest
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First Ride: 2008 KTM 990R Super Duke
By Jon Urry on 27/05/2008 23:08:28
Urry's been to Hungary to track test KTM's super spec Super Duke.
it...We only rode the R on a racetrack, so can't say with any real certainty how it will perform on the road, but on track it is stunning. The slightly longer rear shock has the effect of raising the rear of the bike, sharpening the steering angle
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 06/11/2008 14:23:17
Mildly revised for 2008 with new wheels and handlebars, TWO puts Triumph's mighty naked through its paces
I was a little surprised when Triumph invited us out to Lanzarote to ride its 2008 Speed Triple. As far as I could tell the bike had only gained a set of flash new wheels and a slightly different rear end in its first update since it went all stubby in 2005. Quite what was the po...
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First Ride: 2008 Triumph Street Triple R
By Jon Urry on 10/11/2008 11:15:24
The Street Triple is already Triumph's best selling bike ever, but will this hotted-up version cause more sales to flood in?
stands if you try and order one in white or black, the most popular colours, it should arrive sometime in January, perfect timing to enjoy those freezing UK roads while the salt eats away at anything metallic. Want it a bit sooner? Well, if your choice
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First ride: Bimota DB7 road test review
By Roland Brown on 19/12/2008 10:27:54
Bimota, sadly now without a UK importer, continue making some of the prettiest bikes in the world. The 1098-powered DB7 is divine...
The bike ahead was half-way down Misano’s back straight when I exited the preceding right-hand bend, but it didn’t stay that way for long. As I crouched behind the DB7’s low screen and tap-tapped through the sweet-shifting gearbox, the Bimota’s eight-valve V-twin motor punched th...
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Second chance: Triumph Daytona 600
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 22:32:08
Expensive new but affordable now, Jon Urry has a second look at Triumph's sporting middleweight
are better machines, but on the road the Daytona is King. Triumph always gets it right when it comes to road ability and the Daytona 600 is no exception. It's physically a lot larger and roomier than the competition and is a great practical bike. You can
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First Ride: 2004 BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replika
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/03/2008 21:37:30
BMW's take on 'race bike for the road' makes a refreshing change from the usual Jap fare.
paddock as I tried to put a Kit Kat and a packet of cheese and onion crisps in my rucksack.All self inflicted, I hear you say, except maybe the falling over one, which was definitely due to this particular Bee Emm being the tallest road bike I've ever sat
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