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Top 7 cruisers with huge engines
By Ben Cope on 25/07/2011 11:09:39
Motorcycles with engines that are bigger than you'll find in most cars...
from their current range, the one with the biggest engine, naturally. If you like your bikes large and loud step this way...
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Ducati's 1199 Panigale: Coloured
By Ben Cope on 03/07/2012 14:01:05
You can have any colour as long as it's red. However, next year...
more colour options to the range to keep us all interested. We'd put money on the options being Pearl White and Midnight Black, but you never know, Ducati might well adopt that old favourite: Giallo Ducati, or, yellow, as it's known to you and I
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Discuss: Do 1000cc superbikes need traction control?
By Ben Cope on 21/06/2011 09:28:00
...or is it all in your wrist?
200 times a second.Yamaha are the second Japanese manufacturer to add TC to their top of the range superbike. It's thought that Suzuki's next GSX-R1000 will feature traction control but Honda appear to be keeping their cards close to their chest as far
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To The Crusher - Kawasaki GPZ305
By Ben Cope on 26/03/2010 09:39:12
It's another motorcycle that they should have never made. But they did. Why?
do Kawasaki do?They tart it up to look like the-then supersports GPz range and call it a GPz305. Swoopy fairing, racing red with silver and blue pin stripes. It looks great on the big GPz750 and 900R, but just makes the tiddler look like a sinking
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A look inside K-Tech's DDS front forks
By Ben Cope on 09/07/2012 14:18:04
Stripping and rebuilding a set of forks, in just over a minute
to and the exact tolerances expected of them. That's because top-of-the-range forks use better quality components and feature a hard-anodised coating on the stanchions, which results in less wear compared to a standard road fork and therefore fewer tiny amounts
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Differences: BMW F800GS vs Adventure
By Ben Cope on 03/05/2013 11:01:40
The new F800GS Adventure in on the scene, so what are you getting for the extra £1,000 on the asking price of the standard model?
IS BMW's new F800GS Adventure just an F800GS with a larger fuel tank? Well no, not quite. The new model features a larger 24-litre tank (8-litres more than the F800GS), revised bodywork, a larger screen, 10mm taller seat (890mm), hand guards, wide
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2011 Z750R vs. 2013 Z800
By Ben Cope on 10/12/2012 12:02:18
A comparison of the outgoing Z750R's specs against the new Z800's
How does the new Z800 stack up against the Z750R on paper?The Z800 boasts 58cc extra and a slightly higher comparession ratio up from 11.3:1 to 11.9:1, giving it 6bhp more at the top end and an extra 5ftlb of torque, slightly lower in the rev-range
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The £1000 Ducati (and why you wouldn't)
By Ben Cope on 25/11/2011 12:51:08
If it's an experience you're after...
that had been liberally squirted into every nook and crannie.Despite its starting issues, the engine felt fine in the lower rev range. It didn’t stall when we sat at the lights and - for a remarkably slow bike – the Monster was quite eager to get away from
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2010 BMW S1000RR vs. 2012 S1000RR
By Ben Cope on 29/02/2012 14:29:25
A look at what's new on the 2012 BMW S1000RR
to 23.9 degrees, while trail is increased by 2.6mm. A mid-speed damping valve has been added to the front forks and internals have been revised with the aim of improving front-end feedback. The rear shock features a new spring and a wider range
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10 Best Motorcycles for Women
By Ben Cope on 09/01/2013 10:26:55
... and shorter riders too!
One in 10 motorcyclists is female, but the range of motorcycles out there doesn’t tend to cater for the average female rider that well. We’re talking seat height. Most men don’t worry about how tall a motorcycle’s seat is, but our female readers say
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