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First Ride: 2007 Yamaha FZ6 Fazer S2
By Tim Dickson on 02/04/2008 12:43:08
Yamaha's breezy, breathless middleweight gets some minor updates and a slightly longer name. A dash of midrange would be nice, too. Will it be enough to rule the morning dash to work?
calipers seen on the original FZS Fazer but curiously replaced on previous FZ6s with less-effective sliding pin calipers. ABS is now an option too, but not on the bike tested here.The half-faired Fazer S2's riding position is slightly different with a
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First Ride: 2007 BMW K1200R Sport
By Tim Dickson on 02/04/2008 12:50:25
Have the crazy Germans come up trumps with an entertaining, oddball parts bin special? BMW's K1200R Sport has arrived
's the same thing. Whatever, you have to get used to a certain detachment from the road surface before the clever suspensions' benefits - such as granite boulder-like stability - can be enjoyed. And it can be enjoyed. Steering is slow and heavy (there's a
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First Ride: 2005 Ducati S2R
By Tim Dickson on 30/03/2008 22:24:27
Ducati's latest take on the Monster theme is a refreshing mix of old and new, with up-to-the-minute styling married to a simple, effective air-cooled motor. And it's bang on the money
, level of performance, which will appeal to a wider range of riders more than any other Monster in the range. While the S2R will ultimately get out of breath on the open road its design brief aims the bike squarely at city streets, which is where its
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Living with a 2005 GSX-R1000 K5
By Tim Dickson on 15/07/2005 12:24:27
The vert thorough Tim Dickson five the mighty GSX-R1000 a year-long review. What's it like to live with?
bikes in general and GSX-R1000s in particular on road tests at home and abroad, track days and even a couple of endurance races, but I've never actually owned one.Borrowing a GSX-R from a manufacturer for a couple of weeks' testing (if you're lucky
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Road Test: Honda Goldwing vs. Triumph Rocket III
By Tim Dickson on 26/05/2008 20:54:31
It's a monster mash touring bash on the mightiest mile-eaters motorcycling can muster. Wallflowers need not apply.
, pastel walls and terracotta roof tiles.The hairpin approach from the south affords views out over the Mediterranean; from the north, a short but spectacular stretch of twisting road through dry, cork oak woodland offers a brief slice of some of the finest
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Road Test: Aprilia Pegaso 650 Strada
By Tim Dickson on 27/04/2008 21:42:41
Aprilia's Pegaso is re-born for a new generation of style-conscious funky stunters, and it's not half bad for the rest of us, either. The road-ready supermoto just got practical
it has sold over 50,000 units in various incarnations.This version, the Strada, has dropped nearly all vestiges of off-road pretensions and is re-born in unashamed supermoto guise - and it's an association Aprilia are proud to make, having taken the World
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Road Test: XB12R vs. VTR1000 vs. SV1000
By Tim Dickson on 07/05/2008 20:42:35
Would ewe believe it? You can get a 1000cc twin for less than seven grand. Should we flock to buy them or are we baa-king up the wrong tree? We go to Wales to find out.
Firebolt and Suzuki's SV1000SZ - and we've got ace roads wandering off in most directions to try them out. There are also a lot of sheep around. Now don't take this the wrong way but they struck me as rather attractive. Neatly trimmed, firm bodies
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Road Test: K1200GT v CBF1000F v KTM990 v GSX-R600
By Tim Dickson on 27/01/2011 14:14:16
Going touring? You need a big bike, panniers and a top box. Or do you? From full-on sports tool to fully laden mile eater, via adventure tourer and slick all-rounder, the choice is yours. Team Visordown packs its bags and heads south.
it jumps out to excite; it just gets on with the job of being a slick, efficient, well-executed all-rounder. The motor is silky smooth, and the chassis should be - that is 'should' be - well up to the job.Continue reading Road Test: K1200GT v CBF1000F v KTM
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Road Test: R1200S v. RSV-R v. CBR1000RR v. 955i
By Tim Dickson on 20/05/2008 10:17:35
BMW wants us to know their new R1200S is very much a sports bike. But by whose reckoning? Theirs or ours? Sporting all-sorts go to the Alps to find out. And not a race track in sight...
'sports pack', which meant an Öhlins shock, larger six-inch rear rim and 190/55 rear tyre (180/55 is standard). It also came with switch-offable ABS, which adds another £650. All-in, it would chime the till at £10,320.Continue reading Road Test: R1200S v
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Road Test: 2005 1000cc Superbike Review
By Tim Dickson on 27/04/2008 20:26:21
There's a stretch of autoroute south of Clermont Ferrand that is the perfect tonic to the preceding several hundred miles of motorway monotony - if riding four of the world's finest litre bikes can ever be considered monotonous.
that we're coming through, and the ever-obliging, bike-mad French motorists part like the Red Sea as we sweep, Moses-like, through turn after turn of high speed sportsbike nirvana. Having been on the road for five hours since we got off the ferry in Le
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