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First Ride: James Whitham's KTM RC8R review
By James Whitham on 09/02/2009 16:46:38
TWO's James Whitham reports back from the launch of KTM's sharp new RC8R
much so that the paint in our sound booth was still wet! . . . By the time we got home we smelled like solvent abusers! Every rider I’ve spoken to since who’ve ridden round the place say it rates among the most exciting race tracks anywhere. I’d been
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First Ride: Harley-Davidson VRSCB V-Rod
By Mark Shippey on 30/03/2008 19:46:51
The most gorgeous motorcycle ever? Harley-Davidson's Porsche powered flagship V-Rod receives sharp new clothes for 2004
: one wet ride and they will turn overnight.The pegs are kicked out and the bars set for that easy rider look. That's okay if you're over six foot, but shorter legged riders may suffer a little, although this can be rectified with the 'reduced reach
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First Ride: Yamaha YZF-R1 (2005-6)
By Roland Brown on 07/05/2008 20:18:31
Yamaha jumps the gun and launches the 2006 R1 before the competition. Over-confidence, or are the small changes enough to make a big difference?
It was my best lap of the day, no question. I came flying into the Catalunya circuit's stadium section, sliced through the final four right handers with Yamaha's exotic new YZF-R1 feeling as sharp as a Barcelona's butcher's knife, and held
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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.
character. But is still smooth enough to be a genuinely good road bike motor. It's not the fastest by a long shot but Ducati has concentrated on giving the 1100 a wide spread of torque as well as a very slick gearbox. In first gear the instant punch
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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.
road bike motor. It's not the fastest by a long shot but Ducati has concentrated on giving the 1100 a wide spread of torque as well as a very slick gearbox. In first gear the instant punch is enough to lift the front wheel without trying and at all
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First Ride: Moto Morini Corsaro
By Roland Brown on 29/04/2008 22:54:13
Shiver my timbers, it's a new Moto Morini. But will this pirate sail the high seas or walk the plank to Davey Jones' locker?
's chassis, which is based around a tubular steel ladder frame. Other neat bits include Marzocchi's fully-adjustable, 50mm diameter forks; four-pot Brembo front calipers; a Sachs monoshock; and a chunky black-finished aluminium swing-arm with rising-rate
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First Ride: 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R
By Ben Cope on 22/11/2010 12:51:53
Kawasaki's all-new ZX-10R is bursting with technology. But is it better than BMW's S1000RR?
when you're learning the circuit!The throttle response is razor sharp, especially in the lower gears at higher revs. It took some getting used to at first as I found the pick-up jerky coming out of both of Losail’s left-hand hairpins. The pick-up was so
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First ride: Suzuki GSR750 ABS review
By Ben Cope on 05/07/2012 12:37:14
GSR750 versus life. Put through its paces on the commute, endless A-roads and twisty country lanes - how does Suzuki's middleweight stack up on UK roads?
and take the edge of rain-soaked city roads.Our test model, in Black, looks sharp on its own, but when parked up with other bikes it blends in and disappears under the radar, hopefully meaning it'll be less likely to be pinched.vs. Long BlastsThe A303 isn
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