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Road Test: BMW R1150GS V R1200GS
By Bertie Simmonds on 26/01/2011 16:41:13
The bold, brash and huge 1200 GS Adventure takes on its dad - the tough, slugging film star 1150 GS Adventure in the wilds of Wales.
considerably. The spec charts tell it pretty much like it is. And on the dyno the 1200 makes a good 20bhp more than the 1150 and there's around 12 percent more torque too. And as all this extra grunt is propelling a substantially lighter bike it really is a non
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First Ride: 2006 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By John Cantlie on 03/04/2008 19:21:50
For 10 years now Honda's Pan European has been one of the sharpest touring tools in the box.
SpecificationsSPECS TYPE - TOURER PRODUCTION DATE - 2002 PRICE NEW - £10,300 ENGINE CAPACITY - 1261cc POWER - 116bhp@8000rpm TORQUE - 86lb.ft@6500rpm WEIGHT - 276kg SEAT HEIGHT - 790mm FUEL CAPACITY - 29L TOP SPEED - N/A 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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Used Test: Suzuki GSX1400
By Bertie Simmonds on 13/09/2010 14:19:12
It looked like a pit-bull, even if it was more of a lap-dog to ride. Blessed with good looks and mucho torque, Suzuki's GSX1400 has proved to be a popular retro bruiser bike in used circles
/white, silver, black, blue, black/redPrice new: £6,349 (2005)Price now: £4,000-£5,500Comments: Mildest of updates including 4-2-1 pipes (instead of 4-2-2) revised fuel-injection, new SECM coating on the bores and imobilisor.Suzuki GSX1400 K6 Final Edition (2006-2007
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Bike Icon: Norton Commando
By Mark Shippey on 14/09/2010 17:53:35
Much-loved and much maligned, the Norton Commando both saved and then helped to kill the British bike industry
1967: Earls Court showcaseApril 1968: First 'Fastback' production models arrive in dealersJanuary 1969: Revised frameMarch 1969: 'S' Type with high level left side exhaust, a larger 2 1/2 gallon tank and naked front forksMarch 1970: Roadster similar
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Jeremy Burgess - The King Maker
By Mike Nicks on 05/06/2004 14:45:21
Valentino Rossi's right-hand man has 14 GP titles to his credit and delights in psychological paddock warfare. Meet Jeremy Burgess
staggering 1.410 seconds from his previous best. He set a new qualifying record at 1m58.758s - a vast 1.145 seconds faster than Gibernau, his closest Honda rival.But wasn't it a gamble to wait until so late in the session to produce the super-lap? "I
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Motorcycle Radar: 1989
By Roland Brown on 18/11/2010 16:25:31
Journalist Roland Brown has ridden everything that’s walked or crawled in the last 30 years. Here he looks back at the bikes that defined 1989
minor change to the steering head of the tubular steel trellis frame; suspension upgrades included a longer Marzocchi shock with compression damping adjustment for the first time. But it was the change from 16- to 17-inch wheels that made the most
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Motorcycle Radar: 1982
By Roland Brown on 23/11/2010 12:07:30
1982 was a great year. The year Visordown's founder Ben Cope was born. But what else happened?
racing year came in the annual Transatlantic Trophy match race between Britain and the USA at Easter. Barry Sheene won the first five of the six races, and was leading the last and heading towards a £20,000 bonus (a lot of loot in those days) when his
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Motorcycle Radar: 1989
By Roland Brown on 22/11/2010 15:28:35
Liquid-cooled multi-valve engines. Some bikes even had aluminium frames. Yes, it was 1989
Jefferies pushing one back to the pits with a hole in its crankcases.At least it went round corners, which is more than can be said for Suzuki’s GSX-R1100K. Revamped with a bigger, 1,127cc engine and shorter, racier chassis the big GSX-R was crazily fast
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Kenny Roberts - MotoGP Diary 2002-2003
By Kenny Roberts on 26/06/2002 09:53:57
In his column run from the mag, GP team owner and bona-fide living legend, King Kenny gave his opinions from a unique point of GP experience from running a two-stroke during the start of the MotoGP era and the hardship of developing the KR four-stroke
June 2002 The first race of the revised MotoGP class at Suzuka did actually feel like a new era. It was a bigger deal. The thing that we have adopted now - after what I'd said years ago - is that we need to bring more engineering
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Electronically speaking: Ducati 1199 Panigale
By Ben Cope on 15/02/2012 13:16:18
A breakdown of the most advanced electronics on any production Ducati
whopping £2159 optional extra on the other models. Heavily revised from the original version, DDA+ maps your gear, speed, throttle position, DTC and coolant temp. If you also fit the GPS unit, (£323) it'll automatically time your laps and plot your lines
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