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First Ride: Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 18:24:39
With a tyre-shredding 194bhp on tap and a fully revised chassis the original Hypersports bike is refusing to grow old gracefully. Hold on tight, because the 'Busa is back and is meaner than ever...
the indicators have been integrated into the bodywork.SPECS TYPE - HYPERSPORTS PRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £8995ENGINE CAPACITY - 1340ccPOWER - 194bhp@9500rpmTORQUE - 114lb.ft@7200rpmWEIGHT - 220kgSEAT HEIGHT - 805mmFUEL CAPACITY - 21LTOP SPEED - 186mph0-60
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Road Test: R1200R v. XB12R v. GT650R v Multistrada
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:59:28
Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices?
rpmTORQUE - 83.2lb.ft@5800rpmWEIGHT - 198kg SEAT HEIGHT - 800mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18LTOP SPEED - 139.6mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 187MILESSPECS - BUELLTYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7745ENGINE CAPACITY - 1203ccPOWER - 82.7bhp@6600rpm
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Three And A Half Grand Secondhand Steel
By Jon Urry on 14/10/2007 15:22:12
With the unlikely premise of £3500 fast burning holes in their pockets, four TWO teamsters are buying second-hand steel. It's head v hearts all the way
six-year-old sports bike that was barely distinguishable from new. Yes, the ZX-9R was Cool with a capital 'K'.Whit bought: 2005 Kawasaki Z750Miles: 1900 miles Tyres: Bridgestone BT019s, in good nickStandard? No, Blue Flame muffler, Renthal bars, heated
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Colditz
By Jon Urry on 01/11/2005 16:41:47
It's every officer's duty to escape. So our four battle-weary soldiers slipped the confines of Blighty for the freedom of Germany's autobahns to stretch the legs of four very fast bikes
at 180mph - although that's probably what the owner of the flat-out BMW M6 had told his mate in the passenger seat just before we sailed past him, speedos showing 190+mph.So 600 miles at an average speed of around 120mph - shouldn't take more than five
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One Fine Day
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 17:49:37
To discover the best 10-mile stretch of road anywhere in the UK you have to go to Loch Leven in Scotland. But it's worth the ride. We whipped the brand new Street Triple, the manic KTM690SM and the glorious GSX-R750K7 into a frenzy
/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASuzuki TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7949ENGINE CAPACITY - 749ccPOWER - 133.2bhp@11,500rpmTORQUE - 66.5lb.ft@8700rpmWEIGHT - 163kgSEAT HEIGHT - 810mmFUEL CAPACITY - N/ATOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n
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Road Test: ZX-12R v CBR1100XX v K1200S v GSX1300R
By Jon Urry on 07/05/2008 19:55:48
It's every officer's duty to escape. So our four battle-weary soldiers slipped the confines of Blighty for the freedom of Germany's autobahns to stretch the legs of four very fast bikes.
at 180mph - although that's probably what the owner of the flat-out BMW M6 had told his mate in the passenger seat just before we sailed past him, speedos showing 190+mph.So 600 miles at an average speed of around 120mph - shouldn't take more than five
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1300 Hayabusa
By Jon Urry on 29/03/2008 10:23:35
With a tyre-shredding 194bhp on tap and a fully revised chassis the original Hypersports bike is refusing to grow old gracefully. Hold on tight, because the 'Busa is back and is meaner than ever...
longer stroke, the Hayabusa's engine has a special bore coating to reduce internal friction and new three-ring forged aluminium-alloy slipper pistons that are 1.4 grams lighter than before. Compression is raised from 11.5:1 to 12.5:1 while the con rods
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Living with a 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 K6
By Jon Urry on 16/07/2006 09:52:38
Urry struggles with paranoia thanks to the GSX-R600
been on holiday to the south of France, which I'm sure it enjoyed as it came back relatively unscathed. Something it didn't enjoy quite as much was the 0-100-0 test that it was involved with. There will be more on this in next month's mag, but basically
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Road Test: R1200GS v Bandit 1200 v Sprint ST v FZ1
By Jon Urry on 18/05/2008 22:27:57
Can an ageing, bum basic £5299 all rounder really offer the best of all worlds against a raft of higher priced, specialist competition? Read on to see where the smart money lies
.4lb.ft@9600rpmWEIGHT - 215kg SEAT HEIGHT - 785-805mmFUEL CAPACITY - 20LTOP SPEED - 139.2mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 150milesSPECS - TRIUMPHTYPE - SPORTS TOURERPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £7799ENGINE CAPACITY - 1050ccPOWER - 119.5bhp@8900rpm
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Road Test: F800S v Derbi v 883R v ER-6N v MT-03
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:04:30
In a fashion conscious market what does it take to stand out from the crowd and attract a new breed of rider? Say hello to the new wave in motorcycle design .
/aTANK RANGE - N/ASPECS - KAWASAKITYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £4595 / £4895 WITH ABSENGINE CAPACITY - 649ccPOWER - 65.4bhp@8500rpmTORQUE - 50lb.ft@7000rpmWEIGHT - 200kg (WET) SEAT HEIGHT - 785mmFUEL CAPACITY - 15.5LTOP SPEED - 126.2mph0-60
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