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Road Test: SXV5.5 v. ZZR1400 v. GSX-R750 v. Rocket
By Niall Mackenzie, Tim Dickson, John Hogan, Jon Urry on 20/05/2008 10:30:19
Motorcycling with the mostest and living with extremes: Kawasaki ZZR1400, Triumph Rocket III, Suzuki GSX-R750 and an Aprilia SXV5.5. Can too much ever be enough?
: a race bike with lights. The V-twin engine is an amazing bit of engineering, it looks stunning and the quality of components is so high. Yes, it's extreme, but this is the real deal - a race bike for the road with no punches pulled." Jon UrrySPECS
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Road Test: GT1000 v. CB1300 v. ZRX1200 v. Griso
By Jon Bentman on 26/05/2008 12:55:11
Back in the day the Bol d'Or was THE end-of-summer ride out. Using retro-repros TWO is recreating the experience: twins and twin-shocks to the Bol. Let the slipstreaming begin!
to hoist the front end in the first two gears means the GT provides the highest pleasure/performance ratio here.SPECS - DUCATITYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £6995ENGINE CAPACITY - 992ccPOWER - 79.1bhp@7600rpmTORQUE - 60.7lb.ft@5900rpm
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Used Review: Suzuki GSX-R1000K2
By Chris Moss on 02/04/2008 22:19:29
This month, TWO finds that living with the first breed of GSX-R1000 is easier than you think.
is an almost automated affair thanks to the racy spec of its chassis and suspension. And the standard-fitment steering damper makes even the fastest progress steady and stable at the front-end. Though it should be said that on a cold day the viscosity of its
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Government release SHARP helmet ratings
By Jon Urry on 12/06/2008 10:28:05
Check in here to see how well - or how badly - your lid stacks up. Some of the results are surprising.
Spec 1R Full face Coming Soon...-- S-XL NA Takachi TK-30 Full face Coming Soon...-- S-XL NA Urban N20 Full face Coming Soon...-- XS-XXL NA Vemar VSREV Full
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Aprilia launch new RSV4 - V4 1000cc Superbike
By Visordown News on 22/09/2008 10:10:56
One of the world's worst kept secrets: Aprilia launch the road version of their future WSB contender
point and also the headstock angle. There's also adjustable mapping and variuable intake trumpets.The standard spec RSV4 will be available at the end of this year and will cost around £12,000. The Factory version will cost around £14
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki B-King
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 10:03:26
In the six years since we first saw the B-King it has been the subject of heated discussion in Japan. Should it be dumbed down for mass market or a full-blown radical bike? Find out who won the argument...
on the road and is even surprisingly capable on the track. But you must always remain respectful to the power lurking inside, because like a lion keeper with one arm you may never be in total control... SPECS TYPE - STREETBIKE PRODUCTION DATE
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First Ride: 2006 Suzuki GSX-R750 K6
By James Whitham on 03/04/2008 18:32:52
I know I'm not as young as I was...
sports bikes I would welcome, and from all the manufacturers, as long as they could do as good a job as Suzuki have with this bike.SPECS TYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £7799ENGINE CAPACITY - 749ccPOWER - 133bhp@11,500rpmTORQUE - 66
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First Ride: 2007 Triumph Rocket III Touring
By John Hogan on 10/04/2008 23:08:01
As American as the English language, this Hinckley super-tourer is all set to give the US cruiser market a good old taste of British spunk.
to spec your bike up, and also to make the process of fitting new shiny bits pain free and easy. The chassis had to be redesigned to cope with the extra load carried at the rear of the bike in the 36.5 litre panniers. To accommodate these panniers without
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Road Test: Victory Hammer
By Mark Shippey on 27/04/2008 20:20:42
A new engine, an overdrive and the fattest rear tyre in biking-dom. Will Victory's Hammer be able to wrestle the performance cruiser crown from our home-grown Rocket III?
of torque and mean good looks make the Hammer a real alternative to the best H-D have to offer.Victory Hammer SpecsTYPE - MUSCLE CRUISER PRODUCTION DATE - 2005 PRICE NEW - £12,595 ENGINE CAPACITY - 1634cc POWER - 89bhp@4500rpm TORQUE - 110lb.ft@2500rpm
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Road Test: Ducati 999S
By Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 22:40:05
Unsurprisingly, the revised 999S doesn't disappoint. But is it worth nearly three grand over the standard model?
will not disappoint. I guess I'm just a bit jealous it'll be going home with you and not me.VERDICTStirs the emotions like no Jap superbike can, but the price tag is hefty. Is the S that much better than the stock 999?Ducati 999S SpecsTYPE - Supersports PRODUCTION
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