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Road Test: Supersport Superstars
By Jon Urry, Niall Mackenzie, James Whitham on 24/04/2008 18:56:19
How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...
NEW - £6849ENGINE CAPACITY - 599ccPOWER - 101.5bhp@12,200rpmTORQUE - 47.7lb.ft@10,000rpmWEIGHT - 161kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 17LTOP SPEED - 159.8mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 135MILESSPECS - TRIUMPHTYPE - SUPERSPORTPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE
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Road Test: CB1300 v ZRX1200R v GSX1400 v XJR1300
By Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 24/04/2008 19:22:39
Niall, James, Daryll and Jon venture north to celebrate Burns' night, eat Haggis and drink whisky. "They fought like Scotsmen. And won their freedom"
- 2005PRICE NEW - £6745ENGINE CAPACITY - 1164ccPOWER - 120.2bhp@8400rpmTORQUE - 83.9lb.ft@6800rpmWEIGHT - 223kgSEAT HEIGHT - 790mmFUEL CAPACITY - 20LTOP SPEED - 150.8mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ASPECS - SUZUKITYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE
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Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s
By Niall Mackenzie, Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:34:01
The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain.
? Only one way to find out. Niall tests the 1098s against the 999s under the Spanish sun at Almeria Circuit.ENGINEDucati has made no secret of it: the 1098 was built to take on the GSX-Rs and R1s of this world, straight out of the box. The 999 had great
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Litre Beaters: 2003 1000cc test
By Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 19/05/2003 11:29:51
When you absolutely, positively have to go as fast as possible from one point to another there is only one class to turn to. But when the siren goes off is the new GSX-R still the fastest way to get to a nuclear bunker?
of a bunker when he sees said missile coming.And in the 1000s class there is only one newcomer for 2003 - Suzuki's GSX-R1000. Honda's FireBlade, Yamaha's R1 and Kawasaki's ZX-9R remain unchanged, bar colour schemes while the Suzuki gets a new frame
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Bloodlust - Honda NR750 vs. Ducati Desmosedici
By Niall Mackenzie and Jon Urry on 19/05/2009 15:30:27
Honda’s NR750 and Ducati’s Desmosedici are two of the most stunning bikes ever built. Each are worth £40,000 and both were developed from pure GP technology. There may be an incredible 16 years between them, but exclusivity this rare is timeless
disc, two-piston caliperDRY WEIGHT: 171kg (claimed)SEAT HEIGHT: 830mmFUEL CAPACITY: 15lTOP SPEED: 188mphCOLOURS: RedHONDA NR750PRICE: £40,000ENGINE: 747cc, liquid-cooled, 32-valve V-fourPOWER: 117bhp @ 13,500rpmTORQUE: 47 lb.ft @ 10,000rpm
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Second Hand Dream Bikes - Yamaha RD350LC, Honda RC30, Ducati 916SP used test
By James Whitham, Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 13/04/2010 16:51:46
Whitham, Mackenzie and Urry spill the beans on owning the bike of your dreams, sometimes it’s Heaven and sometimes it’s Hell. RC30, RD350LC and 916SP revisited.
fire well into the middle of the week after. ‘Why do you want a 1993 RGV250? The SP was better.’ Or ‘urban Tiger Blade? What about the 1992?’Because inside each one of us is a little bit of the anorak that needs satisfying. We all have personal taste
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Road Test: SXV5.5 v. ZZR1400 v. GSX-R750 v. Rocket
By Niall Mackenzie, Tim Dickson, John Hogan, Jon Urry on 20/05/2008 10:30:19
Motorcycling with the mostest and living with extremes: Kawasaki ZZR1400, Triumph Rocket III, Suzuki GSX-R750 and an Aprilia SXV5.5. Can too much ever be enough?
SPECS - SUZUKITYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £7799ENGINE CAPACITY - 749ccPOWER - 133.2bhp@11,500TORQUE - 66.5lb.ft@8700rpmWEIGHT - 163kgSEAT HEIGHT - 810mmFUEL CAPACITY - 16.5LTOP SPEED - 154.4mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 105milesSPECS - TRIUMPHTYPE
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