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Used test: Kawasaki ZX-7R vs Suzuki GSX-R750 SRAD
By Jon Urry on 09/09/2010 11:30:18
Suzuki's GSX-R brand represented the ultimate race replica for the people. Can Kawasaki's masterpiece take it on?
it to sell well on its reputation until 2003, while Suzuki tinkered and fettled, introducing fuel injection a year later and enjoyed great success until its replacement in 2000.The fact is that this category is a numbers obsessed game and Suzuki came up
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First Ride: BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replica
By Jon Urry on 14/09/2010 12:16:08
Only BMW would make a race replica that comes with heated grips and a shaft-drive as standard. Jon Urry took the Randy Mamola BoxerCup replica BMW around Donington Park for an all-over workout
. I mean alongside there were Ducatis on slicks, race prepped CBRs, GSX-R1000s...and me on a road going BMW with a natty paint job and the signature of a former GP rider on the side. Well one thing was for sure, if I could get ahead then it would be a
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Road Test: Real World 600s
By Jon Urry on 03/06/2003 14:54:52
If pound notes are more important than lap times these 600s offer the best compromise of race replica handling with real world practicality. New and secondhand these still top the sales podium
miles. Which is why the F-1 has been kept in the range. Die-hard sports bike fans will consider it second-rate to the single-minded RR, but for real world riding it has its fans.It's a similar story for the 2002 ZX-6R. Despite it being the most road
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Grey Matters - 400cc test
By Jon Urry on 29/07/2010 14:49:50
In the early 1990s, 400cc race reps were all the rage. But that was nearly two decades ago. Are these pocket rockets still a viable buy in the secondhand market or simply relics from the past?
with price tags of less than £2,000 for a quick zip to see if they lived up to their billing. Oddly enough, they more than did…Read on for the Honda CBR400 NC29
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Road Test: Ducati Sport 1000 vs. Triumph Thruxton
By Jon Urry on 13/05/2008 22:59:52
New dogs, old tricks. Does a factory retro sit well in the modern garage?
.Ducati's 750 Sport was a similar story in Europe. Designed to sell as a road going replica of the Ducati Paul Smart rode to victory in the 1972 Imola 200 Miles it also sporned a racing version. Although only 402 Ducati 750SS (or green frames as they were
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Half Price Sale: £5k used sportsbikes
By Jon Urry on 13/08/2010 10:49:09
With new litre sportsbikes costing upwards of £10,000 the used market is booming. But at £5k are these bikes half the performance as well as half the price?
than the green ones, but this Kawasaki racing replica caught our eye as it was neatly done and different without being too outrageous.And finally, Yamaha’s classy 2004 R1. This model of R1 announced that the Japanese had finally mastered the art
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Honda Fireblade History: The Gathering
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2004 11:46:41
There's no bigger name when it comes to big sportsbikes than the FireBlade, and that was all the excuse we needed to line up every model since 1992 for a right good knees up at the wooded and wicked Oulton Park
among the race-replica pigeons like the Honda FireBlade.The big H realised there wasn't a great deal either 'super' or 'sporty' about the supersports class at the beginning of the '90s. The company's own CBR1000F was plenty quick, but about as exciting
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Fork in the road: Harley Street Rod vs. Yamaha R1
By Jon Urry on 17/01/2011 14:58:28
One man's floor is another man's ceiling. The words'sports bike' can mean very different things, so we compare two contrasting takes takes on a common theme.
.Click here to read the review page 2 of 2Harley Davidson Street Rod SpecsSPECS - HARLEY-DAVIDSONTYPE - CRUISERPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £10,995ENGINE CAPACITY - 1130ccPOWER - 116bhp@8000rpmTORQUE - 78lb.ft@7400rpm WEIGHT - 280kg SEAT HEIGHT - 762mm
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Used Test: Suzuki TL1000R
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 13:18:40
Created as Japan’s first V-twin World Superbike champion, the TL1000R fell short as a racer. But as a road-going missile, the big Suzuki offered a chunky alternative to Italy’s uncompromising, highly-strung twins. And now it’s criminally cheap
no penny-pinching by taking that route.For a visual re-fresh, expect to pay about £40 a wheel to get them re-powder coated (www.triple-s.co.uk are excellent). The Suzuki finish is quite poor, and a re-spray will be close to £1,000, depending on the damage
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First Ride: 2004 Ducati 749R
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 20:50:17
Following its launch at a soggy Valencia, we try Ducati's beautiful 749R in the dry at Donington.
cracking motor.Ducati 999S: £13,950. Bigger, but not as trick.2004 Ducati 749R SpecsTYPE - SUPERSPORTS PRODUCTION DATE - 2004 PRICE NEW - £13,595 ENGINE CAPACITY - 749cc POWER - 118bhp@10,250rpm TORQUE - 60lb.ft@8250rpm WEIGHT - 192kg SEAT HEIGHT - 810
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