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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?
Scania. Talking of brakes, the front discs and calipers look small and out of proportion but still do a fine job of bringing this great machine to a standstill. When you first set off, the wide bars and double width-contoured tank almost give
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Road Test: GT1000 v. CB1300 v. ZRX1200 v. Griso
By Jon Bentman on 26/05/2008 12:55:11
Back in the day the Bol d'Or was THE end-of-summer ride out. Using retro-repros TWO is recreating the experience: twins and twin-shocks to the Bol. Let the slipstreaming begin!
't travelling so fast. At which point the light over the head went on (or was it off?), the Griso was kicked down a ratio and the pursuit began - that'll be a collective pursuit, as Evil Jim on the CB13 and Diddy on the Ducati GT tucked into the slipstream. Army
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Road Test: R1200RT vs. Pan European vs. FJR1300
By Warren Pole on 27/04/2008 19:51:56
When you need to cross Europe in temperatures low enough to make a brass monkey wince, and still need to look chipper at the other end, only a serious tourer will do. We take three of the bestto Prague for the coldest test of the year.
the BM's cockpit display, which looks like it's been ripped out of a bad 1980s 'car of the future'.Hopping off the R1200 some 300 miles into continental Europe it was time for musical chairs as we swapped bikes. The Yamaha became mine for a while
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Think Fast
By Warren Pole on 24/06/2009 17:11:32
Lighter and faster with every passing year, modern superbikes rock, but getting the best out of them without ending up in the undergrowth needs some serious skill. Here are the basics
are to be believed, the earth is set to become a gigantic fireball somewhere around teatime next Tuesday. But leaving weighty issues like these behind let's turn our gaze back to the world of motorcycles which pack the firepower not only to see off any so
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MotoGP Assen Race Report - The Rules Of Racing
By David Emmett on 29/06/2008 23:05:33
MotoGP went to The Cathedral, but would the gods look kindly on the high priests of racing?
There's an old axiom in motorcycle racing that says that you can't win the race in the first corner. Of course, being a truth universally acknowledged means that at every race, somebody tries to disprove the rule by launching themselves off
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Road Test: Trailies
By Various on 07/05/2008 21:57:07
One night on earth...after 1500 miles on the open road. "James, the wine please... and what's with the stupid hat?"
laden.I'm a bit concerned about Niall. He's already ripped one pannier off the KTM hitting a bollard and he seems intent on repeating the trick by decking it out at some point. But it shows the capabilities of these machines. Yes, they all wobble through
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The 50 Best Things In Motorcycling
By Two Team on 24/10/2007 18:35:38
In celebration of TWO's 50th issue-versary we've compiled, arbitrarily and without consultation, this definitive list of the 50 best things in biking, ever
Pole49-Old school Rukka jackets Two-tone grey, made from a smooth, plasticky material with a quilted lining and a reflective stripe that flaked off after a while, Rukka jackets were THE waterproofs to have in the mid- to late-80s. And at around 60 quid
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King of Bikes
By Jon Urry on 27/03/2008 14:37:23
Eight bikes, each a winner in its class, slug it out in the ultimate test. BMW R1200GS, Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-ROD, Honda CBR600RR, Kawasaki Z750, Kawasaki ZRX1200R, Suzuki GSX-R1000K5, Triumph Speed Triple, Triumph Sprint ST.
chassis is a paradox, but it's such a top looking bike and such fun to ride."Next? The Kawasaki ZRX1200R. "It's almost a triumph of style over function, because what you see isn't quite what you get," reckoned Tim. "You think it's going to rip your arms
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Road Test: R1200R v. XB12R v. GT650R v Multistrada
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:59:28
Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices?
they are relying on good old-fashioned carbs, just like the previous incarnation of SV. A large part of the SV's success has to be put down to the motor, because that little V-twin is a gem. And so it is with the GT. Despite only being a 650 it rips along at a
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MotoGP Season Preview - Won't Get Fooled Again
By David Emmett on 07/03/2008 13:26:39
MotoGP is nearly upon us. Can Stoner do it again, or will Rossi stage a mighty comeback? And how will Toseland fare in the top flight?
, Yamaha's gamble looks like paying off.Making Haste SlowlyThe one man who Jorge Lorenzo cannot afford to finish behind is his archrival Andrea Dovizioso. The Italian suffered through a very long and hard year on a severely underpowered Honda 250 last
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