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First Impressions: Triumph Daytona 675R
By Jon Urry on 17/02/2011 16:03:25
Jon Urry reports back from Portimao
a superb feeling of security from the front. The only slight fly in the ointment so far is the gearbox, click the quickshifter up a gear and the front flaps and twitches, while the gearbox clunks, which is a bit poor. Other than that, the 675R
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First Ride: Triumph Daytona 675R review
By Jon Urry on 18/02/2011 10:49:51
Triumph adds a bit of spice to the already fairly potent Daytona 675 with the help of Öhlins and Brembo
to create a higher spec version. And now, with the 675R, Triumph has joined the game.For £9,799 (that’s £1,400 more than the stock bike) the R comes with Öhlins’ NIX30 forks (containing the same 30mm fork internal kit that Sam Lowes used to win the 2010
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Road Test: CBR1000RR v ZX-10R v GSX-R1000K6 v R1
By Jon Urry on 18/05/2008 16:53:33
1000cc sports bikes go ballistic to Majorca. Does the water taste like what it oughta?
'd approached first the R1, then the GSX-R1000... not a chance of securing it to either (although somehow Tim managed it with his GSX-R1000 last year), so I tried the Blade. Bungee points and fantastic pillion pegs with cut-outs for bungee hooks made it easy
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Advanced Riding Course: Wet Weather Rain Tips
By Jon Urry on 03/11/2008 13:34:33
Advanced riding tips to help you improve your wet weather motorcycle riding skills
lumps of power will cause the back end to break away. Therefore you're better off using power in 1st gear to get the front up.Assuming you know how to wheelie already, click it into 2nd as she rises up as per normal, and keep the rear wheel on the more
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Half Price Sale: £5k used sportsbikes
By Jon Urry on 13/08/2010 10:49:09
With new litre sportsbikes costing upwards of £10,000 the used market is booming. But at £5k are these bikes half the performance as well as half the price?
GP-derived chassis and a brand new 1000cc engine this model of Blade showed that after a few lacklustre years Honda was taking the litre class seriously again. Although a 2004 model bike could be had cheaper than this 2005 version, the horrible paint scheme
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Bridgestone BT-002 review
By Jon Urry on 15/10/2006 10:17:52
Bridgestone launches its new Racing Street tyres - road-legal rubber aimed predominantly at track day riders in search of serious grip
in them, and certainly enough for a few more track days.For fast track riding and very occasional road use the Racing Streets are certainly worth trying.BT-002 Racing Streets are available in 120/70-17 fronts and 180/55-17, 190/50-17 and, later in the year
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First Ride: 2004 Triumph Tiger
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 19:28:44
Confusingly enough, this new Tiger is actually designated a 2005 model, even though it is already in the shops. Why? Supply and demand - the 2004 Tiger has sold out already!So what's new?
on the suspect side mind.2004 Triumph Tiger SpecificationsSPECS TYPE - ALL ROUNDERPRODUCTION DATE - 2004PRICE NEW - £6999ENGINE CAPACITY - 955ccPOWER - 104bhp@9500rpmTORQUE - 67lb.ft@4000rpm WEIGHT - 215kgSEAT HEIGHT - N/A FUEL CAPACITY - 24LTOP SPEED - 120
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First Ride: 2004 Kawasaki KLV1000
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:21:18
Haven't I seen you before somewhere? Deja-vu strikes as Urry rides Kawasaki's KLV1000.
development costs. 2002: Suzuki launches the V-Strom, and everyone wonders if it spelt the name correctly. It did, apparently its some kind of German stream. The big trailie uses a re-tuned TL1000 V-twin motor.2003: The first Kawasaki-badged Suzuki off
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First Ride: 2006 Cagiva Raptor 650
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 11:00:00
Italian style meets Japanese functionality as Suzuki donates its new SV650 engine to Cagiva's aggressively-styled naked tool.
- STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £4999ENGINE CAPACITY - 645ccPOWER - 74bhp@9000rpmTORQUE - 46.8lb.ft@7000rpm WEIGHT - 180kg SEAT HEIGHT - 770mm FUEL CAPACITY - 17.5L TOP SPEED - 135mph
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Tested: Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact
By Jon Urry on 15/03/2010 15:03:48
Visordown tests new road-biased sports tyre in a wet and windy Portugal
/finish straight the front felt very secure despite the track dropping slightly downhill. We are talking fairly strong braking from over 130mph here so it is certainly a good sign.Later on in the day Metzeler gave us a BMW S1000RR fitted with the M5 tyres and told
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