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Buyer Guide: Buell XB Range
By Visordown on 05/10/2010 15:51:30
With a reputation for constant niggles and occasional disasters, our survey says Buells are by no means the nightmare of common lore
Click to view: Buell XB Range owners reviews, specs and image galleries.There’s a bit of biking which is all about giving convention the middle finger, doing it your own way and having fun. That’s exactly what Buells do. They’re weird, they’re lairy
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Buyer's Guide: Triumph Daytona 600, 650 and 675
By George Chapman on 04/08/2010 15:41:00
All the info you need on Triumph's mid range Daytona sports bikes.
range. Check out our Daytona 675 road test review and read real world owner reviews of the Daytona 675.Visordown's review section is here to help you decide which model is for you. Containing all the Daytona specifications, images, first rides, road
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Used Review: Triumph TT600-Daytona 600-650
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 22:01:14
Yep, it's true. Back in 1996, when Triumph first mooted a middleweight sportsbike - codenamed T806 - they looked at making a triple.
-cylinder layout should be used. From this we can gather that listening to focus groups can be a bad idea, for 10 years down the line we're full circle with the new Daytona 675 triple...So, in 1999 we got a four-cylinder motorcycle that scarcely deviated from
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Used Review: Suzuki GSX-R750
By Bertie Simmonds on 28/09/2008 16:25:56
A classic headbanger's bike, the SRAD and 750Y models of the legendary GSX-R were once giant killers. But how do they stand the ravages of time?
Suzuki's seminal GSX-R range has always offered two things: value and performance. Oh, and reliability and kudos, too. So that's four things.Either way, how else have so many bikers been offered so much performance and pose for so little outlay
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: used Fazer test
By Jon Urry on 05/08/2010 15:37:08
With the new Yamaha Fazer 800 arriving we dip into the secondhand market to sample the best and worst of the Fazer family…
The Fazer has been a mainstay of Yamaha’s range since the launch of the original 600 in 1998. This unassuming model, which was initially labelled a ‘parts bin special’ due to it borrowing most of its major components from existing machines, soon won
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Used nakeds: Yamaha Fazer 1000 (2001) V Honda Hornet 900 (2003)
By Chris Moss on 10/09/2010 11:08:47
Both these bikes are the product of 'modular engineering'. But do they represent a good BUY?
profitable the model stands to be.And that simple economical philosophy is the reason behind the manufacture of the two bikes we've tested here - Yamaha's Fazer 1000 and Honda's Hornet 900. Both bikes use many parts common to other models previously offered
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Used Review: BMW R1150GS and R1200GS buyer's guide
By Bertie Simmonds on 12/10/2010 20:32:37
Once one of biking's best-kept secrets, BMW's capable-of-anything GS is now one of the biggest selling multi-purpose bikes in the UK.
, the world was a distinctly more hostile place...The GS or Gelände/Straße (off-road/road) range was born 25 years ago with the R80 GS. Since then the bike has become a favoured machine for use on round-the-world antics and back-lane blasts.In 1993 the modern
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Used Review: Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 22:11:44
Ten years ago the Super Blackbird was celebrated as the fastest and most powerful thing on two wheels. Now, it's 'just' a very fast, big, sports tourer with an enviable reputation for quality.
the Blackbird kept popping up and giving them a bloody nose in group tests long after it shouldn't have. It was graceful with awesome build quality where the 'Busa was ugly and poorly finished; it had comfort and 'legs' where the ZX-12R was cramped and had poor
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Used Review: Aprilia Tuono
By Bertie Simmonds on 08/04/2008 22:00:52
For sheer naked fun, nothing short of a frolic with Lucy Pinder can beat the Aprilia Tuono. Launched in 2003, it immediately won an army of fans
the traditional 5000rpm mid-range dip, before climbing up the rev range to post a peak of around 120bhp at the back wheel. Servicing generally takes place every 6000 miles.2. Maps/chips Many owners change these, so ask if the work's been done and why. If the chip
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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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