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First Ride: Triumph Tiger 800
By Ben Cope on 08/11/2010 16:29:23
Triumph's new Tiger 800 enters a competitive market. So, is it any good?
their focus sharp.The bike is very good, it has lots going for it. There you go, road test over. No, only kidding. The one thing that stands out the most about the Tiger 800 is it's engine characteristics; it's got a wealth of torque and immaculate fuelling
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First Ride: 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R
By Ben Cope on 22/11/2010 12:51:53
Kawasaki's all-new ZX-10R is bursting with technology. But is it better than BMW's S1000RR?
the benefit of what is arguably the best bit of technology on the new ZX-10R; S- KTRC. Traction control to you and me.Click here for the Kawasaki ZX-10R first ride review page 2/2.
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First Ride: 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R review
By Ben Cope on 16/12/2012 19:25:19
Forget 250s. This is the best handling bike you can buy.
of their new model with looks that, 8 years ago, could have proved controversial.That’s the main reason the original Daytona 675 featured an underseat exhaust. Meanwhile, Triumph were already testing a model with an under-slung exhaust and knew it was the next
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First UK Ride: 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 review
By Ben Cope on 05/12/2011 21:04:59
We're granted exclusive first UK ride. Yamaha enters the traction control club, revising its flagship sportsbike for 2012. Does it move the game on?
. For me, traction control is what's exciting in sportsbikes right now. I'm glad the R1's finally got it.Who would want a sun-drenched Spanish circuit to test the new bike's traction control, when you can have the greasy winter roads of England, territory
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I've ridden the future and it's 100bhp
By Ben Cope on 17/04/2012 12:08:32
Would a 100bhp limit be the end of motorcycling?
..Having not affected accident statistics, the EU are putting pressure on France to remove the 100bhp limit, so are we really likely to get it in the UK? It's Politics, it's the EU. The truth is, no-one knows. Least of all me.What we do know is that ABS is coming
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First Ride: 2013 Honda CBR600RR C-ABS review
By Ben Cope on 26/03/2013 13:45:50
At a freezing-cold Donington where even the mighty Ron Haslam struggled to get heat in the tyres, we ride Honda's revised Supersport offering. In between mugs of hot tea.
managed it. It feels to me like Honda knows better and I’m not convinced they always do.I’m going to take the 2013 CBR600RR for a proper road and track test once the weather sharpens up and then I’ll be able to deliver a full verdict. For now, you know a
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