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Road Test: Boring Bikes To Belgium
By Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 21:38:48
Workaday middleweights sprout wings to prove their worth on a potter to Brussels.
genuinely fun bike to ride. SPECS - DUCATITYPE - DUAL PURPOSE PRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW - £5495ENGINE CAPACITY - 618ccPOWER - 64bhp@8700rpmTORQUE - 40.5lb.ft@5400rpmWEIGHT - 183kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 15LTOP SPEED - 122mph0-60 - n
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Road Test: RSV-R Factory v. 999S v. F4 1000R
By Niall Mackenzie on 26/05/2008 13:10:44
Sometimes you've just got to kick back and let rip. Niall Mackenzie blows away the cobwebs at Oulton Park with a fiery threesome of desirable Italian exotica.
/RSV-R seems to have been around forever in some guise or other. Next to the relentless Japanese two-year sports bike cycle the RSV-R may appear long in the tooth, but I was impressed when our spanking, sparkling, latest-spec RSV-R Factory received the most
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First Ride: 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 23:14:59
James Whitham used to be a bit tasty on an R6 in World Supersport, so he’s uniquely placed to give the ‘08 bike a proper seeing-to...
, incredibly track focused machine. Higher tech than the R1 of the day, burying the preconception that 600s are budget bikes. Blisteringly fast on the circuit but is uncomfortable and annoyingly revvy on the road. The spec sheet includes fly-by-wire throttle
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First Ride: 2002 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By Oli Tennent on 30/03/2008 00:01:16
TWO snapper Oli needed a rugged pack-horse to go to the South of France and back while chasing two hypersports bikes. He chose Honda's new-for-2002 Pan-European ST1300.
...Oh, and the solution to that worrying weave at 110mph? Well, Honda may be citing incorrectly-tightened engine bolts as the cause and recalling all Pans to have them checked, but I found out that riding at 130mph sorted it all out just fine...SPECS TYPE
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First Ride - BMW G450X
By John Cantlie on 07/09/2009 14:54:23
They’ve flirted with it for years, but now BMW finally get stuck into the business of serious off-roading with their new enduro tool
Click to read: BMW G450X owners reviews, BMW G450X specs and to see the BMW G450X image gallery.Just a few years ago the very idea of serious enduro riding on something with BMW on the tank would have been preposterous. Huge trans-globe adventure
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2007 Zed 1000 - 30 years on
By Roadhoover on 13/09/2007 09:15:00
2007 Zed 1000
. The earthbound and mere mortals like you and me should chat up their friendly neighbourhood Kawasaki dealer and badger them for a test ride, I warn you though you might end up wanting one alot! Now about that ZX-10..!All the spec and techie stuff can be gleaned
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The Ilmor MotoGP Project's Terminal Decline, A Stu
By David Emmett on 05/04/2007 22:59:25
Why did Ilmor fail to live up to expectations?
people dissatisfied with Formula 1 from moving into MotoGP. And as Formula 1 moves ever closer to becoming a spec class, with engines, engine management systems, tires and many other aspects of vehicle design being legislated into conformity, you have
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First Ride: 2006 Honda Fireblade
By mossy on 09/11/2004 13:19:37
Visordown attended the world launch of Honda's tweaked for 2006 flagship sportsbike
The hallmark of all Honda's bikes has always been that they're very easy to ride and live with, and its 2006-spec CBR1000RR Fireblade superbike is no exception.The new bike is even more polished than last year's example. And though none
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Road Test: Harley-Davidson Street Rod v. Yamaha R1
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 13:39:21
One man's floor is another man's ceiling. The words 'sports bike' can mean very different things, so we compare two contrasting takes takes on a common theme.
alternative to the hyper sports bike. But whether or not this is the future remains to be seen.SPECS - YAMAHATYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £8799ENGINE CAPACITY - 998ccPOWER - 158bhp@12,300rpmTORQUE - 76lb.ft@9700rpmWEIGHT - 172kg SEAT
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Bloodlust - Honda NR750 vs. Ducati Desmosedici
By Niall Mackenzie and Jon Urry on 19/05/2009 15:30:27
Honda’s NR750 and Ducati’s Desmosedici are two of the most stunning bikes ever built. Each are worth £40,000 and both were developed from pure GP technology. There may be an incredible 16 years between them, but exclusivity this rare is timeless
continued to race this bored-out NR engine wrapped in a continually improving chassis in F1 spec in the odd race around the globe. And then it was banned by the FIM. Spoilsports. We had seen the last of the NR, until 1990...In a triumphant fanfare
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