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Road Test: Tuono v Duke v Brutale v Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 21:07:12
In search of naked satisfaction our lads strip down, strip off and head to the seediest street in Europe, Hamburg's Reeperbahn.
. If his bike does, as is looking increasingly likely with every passing tenth of a mile, run out of gas I'm going to run straight into his rear wheel when it has its first dry tank hiccup. I back off a few feet and plan how to push the Triumph when
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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...
out of the corners in relative safety. But don't get cocky. On a few occasions, mainly when the tyres were really starting to get over worked near the end of a session, the rear would break free, but it only ever did it when you really put the power
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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 .
distinct forward weight bias does mean that if you change down too many gears too soon it's relatively easy to get the rear wheel to lock up . Experienced riders will exploit this for fun, and it's quite amusing to skid into roundabouts, but for a nervous
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Litre Beaters: 2003 1000cc test
By Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 19/05/2003 11:29:51
When you absolutely, positively have to go as fast as possible from one point to another there is only one class to turn to. But when the siren goes off is the new GSX-R still the fastest way to get to a nuclear bunker?
. On the gas rear end grip was phenomenal and considering the power at your right hand, Suzuki must have worked very hard to get the rear suspension right - I can't really fault it. So handling was very impressive, but I still have one gripe. On last year
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Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s
By Niall Mackenzie, Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:34:01
The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain.
as there's a huge increase in torque over the 999.At 5000rpm the motor begins to drive hard so to benefit you have to quickly find a bigger rear tyre contact patch by picking the bike up. On slower corners I found standing the bike up while still hanging
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Bloodlust - Honda NR750 vs. Ducati Desmosedici
By Niall Mackenzie and Jon Urry on 19/05/2009 15:30:27
Honda’s NR750 and Ducati’s Desmosedici are two of the most stunning bikes ever built. Each are worth £40,000 and both were developed from pure GP technology. There may be an incredible 16 years between them, but exclusivity this rare is timeless
-cooled, 16-valve V-fourPOWER: 200bhp @ 13,800rpmTORQUE: 85 lb.ft @ 10,500rpmFRONT SUSPENSION: 43mm Öhlins FG353P fully adjustable pressurisedREAR SUSPENSION: Öhlins monoshock, fully adjustableFRONT BRAKE: 330mm disc, four-piston calipers REAR BRAKE: 240mm
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Road Test: Tornado RS V Ducati 999S V MV F4 1000
By Jon Urry, Tim Cummings on 13/04/2008 13:21:13
Once the preserve of the mega rich, these first-generation Italian superbikes can now be snapped up for less than the cost of a new sports 600. Here’s the deal.
unit with no pillion pegs and a white ‘race plate’ on the back. Genuine bikes come with ÷hlins suspension front and rear as well as an ÷hlins steering damper which is easy to identify. The engine’s in a higher state of tune with an extra 12 claimed bhp
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Split the Difference
By James Whitham , Rob Hoyles , Jon Urry on 07/09/2009 16:28:52
Despite being brilliant to ride, to many riders bikes are little more than an efficient form of transport.
in the paint or ding in the exhaust can, I was more concerned that the major mechanical parts were up to the job. I looked at the head bearings, the swing-arm and rear linkage bushes, wheel bearings, chain and sprocket condition, brakes and suspension at both
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Road Test: SXV5.5 v. ZZR1400 v. GSX-R750 v. Rocket
By Niall Mackenzie, Tim Dickson, John Hogan, Jon Urry on 20/05/2008 10:30:19
Motorcycling with the mostest and living with extremes: Kawasaki ZZR1400, Triumph Rocket III, Suzuki GSX-R750 and an Aprilia SXV5.5. Can too much ever be enough?
, but the GSX-R750 is one of the purest forms of motorcycling ever created.Aprilia SXV5.5Special excess: race bike on the road Lived with: Jon UrryI've been riding the Aprilia for less than 20 yards, in fact I haven't even made it out of the office car park
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