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Motorcycle commuter clothing for every budget
By Robin Goodwin on 23/09/2011 09:02:30
Three price ranges of motorcycle gear suitable for commuting
Good quality, safe kit doesn't have to be expensive. Unless you want it to be. Here we've showcased three sets of kit in for three different price ranges, from budget to affordable and desirable.But what are the fundamentals of commuting gear
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Splitting heirs: Suzuki GSF600 V GSF1200
By Chris Moss on 20/09/2010 11:41:17
Suzuki's Bandit models brought brand-new sports motorcycles suddenly into the price range of just about anyone. Five years and one re-vamp later, how do the 1200 and 600 stack up against each other?
.Continue the Suzuki GSF Bandit road testCost of LivingTyres The Bandits are fitted with different brands and sizes of tyres. The 600 wears Bridgestone BT56s, with a 120/60 ZR17 front and 160/60 ZR17 rear. Michelin Macadams are original rubber on the 1200, a 120/70
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New Alpinestars Bionic Air back protector
By Visordown on 09/05/2011 17:11:20
Sleek design and lighter weight for Alpinestars' new Bionic Air
.BIONIC AIR BACK PROTECTOR KEY FEATURES:CE Certified Level 1 to the LATEST back protector standard (prEN1621‐2:2010) allowing a slimmer, more ergonomic design.Innovative Dual Density Honeycomb Technology (DDH) combines two different honeycomb structures
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BMW K1600 GT UK prices revealed
By Visordown News on 28/02/2011 09:19:36
£14,950 for the entry level K1600 GT
and windshield for £16,515. The pinnacle of the range, the GTL E, priced at £17,315, includes the same as above and the addition of the adaptive headlight, dynamic traction control and tyre pressure control.BMW Motorrad dealers will be releasing the luxury tourer
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Is this Honda's 2013 CRF450R?
By Visordown News on 25/03/2012 12:46:37
This drawing, filed as part of a patent by Honda, appears to show a new design of the firm's CRF450R motocrosser.
THE design shows twin exhausts, a solution tried a few years ago on the CRF250R, and different bodywork to the existing model. The frame also appears to be new compared to previous versions of the CRF. The single-cylinder engine is visually unaltered, showing the basic design ide...
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Biggest-ever Aprilia scooter
By Visordown News on 17/10/2011 12:03:24
Gilera GP800 to be transformed into sportier Aprilia version
THE world's biggest scooter, Gilera's 839cc V-twin GP800, is to be turned into an Aprilia next year.Our sources have revealed that despite holding the 'world's biggest scooter' title ever since its introduction four years ago the Gilera hasn't made many waves, thanks in part to a...
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Boring Bikes to Belgium
By Jon Urry on 01/09/2005 16:05:23
Workaday middleweights sprout wings to prove their worth on a potter to Brussels
PRODUCTION DATE - 2005 PRICE NEW - £5149 ENGINE CAPACITY - 645cc POWER - 72.5bhp@8900rpm TORQUE - 47lb.ft@7300rpm WEIGHT - 190kg SEAT HEIGHT - 820mm FUEL CAPACITY - 22L TOP SPEED - 115mph 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - 221MILES
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First Ride: Ducati Sport 1000S
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 12:18:52
Achingly beautiful, plain aching to ride. Another classic stunner from Italy.
adopt a Paul Smart-esque race crouch that is, and slide back in the seat, rest your chin on the tank and get right under that monstrous slice of retro perspex.Click here for the Ducati Sport 1000S review page 2 of 2.
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First Ride: Ducati 848 Evo review
By Ben Cope on 20/04/2011 10:16:47
Ducati's entry-level sportsbike packs more punch but is power it's real strength?
from the 848 and called it the 848 EVO.The list of modifications is extensive, are you ready? A re-worked head, new pistons to increase compression ratio from 12:1 to 13.2:1, modified intake ports, a new camshaft giving higher lift, 4mm larger throttle
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First Ride: 2008 KX Range
By Jon Bentman on 02/04/2008 18:08:14
Kawasaki have been cleaning up in motocross this season. And their '08 range are direct descendants of their world beaters. You man enough to ride one?
. The office historians think KLX lineage goes something like this: 1980 - the first, an SOHC air-cooled single (17bhp, 115kg). Then a yawning chasm of non-development until 1997, when along came the second generation with a water-cooled, DOHC motor and a
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