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2007 CBR1000RR v ZX-10R v GSX-R1000 v R1
By Jon Urry, James Whitham on 26/05/2008 21:03:41
Is WSB exciting right now, or what? JT's Blade neck and neck with the R1 of Nitro and Troy C. Not to mention Max and the new K7. But what of the road bikes that lie beneath? Yes, what of...?
...SPECS - HONDATYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £8999ENGINE CAPACITY - 998ccPOWER - 157.6bhp@11,300rpmTORQUE - 79.6lb.ft@8700rpmWEIGHT - 176kgSEAT HEIGHT - 831mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18LTOP SPEED - 170.4mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASPECS - KAWASAKITYPE
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First Ride: Victory Vision Street
By James & Andrea Whitham on 19/10/2010 10:27:19
A change of pace for the Whitham's as they take the large Victory on a tour of the Lake District
Street SpecificationsPrice: £15,500Engine: 1731cc, SOHC, air/oil-cooled, 8-valve 50° V-twinDrive: 6-speed, belt drivenPower: 92bhp @ 4,300RPM (claimed)Torque: 109lb.ft @ 2,750rpmFront suspension: Conventional forks, no adjustmentRear suspension: Single
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Legendary Supersports - 2008 600cc Test
By James Whitham et al on 02/06/2008 12:14:53
Whitham is joined by British greats to assess the supersport machines
’s crap and I can’t go fast on it.”James Whitham, 41Career history: 2 British Superbike Championships, 3 British Championships, 1 World Superbike round win, 3 World Supersport round wins.What you doing with yourself now? “I work with you, you daft sod
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Road Test: Supersport Superstars
By Jon Urry, Niall Mackenzie, James Whitham on 24/04/2008 18:56:19
How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...
NEW - £6849ENGINE CAPACITY - 599ccPOWER - 101.5bhp@12,200rpmTORQUE - 47.7lb.ft@10,000rpmWEIGHT - 161kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 17LTOP SPEED - 159.8mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 135MILESSPECS - TRIUMPHTYPE - SUPERSPORTPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE
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Split the Difference
By James Whitham , Rob Hoyles , Jon Urry on 07/09/2009 16:28:52
Despite being brilliant to ride, to many riders bikes are little more than an efficient form of transport.
?Living with a: 400-4As classic bikes go, this is a durable one. Some have covered 100,000+ miles with few issues.There are two models – the F1 and F2. They’re similar, both are good and you can tell them apart by where the pillion pegs mount. Original is best
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Second Hand Dream Bikes - Yamaha RD350LC, Honda RC30, Ducati 916SP used test
By James Whitham, Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 13/04/2010 16:51:46
Whitham, Mackenzie and Urry spill the beans on owning the bike of your dreams, sometimes it’s Heaven and sometimes it’s Hell. RC30, RD350LC and 916SP revisited.
fire well into the middle of the week after. ‘Why do you want a 1993 RGV250? The SP was better.’ Or ‘urban Tiger Blade? What about the 1992?’Because inside each one of us is a little bit of the anorak that needs satisfying. We all have personal taste
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Heavy Water - Tourers Test
By Grant Leonard, Tony Middlehurst & James Whitham on 19/10/2010 10:12:34
Three middle-aged men in various states of mid-life crisis explore the Lake District on three very silly motorcycles...
stereo systems; ridiculous weight; enormous 1500+cc engines (two V-twins and a fl at six); gobsmacking road presence.The destination was for fun and scenery, the journey there and back a real test of these bikes’ capabilities. James Whitham and his good
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Mums on the Run: Pillion tourer test
By John Hogan, James Whitham & Barry Tavner on 01/03/2008 16:48:14
Sons getting embarrassed by their mums as we went last-minute Christmas shopping on the best sport-tourers in the country
roadtest. Mums talk straight, if something is good they will say so, more importantly if something is bad they don’t hold back.James Whitham’s mum Pat is older than some, but not as old as others. You would think that having a son like James she would
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