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The Mille Family - RSV & Tuono track test
By Jon Urry on 16/09/2010 16:50:29
With more inbreeding than a small Welsh village Aprilia's Mille engine comes in many guises. We took five of the best to Donington Park to put 'em through their paces
The mess that 72,000 people and a pit area full of race teams can make really is staggering. It's the day after the British GP and I'm looking over the now deserted Donington Park fields which only 24 hours earlier had been host to a record-breaking GP crowd attendance. Everywher...
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Behind the Scenes: KTM RC8
By Jon Urry on 18/02/2008 14:31:04
KTM’s RC8 marks the dawn of a new era for the Austrian firm. Join us as we go behind the scenes
There is an air of excitement combined with nervous tension around KTM’s factory in Mattighofen. Everyone is buzzing, like expectant parents waiting for their firstborn. The secret is out, the world knows what the Austrian firm has in store, but that’s as far as it goes. Beyond t...
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First Ride: 2008 Honda CBF600S
By Jon Urry on 17/02/2008 15:27:28
An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style...
When I’m grey and old I have an image of myself sitting back in a battered old chair recounting stories to my grandchildren of yesteryear. Of the times when petrol wasn’t £100 a litre, bikes didn’t have speed limiters and you weren’t required to fill out an NHS waver form to ride...
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First Impressions: Triumph Daytona 675R
By Jon Urry on 17/02/2011 16:03:25
Jon Urry reports back from Portimao
is a track weapon!Full review later after I've had a bit more time on the bike.
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KTM RC8 vs. Ducati 1098 - Euro Fighters
By Jon Urry on 22/10/2010 11:55:07
KTM's plan could be seen as audacious; take on the benchmark boss, Ducati’s 1098. So, should Ducati be scared?
beautiful engine that is easy to live with yet more than capable of going completely mental when the need arises, such as when you are out on one of the best days this year.Click here for KTM RC8 versus Ducati 1098 review page two.KTM RC8Price: £10
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First Ride: 2006 Aprilia RSV-R
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 22:46:53
A re-jig to pass tough emissions tests or significant go-faster modifications? Urry tests the new RSV-R and RSV-R Factory
Click to read: Aprilia RSV-R owners reviews, Aprilia RSV-R specs and to see the Aprilia RSV-R image gallery."TOO MUCH PASSION brought Aprilia off track, but now we have Piaggio's backing we have been brought back on track again." For the usual
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First Ride: 2008 BMW F650GS
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 10:43:06
BMW comes over all coy about the size of its new 798cc middleweight. What’s up lads, got something to hide?
Click to read: BMW F650GS owners reviews, BMW F650GS specs and to see the BMW F650GS image gallery.First of all let’s clear something up. BMW’s F650GS isn’t a 650, it has virtually the same 798cc engine as the F800GS. BMW is just very conscious
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Retro File: 1992 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR
By Jon Urry on 24/09/2010 16:34:51
For too long superbikes were about nothing but power. Then, in 1992, Honda launched the FireBlade and laid down the template for the modern sportsbike. Now the RR-N is a hugely desirable classic performance bike
Click to read: 1992 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR owners reviews, 1992 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR specs and to see the 1992 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR image gallery.In the late 1980s Honda entrusted the development of its new inline four sportsbike to a
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The GSX-R Family
By Jon Urry on 10/11/2004 13:57:52
Like a Mafioso crime family the GSX-R clan has forced a place in biking society through aggression and intimidation. With two new members introduced this year we gather the family together for a reunion
Four letters, that's all. Four consonants that, if Carol Vorderman had picked them out and placed them on the Countdown board, even the maddeningly squirmworthy Richard Whiteley wouldn't have uttered a mundane comment about. G, S, X and R. On the face of it they don't look like m...
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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650S
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 15:16:46
The new SV650S has a hell of a reputation to live up to as it steps into the shoes of its vastly popular predecessor
Click to read: Suzuki SV650S owners reviews, Suzuki SV650S specs and to see the Suzuki SV650S image gallery.If you were given a clean sheet of paper and told to write down your perfect real-world bike what would your list include?Well, for a start a
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