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	First Ride: Buell Ulysses XB12T By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 12:24:11 Spawned from the much-maligned Ulysses comes the latest entry to the adventure tourer world, Buell’s Ulysses XB12XT but for Buell it’s very significant.So, for 2008, Buell has decided to capitalise on this success by launching the XT, which is basically a Ulysses with no off-road pretence. Not that you would really want to take a Ulysses off road to start with.Not much

	Road Test: Suzuki Bandit 1200, BMW R1200GS Adventure, Triumph Sprint ST, Yamaha FZ1 Fazer By Jon Urry on 06/07/2006 09:41:21 Can an ageing, bum basic £5299 all rounder really offer the best of all worlds against a raft of higher priced, specialist competition? Read on to see where the smart money lies commute, so I'd need a decent seat and some weather protection. There is a fair chance I'd go some distance on it, if not tour then at least long rides to wherever, so a big motor would be good.I like the occasional blast around my favourite roads so a

	Road Test: 2007 600 Supersport review By Jon Urry on 26/05/2007 20:30:05 Have the latest sports 600s taken track focus to a level where it has limited their viability as road bikes? It certainly looks that way, but then looks can be deceiving... oddball capacity is the Triumph track or road focused? Handling and styling say track, engine says road.So with all this in mind the only way to test the latest generation of sports 600s was to ride them in every environment. As well as letting Niall do

	First Ride: 2007 KTM 690 Supermoto By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 13:01:53 A user-friendly KTM supermoto with a 150-mile tank range? Jon Urry wonders what the world is coming to. dedicated supermoto.Fast-forward nine years and the supermoto scene has changed. Where these bastardised off-roaders were once solely the products of specialist off-road manufacturers such as KTM, Husqvarna and CCM, the Japanese have turned the trend

	Second Summer - used test By Jon Urry on 07/09/2009 15:03:03 Right now is the time for enjoying the sun on two wheels. Whether it’s maximum speed or maximum cool you’re after, we rounded up the four best second-hand bikes we could find for £4,000 that provide the biggest bang for your summer buck... ’s time for your two-wheeled payback. The ride to work is something to be enjoyed, the tyres are warm, the roads grippy. Ride to the pub in jeans and a jacket and love every minute of it.If you’re looking for a decently-priced bike to ride this summer, we

	Pleasure Island - 2003 TT Test By Jon Urry on 05/11/2003 12:14:13 We took the four road-going versions from 2003's TT winning bikes together with two TT specialists, back to the home of road racing the island course.He knows every bend by name, every bump in the road, every brick that sticks out of every wall, every natural spring that creates a permanent puddle of water on the road and every small imperfection in the tarmac that has to be avoided

	First Ride: 2007 Buell Super TT By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 14:14:00 A supermoto, sort of, from the land that invented the genre. You might be surprised to hear this but the whole supermoto scene actually started in America, despite what the French like to claim. Sometime in the early 80s the Yanks devised a race series for TV that combined on and off-road riding and called

	Ducati launch the 1098R By Jon Urry on 28/01/2008 10:53:40 TWO's Jon Urry is at the launch of the ultra-expensive 1098R "Hello, is that Ocean Finance?"I’m currently in Jerez in Spain preparing to ride Ducati’s new 1098R. The technical presentation hasn’t happened yet so all I know new so far is what the guys from Ducati Corse (the Superbike racing lot) has said about

	Road Test: Ducati Multistrada 1000DS By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 20:47:54 I have to say I'm a bit of a Multistrada fan. It's one of those strange bikes that, initially, I wanted to hate, but has since really grown on me. There was a big ceremony, lots of talk about a bike that can go on any roads - 'Multistrada' is Italian for 'many roads' - and then they pulled the covers off and revealed the bike...The reaction was one of hushed shock, because the Multistrada

	First Ride: 2003 Ducati 999S review By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 16:10:22 If you want a bike that makes you feel a million dollars whenever you ride it there is only one manufacturer to turn to Click to ride: Ducati 999S owners reviews, Ducati 999S specs and to see the Ducati 999S image gallery.Riding a Ducati superbike feels like a privilege, it's a very special experience. As soon as you've turned the key, pushed the starter button