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First Ride: 2005 Ducati 999
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:50:04
Ducati's flagship sportsbike gets a new look as well as a whole load more power for 2005. Jon Urry samples the delights of the new 999
were rolling off at a much higher rate.Look at the UK sales statistics and you will find that last year - the 999's first full year of sales - a total of 469 bikes were sold, and that's including the S and R versions. In the same year, 124 998s were
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki Bandit 650
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 14:49:15
Old faithful returns with a new jacket, starched braces and a spanking new motor
I remember the first time I saw my dad wearing jeans. He just looked wrong. Dad's from a generation of slack-wearers, not denim, and him in Levi's finest looked as out of place as a Casio watch in a Ben-Hur film.But progress and the passing of time
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Road Test: Triumph Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 20:16:18
It's the best looking bike of the year bar none. But is Triumph's new Speed Triple all show and no go? Urry heads south to find out.
to scare me. Excitement it is then. And the cause? I'm about to ride the new Triumph Speed Triple.I've been looking forward to getting a go on this bike ever since I first saw it at a show last September. If it went half as well as it looked
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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?
that the new Bandit isn't a hell of a lot different from the old model, and they had to draw this out over an hour-long presentation.For the sake of keeping this launch report short I'll cut to the chase. First up the engine. Well, it's now black rather than
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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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First Ride: 2004 Triumph Tiger
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 19:28:44
Confusingly enough, this new Tiger is actually designated a 2005 model, even though it is already in the shops. Why? Supply and demand - the 2004 Tiger has sold out already!So what's new?
So what's new? The paint scheme and the decals have been changed, new cast wheels replace the old spoked ones and the swingarm is also new. Plus the suspension is stiffer and the tyres more road biased. And, while the price has stayed the same
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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650S
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 15:16:46
The new SV650S has a hell of a reputation to live up to as it steps into the shoes of its vastly popular predecessor
received a host of changes to make it (they hope) even better.The most obvious change is the styling. The old SV always looked a bit soft with the lights just a shade too GSX600F (the standard unit of motorcycle ugliness against which all others
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First Ride: 2006 Triumph Tiger 1050
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 18:53:05
Triumph's Tiger sheds the big trailie looks, sharpens its claws and goes for a more road-inspired image. Is this the right direction for Hinckley's big cat?
raining until we left.And that means this is less of a comprehensive first test and more of a first impression.Sorry, but the weather really was that bad and I wouldn't like to even pretend I pushed things that hard. At all.So what are those first
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Road Test: Triumph Sprint ST
By Jon Urry on 24/04/2008 21:30:00
Triumph have gone straight for Honda's sport touring jugular. Watch out VFR, here comes the new Sprint ST. Jon Urry flies to South Africa to ride it.
of history out of the way first. The current Sprint ST is a very underrated bike due to its one major disadvantage. It looks crap. I'm sorry, but it looks like a six-year-old CBR. Get over this and you'll discover a very good motorcycle hiding behind
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First Ride: 2006 Ducati Monster 695
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:10:00
Low capacity Monsters of old have been a little on the cheap side, so will this new model reflect Ducati's upmarket image?
themselves down somewhat with the first small-bore Monster, the 600, which looked and felt low budget, with single disc brake and matt black tank - a fashion statement which backfired on that model. It just looked cheap and unfinished. Buyers of Ducatis
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