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Home James: Middleweight Nakeds Test
By Jon Urry on 01/07/2005 13:58:51
Whitham takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of Huddersfield. Four battered middleweights, a bag of chips and a Fanta, please
looking up. It wasn't raining any more and the roads had dried, so it was time to explore James' 'magic triangle,' - his local scratching route and the best roads in the area.Continue the 2005 Middleweight Nakeds Test - 2/2
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First Ride: 2008 BMW F800GS
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:24:41
The world becomes a smaller place as BMW’s iconic cross-continental all-road battleship welcomes a new mini member into its family.
wheelie stage fright while British Supersport racer Paul Young looked on unimpressed, and this month I managed to burry BMW’s new F800GS up to its axels in sand while Dakar rider, chaperone to Charley Boorman and BMW off-road skills school headmaster Simon
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Alternative Twins: Multistrada, R1200R, XB12R and GT650R
By Jon Urry on 01/02/2007 16:46:09
Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices?
CAPACITY - 17L TOP SPEED - 130.4mph 0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 110MILES
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Second Chance - Honda CBR600 2001-2006
By Jon Urry on 28/03/2008 15:44:45
Want it all? You're not alone. The CBR600F is Britain's best-selling motorbike of all time and not without good reason: it really is all things to all men (and women)
in 2001-2002 it had plenty of race success as well, as Pera Riba and Fabien Foret scored plenty of wins in World Superstock racing - beating a field full of R6s, GSX-R600s and ZX-6Rs on numerous occasions. So it's hardly an outdated antique.It does lack
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Modern Rockers: Triumph Thruxton, Ducati GT1000, Moto Guzzi V7
By Jon Urry on 16/08/2010 09:40:29
Classic styling for these retro inspired modern bikes, Triumph, Ducati and Moto Guzzi all have what it takes. But who's got it licked?
,400 (2010, 0 miles)Classic Ducatis are a dangerous minefield when it comes to buying used, but the GT1000 makes an excellent modern alternative to these by having all the old school looks, without the worrying reliability record. With the GT1000 only having
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First ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 06/11/2008 13:03:10
Thinking of buying a 1098R Ducati? Check out our first ride report of the ultimate factory superbike for the road
’s an amazing machine. In the finest traditions of Ducati homologation specials the 1098R is little more than a way of Ducati ensuring its WSB bike is as competitive as humanly possible. But, as the rules have changed for 2008 to allow 1,200cc twins
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Road Test: Tuono R v Z1000 v Duke v Speed Triple
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 13:27:27
Although sportsbikes continue to dominate the UK's bike sales market their success is starting to decline.
LTOP SPEED - 147.1mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 130MILESSPECS - KAWASAKITYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7285ENGINE CAPACITY - 953ccPOWER - 119.2bhp@10,600rpmTORQUE - 66.8lb.ft@7400rpmWEIGHT - 198kg SEAT HEIGHT - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18
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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.
- STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW - £11,425ENGINE CAPACITY - 998ccPOWER - 114.7bhp@8700rpmTORQUE - 73.7lb.ft@6700rpmWEIGHT - 180kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18LTOP SPEED - 141.9mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 145MILESSPECS - KTMTYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION
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Road Test: Hornet 600 v Z750 v Bandit 650 v FZ6
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 22:03:57
Whitham takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of Huddersfield. Four battered middleweights, a bag of chips and a Fanta, please.
- £5199ENGINE CAPACITY - 599ccPOWER - 86bhp@11,800rpmTORQUE - 43.3lb.ft@10,000rpmWEIGHT - 178kgSEAT HEIGHT - 790mmFUEL CAPACITY - 17LTOP SPEED - 133.3mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 142MILESSPECS - KAWASAKI Z750TYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW
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First Ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:09:57
If you can’t beat them, get the rules changed so you can then build a bike with all the bits you need to dominate the racetrack out of the box. Ducati’s 1098R is pure WSB homologation magic...
have changed for 2008 to allow 1,200cc twins into the series this has created a bit of a monster. In order to appease the Japanese 1,000 brigade, and calm the storm created by upping the capacity limit of the already super competitive V-twins, the WSB
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