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Road Test: Over the top
By Warren Pole on 20/09/2010 11:11:08
Welcome to the Road Racing Capital of the World. They cancelled the 2001 Isle of Man TT races, so we decided to have our very own production TT Test. GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, FireBlade and Kawasaki ZX-9R thrashed around the 37-mile course.
around the island and has been racing there for 17 years. What he doesn't know about balls-out road riding could be written on a stamp.Would have competed that year on: TAS Formula One GSX-R1000Fastest average TT lap: 123.0mph, Honda NSR500 V
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Road Test: Peak Practice
By Bertie Simmonds on 20/04/2008 21:24:25
Once a year, at Shrove-Tide, Ashbourne becomes the Wembley of the Peak District.
to be just as tough as kicking the shit out of a bag of sawdust for three miles, as we aim to test the cream of motorcycling twins - BMW's R1100S, Honda's VTR1000F FireStorm and the Aprilia SL1000 Falco.Alex reckons the Peak's roads will offer a stern testing
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Ducati Desmosedici RR road test
By John Hogan on 12/07/2010 10:09:05
One of the MotoGP gods from the 990 era, the Ducati Desmosedici has been transplanted to a road-going and is now terrifying regular riders
-R Special: Throw £20,000 at a new GSXR1000 with Crescent Motorcycles. In return you’ll get 200bhp, World Superbike-spec suspension and a bright blue paint job.
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So you think all road-tests go smoothly?
By Admin on 30/05/2007 13:19:18
Inside look at a TWO road test in France
was in actual fact Jim, and the green leaves were a very second hand looking ZX-10R. A view which, to be fair, didn't come as much of a surprise considering how things had been going so far on this test...No matter how much planning you put into something
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Triumph Rocket III Roadster road test review
By Ian Stewart on 22/06/2010 15:59:00
Triumph Rocket III was hardly lacking street presence, but with its new moody paint and even more imposing look, the Rocket III Roadster cuts an aggressive form
and 6% more power.How can 146bhp and 163ft.lb torque not manage to knock my socks off when I really open it up? Although it is very fast, the power plant builds power progressively like a turbine, there’s even a whir to go with it as the speed builds. It
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Road Test: I am not a number
By Bertie Simmonds on 19/04/2008 22:21:20
If only bikes were available on prescription to combat the misery of the Great British Winter
1800 GoldWing and the Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide Ultra Classic.As I slithered home up the wet and uninviting M25 and M1 on the BMW, I was a little alarmed. The front end of just felt so vague. Hit raised white lines, overbanding or the odd rut
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Buell 1125CR - Road test review
By Ben Cope on 12/10/2009 17:00:50
If we bought motorbikes using our head alone, Buell would be out of business. Will the 1125CR help Buell onwards and upwards?
, humans would have evolved to suit his handlebar design, but as yet, we haven’t.So in town, the 1125CR scores some good points, so I pointed it in the direction of Dorset and clicked up a 150-mile blast to Lyme Regis to see what it thought of the fast A-roads
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Ducati Streetfighter 848 road test review
By Ben Cope on 10/10/2011 10:29:06
Ducati's baby Streetfighter. Smiles like your Nan, punches like a pub doorman
the looks with a brutal 1098 engine but perhaps that engine was just too brutal? The fact is, the Streetfighter 1098 never sold too well for Ducati in the UK and an educated guess would say the price-tag didn't help: £12,000 is a lot of money, even
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Road Test: Ducati 999 vs. 998
By John Cantlie on 21/04/2008 22:00:18
Of course, what every 998 owner really wants to know is whether they have to sell their bike immediately and get another loan for a new 999. Or are they - infact - better off with their undoubted modern classic?
out into the Autumn air.I've got the 999 for a full five days, all the way through the August Bank Holiday. I've collared a 998 off our good friends at P&H Motorcycles in Crawley (01293 413300) by way of comparison, and a 100% Bikes trackday (0870
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Honda CB1000R UK road test review
By Jon Urry on 04/03/2010 12:08:42
After years of trying (and failing) to make a decent streetbike has Honda finally got it right?
, yet key, ingredients. It needs bottom end power, instant power, and lots of it. How often do you go over 100mph on a streetbike? Hardly ever, if at all. It’s impractical as well as bloody uncomfortable. A top whack of 130mph is more than enough
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