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First Ride: KTM 950 Adventure
By Roland Brown on 14/09/2010 10:46:49
Light, punchy, fast and capable of genuine off-road excursions, the big new KTM rocks. But there are slight question marks over comfort and vibration
Meoni wonthe 2002 Dakar Rally - to the extent that KTM claims 95 per cent of parts are identical. The Austrian firm's policy of developing its road bikes from competition machines has brought a new level of off-road ability to the big trailie market
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Motorcycle Radar: 1977
By Roland Brown on 16/11/2010 16:59:51
Wise road tester Roland Brown looks back at the years that changed biking.
rider, and Suzuki and Yamaha launched their first four-stroke superbikes...BEST DEBUTSuzuki’s GS750 four was in many ways a rip-off of Kawasaki’s mighty Z1000, which was still the most powerful Jap superbike in ’77. But boy, did Suzuki’s engineers get
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Motorcycle Radar: 1981
By Roland Brown on 23/11/2010 15:39:10
International roadtester and motorcycling sage Roland Brown looks back at the years that changed motorcycling over the decades
raft of British stars.Also Starred...Superbike of the year was Honda’s high-tech CB1100R, created to win prestigious production races. Based on the CB900F and sporting a tuned 1,162cc engine, top-level chassis bits and a half-fairing, the 1100R purred
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Motorcycle Radar: 2001
By Roland Brown on 01/12/2010 17:15:17
Motorcycle journalist Roland Brown looks back at what was going on in the industry and the bikes that were launched in 2001
the floor. At Irwindale drag strip the next day, we were even more amazed to find the thing ripping down the strip and heading for a top speed of almost 140mph. That 115bhp V-twin lump brought Milwaukee metal straight from the 19th century to the 21st. Fair
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