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First Ride: Yamaha Tricker
By Roland Brown on 29/09/2005 15:47:07
The kids are alright but they ain't buying enough bikes. Yamaha hopes the Tricker will tempt the young tikes onto two wheels
but it's incredibly easy to use, with enough low- and mid-range torque for effortless riding no matter what your level of experience.A balancer shaft meant the motor was also very smooth. The Tricker zipped up to 65mph easily enough on the dual
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First Ride: Ducati 1199 Panigale S review
By Ben Cope on 11/02/2012 13:49:36
Take a successful formula that's worked for over two decades then throw it in the bin and start again, from scratch. Welcome to the Italian way of thinking.
we had but with each session under my belt the Panigale just felt better and better. In the spirit of past Ducati superbikes, this is a proper rider's bike.Before we go into how the bike rides, I want to run you through some of the technology involved
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First Impressions: 2011 Triumph Speed Triple
By Mark Forsyth on 13/10/2010 11:45:38
MF reports in with his first impressions of latest Speed Triple from Circuit Ascari
's the chassis improvements that are most noticeable. Firstly the riding position: the rider is planted much closer to the headstock than the old bike to place more weight over the front end. Adding more front-end weight is a re-positioned engine (tilted through
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First Ride: 2009 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR C-ABS
By German Ooms on 18/10/2010 13:34:05
In the day and age when Valentino Rossi openly disapproves of all electronic aids in MotoGP, Honda launches a totally new ABS-system, developed specifically for sportsbikes...
shivers down my spine. After spending most of the morning riding the CBR600RR, Honda’s entourage gently pushes me towards the Fireblade. To feel the contrast between the two models, I first ride the Fireblade without the C-ABS activated and only have
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First Ride: Husqvarna Nuda 900R
By mark forsyth on 28/10/2011 12:42:24
Knobs, bells and whistles for £9,295
With a race track that's neither fully wet, nor fully dry all we can test in the first of the three sessions on the 900R is tooth grinding and breath holding. The R runs different mapping to the standard Nuda and a tooth off the gearbox sprocket
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First Ride: 2013 Triumph Tiger Sport
By Ben Cope on 13/02/2013 22:58:07
Triumph's heavily revised Tiger has gained 10bhp, more torque and a single-sided swingarm but it's the things you don't see that count
WHEN I first heard about the Tiger Sport I thought it was going to be a faster, lighter and more agile Triumph Tiger. Still cuddly but with added bite; a Tiger with more GRR.It's not quite that simple.Forget the 'Sport' name for a moment. This is a
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First Ride: 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R
By Simon Bowen on 10/04/2008 22:30:57
Jim Bowen managed to completely spanner a ZX-10R the last time we put him on one. He has never been to the Qatar MotoGP circuit. So, who better to make a complete arse of himself...
Most, or all of the above is largely true, but I’m more than happy to make an arse of myself in the name of sunny foreign press launches. As Niall and Whit were busy at the NEC show, I lunged at the opportunity to redeem my previous road test
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First Ride: 2013 Yamaha TMAX Black Max 530 review
By Ben Cope on 11/04/2013 17:13:00
Yes, it's been out for a while but Yamaha never invited us on the launch. We pitch it against London's broken streets and Birmingham's frozen motorways.
tail light from the R1, there's no mistaking Yamaha want the TMAX to ooze sporty appeal.The TMAX BLACK MAX we tested features a matt-black finish and a matt-black Akrapovic slip-on exhaust. It looks the part.Sat on the TMAX it feels small and squat. It
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX650F
By Jon Bentman on 10/04/2008 22:51:37
Just a Bandit with a full fairing? TWO flies to France and discovers the new GSX650F is a bike that’s much greater than the sum of its parts.
and it didn’t buzz either, unlike CBF types. And so it turns what is a decent upper-middleweight do-all into a properly handy distance machine. Riding on these smooth fast roads inland of Beziers I couldn’t help but imagine how useful this bike would be for a
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First Ride: 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/11/2008 12:08:31
Honda doesn’t do quirky on its sportsbikes without a very good reason. Niall puts Honda's new superbike through its paces
model but after his wife tried the pillion seat (her rump was of ample size) said it was way too small.Heading out the pit lane at the Losail circuit in Qatar and my first impression was once again the Blade had a pretty perfect riding position
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