| |
 |
First Ride: 2006 Ducati Multistrada 1100
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 10:53:15
A Ducati with 50 per cent reduced maintenance costs? What have they done? Chopped off one of the cylinders? A confused Jon Urry investigates.
They say: "Widening the horizons of all those who are sports motorcyclists" DucatiWe say: "It's the heavy clutch that has made my wrist limp, don't get any funny ideas about widening my horizons!" Jon UrryDucati's Multistrada has always had a
|
|
 |
Second chance: Ducati Multistrada 620
By Jon Urry on 07/01/2011 15:29:06
Ill conceived Italian mismatch or a bloody good secondhand buy - Jon Urry gets intimate with the Multistrada
job of deflecting the wind, but like its bigger brother Ducati does a range of extras for the 620 including a comfort seat, bigger screen, race pipes and even panniers.Unlike most other Ducati's the servicing costs are fairly low with the 620. The two
|
|
 |
Used Test: Suzuki TL1000R
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 13:18:40
Created as Japan’s first V-twin World Superbike champion, the TL1000R fell short as a racer. But as a road-going missile, the big Suzuki offered a chunky alternative to Italy’s uncompromising, highly-strung twins. And now it’s criminally cheap
to be repaired and the colours involved. As ever when buying a bike of this age, pay close attention to the plastics – cosmetic tidying is so much more expensive than an oil change and a service.Race bodywork costs about £150 for a plain fairing or close to £400
|
|
 |
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.
wrong with the Raptor 650, but it costs £4999. You can get a naked SV for £4399 list price, and with Suzuki offering 0% finance deals and free servicing it would be hard to justify the extra £600 for a Raptor.If you can swallow the extra price and really
|
|
 |
Grandad Turismo - Pan European, FJR1300A, K1200GT used test
By Jon Urry on 02/06/2010 14:45:26
Want to cover massive miles without spending mega pounds? Someone else has very kindly taken the depreciation hit on these secondhand tourers so you don’t have to. We try these three recent big bore bargains for size
of the miles. What this means to the canny secondhand buyer is he can snap up a bargain priced big tourer that’s done a few miles, hang onto it for a year or two and sell it again for virtually what he paid. Depreciation is negligible and the only real cost
|
|
 |
Devon Help Us - 2003 Tourer Test
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2003 13:43:43
The sorry tale of taking three express tourers to the land of eternal rain and mist in an attempt to find a ray of sunshine
was beautiful. Mum told me dad was wandering around the garden without a shirt on in his shorts and sandals (maybe Scotland wasn't such a bad idea after all!). What could go wrong?Stopping at the first service station just before Bristol things seemed
|
|
 |
King of Bikes
By Jon Urry on 27/03/2008 14:37:23
Eight bikes, each a winner in its class, slug it out in the ultimate test. BMW R1200GS, Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-ROD, Honda CBR600RR, Kawasaki Z750, Kawasaki ZRX1200R, Suzuki GSX-R1000K5, Triumph Speed Triple, Triumph Sprint ST.
in insurance, road tax, first year servicing, one set of tyres and fuel, we've come up with a cost per mile for running each bike. The results are interesting. Include depreciation in the equation and they go from interesting to quite scary.Several of the costs
|
|
 |
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?
.ducatiperformance.com).Parts costsFront indicator: £22.47Headlight assembly: £195.40Front brake lever: £79.99Service costsMinor: £205Major: £450Common faultsThe only common complaint from owners is the spoked wheels suffer from corrosion, although this is most likely due to them
|
|
 |
Living with a 2004 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR
By Jon Urry on 15/08/2004 09:21:25
Urry spends some quality time with a Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
August 2004Urry takes the Blade for a romantic weekend in Le Mans before a rough thrashing at Oulton ParkRunning a bike in. What's it all about then? Well if you read the feature somewhere about the process it will, I'm sure, explain all the various
|
|
 |
Five great £3000 track weapons
By Jon Urry on 31/05/2012 16:51:00
Want a road bike that'll also cut in on the track? You don't need to blow the bank, check out these smart buys instead
.Sticky tyres, long sweeping corners and you are in paradise – although there is a storm on the horizon…servicing. Thrash merry hell out of a Duke and you will need to be anal about servicing it. Fully-synthetic oil changed twice a year and new cam belts every
|
|
|
|
|
