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First Ride: 2006 Moto Morini Corsaro 1200
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 14:00:00
With pre-production faults gone will the Corsaro hit or miss in the UK bike pond?
. It's hard work to ride and very aggressive, but if you like that sort of thing it isn't badly priced, looks well built and is rare enough to be a talking point. For a gentle day-to-day bike go for the Speed Triple, or a big retro such as the CB1300
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Road Test: Moto Guzzi Breva V1100
By John Cantlie on 27/04/2008 21:00:09
Moto Guzzi come out swinging with their new Breva V11, and they've got BMW's R1150R boxer twin up against the ropes.
is not really sustainable. Along with the forthcoming Griso and the promise of a road-going MGS-01 superbike, Guzzi appear to be getting their skates on.The first thing you notice about the Breva is the way it looks. Gone is the retro-chic of big beasts like
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Niall's Spin: Kawasaki ZRX1200
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 15:41:32
The Kawasaki may look fantastic and turn heads around, but does it offer that satisfying experience you are dying for?
then - proper retro even - but in the flesh it all looks a bit mis-matched.The best bit, however, is the 1164cc 120bhp lump in the middle, which feels and sounds glorious once you're out on the open road. For a big engine it likes to be revved through the gears
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Niall's Spin: Yamaha MT-01 review
By Niall Mackenzie on 21/09/2010 12:25:10
It promised so much that it was bound to fall short, but now the hype has died down, what's it really like to ride?
Click to read: Yamaha MT-01 owners reviews, Yamaha MT-01 specs and to see the Yamaha MT-01 image gallery.Tuned-up, air-cooled 1670cc cruiser engine and an image that makes all Harleys and retros look like effete antiques. This is the cruiser
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Advanced Motorcycle Riding Course: Hanging off
By Andy Morrison on 27/07/2010 11:31:10
In a car you sit in your seat, as fixed and as immobile as the engine bolted into the engine bay. But on a bike moving yourself around can have a pronounced effect on weight distribution and the way your bike uses its tyres
-on advantage here is improved ground clearance. As you grow more confident, corner speeds increase and your average retro, street bike or tourer will run out of ground clearance, given good dry roads, long before the tyres run out of grip. Less lean angle can
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You want a nice little car, you do.
By mark forsyth on 08/09/2010 16:16:57
200bhp, 200mph. It's no longer popular, it would seem
We ran a couple of stories last week - both, coincidentally, about new Kawasakis.One was the first peek of the new ZX10R – hot stuff you’d imagine – the other, the new W800 retro parallel twin.I suppose it shouldn’t have shocked us, which story
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Motorcycle Radar: 1994
By Roland Brown on 24/11/2010 11:52:46
Despite falling almost in the middle of a decade, 1994 was a year of fresh starts.
in gloriously slinky bodywork. It blew away everybody who rode one.SUPPORTING CASTHot new bikes came in a variety of shapes and sizes, from Honda’s sleek but overpriced RC45 to Harley’s deliciously retro Road King. Best budget superbike was Suzuki’s RF900R
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Bare Necessities - Naked 1000s
By Jon Urry on 08/12/2003 16:02:22
Niall, Gus, Jon and Daryll get back to nature and dabble in a bit of group nakedness
to decide which style of bike you want. Do you want a naked muscle bike, a naked retro bike, a large capacity naked bike or a small capacity one, a semi-faired or naked naked bike? Confused yet? We were.So to make matters a bit clearer we decided to stick
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Should Triumph make a superbike?
By Visordown News on 12/03/2012 14:40:49
A high-performance machine now could make sense
may be in the perfect position to re-enter the superbike arena. Once the not-really-a-secret-any-more Trophy tourer appears it should have a potential market leader in every big-bike category (sports, retro, naked – big and middleweight – dual
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Mugen entering TT Zero
By Visordown News on 17/02/2012 10:57:21
Is Mugen racer a cover for Honda's electric bike development?
-E electric bike...Will the RC-E form the basis for Mugen's effort? Under the skin there's a definite possibility that some of the technology will be shared, although we're guessing the real racer will be less retro-styled – after all, it's not intended
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