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Used Review: Honda Varadero
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 22:44:23
Too big and pig-ugly is how the Honda Varadero been described but what's it really like to own?
the VTR1000F FireStorm motor. It used smaller carbs and a larger flywheel to lower the out-right power and boost the already impressive grunt levels.The Varadero stayed the same until the introduction of a smoother-styled replacement in early 2003
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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
. Gearing Tuonos have 17-tooth front sprockets with 42 teeth at the rear. Many owners go the route of lowering the gearing, with 16- or even 15-tooth front sprockets popular, or 44-tooth rears. A new front sprocket costs around £20 and takes just over
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Used Review: Yamaha Fazer 600
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 16:03:24
Cheaper than chips and more versatile than a Swiss Army knife, the Yamaha Fazer is one of the few bikes that really can be (nearly) all things to all men - and all for under two grand
that is the FZ6. Alas poor Fazer! We knew you well...Continue the Yamaha Fazer 600 Used Review 2/2
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Used Review: Honda VTR Firestorm
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 13:42:06
In the mid-90s, V-twins were red, temperamental and raced by Carl Fogarty. Until Honda brought out the Firestorm, that is. We examine Honda's first big-twin sportsbike
-humbler VTR quietly carries on with an army of enthusiasts behind. Truth be known, the VTR is a softly-spoken machine that has been chronically underrated for too long.Continue the Honda VTR1000 Firestorm Used Review - 2/2
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Used Review: Triumph Sprint RS
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 21:38:34
Quiet, unassuming and unpopular the Sprint RS may have been as a new buy, it now has a loyal following and makes a bargain sports tourer.
I was at the launch of the Sprint RS in southern Spain in 1999. Some muppet in the office thought it would be a good idea to ride back from there to the Midlands, in late December.But thanks to decent winter kit and the Sprint RS's solid attributes
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Japanese Muscle: Yamaha Vmax used review
By Jon Urry on 26/10/2010 11:27:38
In 1985 Yamaha launched an unashamed brute of a bike. Born on the drag strip the V-Max was a mass of metal and chrome which instantly drew a cult following. Now, 23 years on, does the old master still command any respect?
by saying he had just registered a brand new Vmax on a 2008 plate and had some excellent second hand examples. Despite the bike being discontinued in Europe in 2004, the US market kept demanding Yamaha make the bike right up until 2007, so brand new examples
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Buyer's Guide Review: Kawasaki ZX-7R
By Visordown on 24/01/2012 09:52:10
The ultimate buyer’s guide for the Kawasaki ZX-7R from the people that ride them
: £1680 PRIVATE: 35K MILES: £1430 1998 DEALER: 30K MILES: £1850 PRIVATE: 30K MILES: £1570 2000 DEALER: 23K MILES: £2250 PRIVATE: 23K MILES: £1910 2002 DEALER: 16K MILES: £2400 PRIVATE: 16K MILES: £2040OWNERS SAY...“Since 2002 I’ve run a trackday ZX-7R
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Used Review: Ducati 916, 996 & 998
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 14:08:20
An aesthetic and performance revolution in its day, the 916 series has guaranteed iconic status for Bologna's blood-red bullets for time immemorial. But are those stories of Desmodromic histrionics all true?
, seminal 916.Developed in 1993 and launched in 1994, the 916 Strada was an astounding success. It had journalists spluttering for the superlatives and Foggy reaching for the World Superbike title in the bike's very first year of production. The 916 was a
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Used Review: Honda CB600F Hornet
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 21:49:32
Born in 1998's naked middleweight boom, the Honda Hornet has evolved into a more capable, practical machine than the tiny-tanked original model.
that only fat rubber can provide. Eventually the machine swopped to more 'normal' 17-inchers in 2000.Other flaws in the original were the poor fuel range and the brakes - which, according to Honda, were 'un-fierce' so as not to catch out the novice
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Used Review: Aprilia RSV Mille & Mille R
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 13:50:45
With looks and performance akin to a kick in the pods, Aprilia's Mille proved that not every Italian sportsbike had to be a blood-red, 90¡ V-twin from Bologna.
lumpy) power delivery. It piled out 128 claimed bhp, which equated to around 112-115 in rear-wheel terms.With Aprilia already umpteen titles through their 125 and 250cc GP haul at the time, you had a beautifully polished and organically curving ally beam
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