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	First Ride: 2006 Ducati Multistrada 1100 By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 10:53:15 A Ducati with 50 per cent reduced maintenance costs? What have they done? Chopped off one of the cylinders? A confused Jon Urry investigates. They say: "Widening the horizons of all those who are sports motorcyclists" DucatiWe say: "It's the heavy clutch that has made my wrist limp, don't get any funny ideas about widening my horizons!" Jon UrryDucati's Multistrada has always had a

	First Ride: 2007 KTM 990R Super Duke By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 16:18:38 Urry's been to Hungary to track test KTM's super spec Super Duke. The new 990R Super Duke has been 'built for the love of it' say KTM. Which suggests there wasn't any need for this uprated Super Duke but we're glad it's here, because it's even better than the stocker.To be completely honest (it's the only way Jon

	Road Test: Boring Bikes To Belgium By Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 21:38:48 Workaday middleweights sprout wings to prove their worth on a potter to Brussels. to Brussels with a quartet of half-way house pseudo off-road middleweights under the 'Boring bikes to Belgium' banner. Ever get the feeling you've been shafted?Now, before we get inundated with letters of complaint from disgruntled owners - and prospective

	First Ride: 2007 Moto Morini 91-2 By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 12:36:04 Corsaro too lairy? Then here's a more amiable naked. Nostalgia is a powerful thing. There is no way half the crap that's sold on eBay would have been shifted if it wasn't for someone, somewhere, remembering their youth. And the bike world is no different.There is currently a revival in the retro bike market, or at least for modern ...

	First Ride: 2007 Yamaha XJR1300 By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 15:21:10 The grandfather of the retro scene is back (with a new hip replacement) Yamaha has been fairly quiet over the updates to its XJR1300. No fanfare, no big announcement, just a quiet re-introduction of one of Yamaha's old faithful.Now, the observant among you may well spot the major differences between the new and old XJR. Yep, the rear light is now twi...

	First Ride: 2007 Bimota DB6 Delirio By Jon Urry on 27/05/2008 22:41:46 Who the hell let Urry out on a bike that expensive? He'll bring down Lloyds of London if he falls off. Someone once described Bimotas to me as 'a collection of quality parts bolted together with cheese'. Which certainly used to be the case. Bimotas were revered not only for their sweet handling chassis, but also the frightening speed and frequency with which they would break down....

	Splitting heirs - Kawasaki ZX-10R V ZX-10R By Jon Urry on 20/03/2008 15:36:50 It was the maddest 1,000cc superbike in the world, then they tamed it. TWO rides both incarnations of the Kawasaki ZX-10R back to back... In the late 1990s and early 2000s Kawasaki had problems. Bike sales weren't brilliant and there was a feeling that the company had lost its direction. New models were short on the ground and, dare we say it, Big Green had become stagnant. A breath of fresh air was needed, and it ...

	Road Test: Tuono v Duke v Brutale v Speed Triple By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 21:07:12 In search of naked satisfaction our lads strip down, strip off and head to the seediest street in Europe, Hamburg's Reeperbahn. into bite-sized sections, a blessing on an unfaired bike. "That seat is so hard on the Triumph," reckoned Alex, "I've done 500km off-road in a day on the Dakar, so my arse is virtually made of leather, but this hurts!"Riding the MV I was also starting

	Five great £3000 track weapons By Jon Urry on 31/05/2012 16:51:00 Want a road bike that'll also cut in on the track? You don't need to blow the bank, check out these smart buys instead (and typical) GSX-R top end rush.It’s not as fast as a 1000, but there again it isn’t anywhere near as intimidating to ride on track or the road – something that will ultimately make you a faster rider. The only downside is it lacks a bit of the pose

	Road Test: Versys V Bandit 650S V MT-03 By Jon Urry on 13/04/2008 13:09:52 We destroyed Australia in the rugby World Cup, and quite possibly that’s all that matters.To give our underdog team a bit of extra support, TWO took the backroad route to France on a Kawasaki Versys, a Yamaha MT-03 and a Suzuki 650 Bandit... and throws them into a usable road package that will make you grin like a baboon while keeping your licence.SUZUKI BANDIT 650SOh faithful Bandit how jolly good you are. You’re so comfortable with your plush seat, your lovely neutral riding position and your