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First Ride: 2007 Bimota DB6 Delirio
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 20:46:37
Who the hell let Urry out on a bike that expensive? He'll bring down Lloyds of London if he falls off.
rpmTORQUE - 75.9lb.ft@4750rpmWEIGHT - 177kg SEAT HEIGHT - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 16LTOP SPEED - 120mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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First Ride: 2007 Bimota DB6 Delirio
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 15:36:24
Who the hell let Urry out on a bike that expensive? He'll bring down Lloyds of London if he falls off.
appreciation and exclusivity.VERDICT 4/5 Expensive, exclusive and a (steadily) moving work of art. SPECS TYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £13,249ENGINE CAPACITY - 1078ccPOWER - 95bhp@7750rpmTORQUE - 75.9lb.ft@4750rpmWEIGHT - 177kg SEAT HEIGHT
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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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Road Test: R1200GS v Bandit 1200 v Sprint ST v FZ1
By Jon Urry on 18/05/2008 22:27:57
Can an ageing, bum basic £5299 all rounder really offer the best of all worlds against a raft of higher priced, specialist competition? Read on to see where the smart money lies
.4lb.ft@9600rpmWEIGHT - 215kg SEAT HEIGHT - 785-805mmFUEL CAPACITY - 20LTOP SPEED - 139.2mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 150milesSPECS - TRIUMPHTYPE - SPORTS TOURERPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £7799ENGINE CAPACITY - 1050ccPOWER - 119.5bhp@8900rpm
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Road Test: R1200R v. XB12R v. GT650R v Multistrada
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:59:28
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?
rpmTORQUE - 83.2lb.ft@5800rpmWEIGHT - 198kg SEAT HEIGHT - 800mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18LTOP SPEED - 139.6mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 187MILESSPECS - BUELLTYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7745ENGINE CAPACITY - 1203ccPOWER - 82.7bhp@6600rpm
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Road Test: C-R40 v Enfield Cafe Racer v Bonneville
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:21:27
There are still a few bulldogs out there, bearing their teeth at the foreign hordes. Let's celebrate all things British with a little help from two of our own musical legends. Pip pip and tally ho!
TORQUE - 52lb.ft@600rpm WEIGHT - 205kg SEAT HEIGHT - 775mm FUEL CAPACITY - 16.6L TOP SPEED - 110mph 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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Pack Instinct: SM510R vs. 690SMC vs. SXV550
By Jon Urry on 11/11/2008 12:55:51
When you absolutely, positively, have to go completely stark raving mad this weekend there is only one path to take
. They are all leaders in their field. Aprilia’s SXV550 is the Ducati 1098R of the supermoto world. When it entered the supermoto scene in 2006, rather than follow the traditional route of a big single cylinder machine Aprilia built a unique (in moto) terms 549cc
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Used Test: Mille vs 748 vs Fireblade vs GSX-R750
By Jon Urry on 27/04/2008 19:39:50
With a £5000 budget we delve into the second-hand market to test four of the best used bargains around.
refinement, the fourth year is another paint change then in the fifth year a whole new model is launched.Don't believe me? Look at the current headline grabber, Suzuki's GSX-R1000. In 2001 it was launched and wasn't changed in 2002 bar some graphics. In 2003
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Road Test: RSV-R vs. Tornado TRE vs. 999S vs. F4
By Jon Urry on 22/04/2008 21:37:33
Four of the sexiest Italian bikes on the planet, a run through the Alps and a cappuccino in Milan
and into Italy for a night out with the beautiful people of Milan.Surely Ducati's controversially styled 999S, Benelli's top of the range Tornado RS (designed by a Brit), Aprilia's RSV-R Factory (also designed by a Brit) and the new MV Agusta F4-1000 would help
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Road Test: R1100S v VTR v ZRX1200S v Bandit 1250S
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:41:21
With a price tag of £5549 Suzuki's new Bandit 1250 comes with a huge motor and tons of all-round potential. But is it better than a lightly-used big bore bargain?
, but the other option is to buy smart. Very smart. Which is where the 1200 Bandit comes in. Since its introduction just over 10 years ago Suzuki has been careful not to change the Bandit too much - apart from two slight updates in 2000 and 2006, which mainly
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