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First Ride: Honda ST1300 Pan European
By Oli Tennant on 13/09/2010 12:29:40
Visordown 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
Click to read: Honda ST1300 Pan European owners reviews, Honda ST1300 Pan European specs and to see the Honda ST1300 Pan European image gallery.I've been here before. So many times it's getting boring. The two dots in my mirrors are growing rapidly
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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650S
By Jon Urry on 13/09/2010 15:16:46
The new SV650S has a hell of a reputation to live up to as it steps into the shoes of its vastly popular predecessor
Click to read: Suzuki SV650S owners reviews, Suzuki SV650S specs and to see the Suzuki SV650S image gallery.If you were given a clean sheet of paper and told to write down your perfect real-world bike what would your list include?Well, for a start a
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First Ride: Kawasaki VN1600 Classic review
By Mark Shippey on 14/09/2010 12:50:31
A hazy April afternoon cruising through the long, winding roads of the Northamptonshire countryside. Mark Shippey bonds with Kawasaki's VN1600 Classic
Click to read: Kawasaki VN1600 Classic owners reviews, Kawasaki VN1600 Classic specs and to see the Kawasaki VN1600 Classic image gallery.Long low and covered in chrome the VN is a beautifully designed piece of kit. Clean lines, curvaceous bodywork
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First Ride: Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory review
By Bertie Simmonds on 14/09/2010 14:30:43
The Mille R is dead. It's replacement, the Mille Factory, has moved Bert to proclaim the machine to be the best Italian V-twin sportsbike on the market
Click to read: Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory owners reviews, Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory specs and to see the Aprilla RSV-R Mille Factory image gallery.Hug the kerb through the long downhill fourth-gear left and you'll come on to the heat haze
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First Ride: 2008 KTM RC8
By John Cantlie on 22/09/2010 15:29:52
Five years in the making and it’s finally here. A test of the most eagerly-awaited V-twin superbike since the Ducati 916
Click to read: KTM RC8 owners reviews, KTM RC8 specs and to see the KTM RC8 image gallery.I shouldn’t be here. We have the demonically fast Niall Mackenzie and James Whitham on the test team and instead you get me. Sorry.The thing is, I’ve wanted
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Niall's Spin: 2000 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/10/2010 15:59:52
With an exciting family pedigree the 2000 Honda Fireblade had the unfortunate moniker of the 'sensible 'Blade'. Niall Mackenzie gives his feedback of the CBR900RR-Y
Click to read: Honda Fireblade CBR900RR owners reviews, Honda Fireblade CBR900RR specs and to see the Honda Fireblade CBR900RR image gallery.This version isn't as hairy as previous or later models - but it's still an exceedingly fast motorcycle
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First Ride: 2004 BMW R1200C Montauk
By Mark Shippey on 05/11/2003 11:49:08
Named after a town in New York State, the new R1200 C Montauk boasts more chrome and retro styling than a fifties diner. But it's also BMW's most successful foray into the cruiser market to date
individuality in the cruiser sector. It's certainly the Bavarian firm's best looking and handling cruiser to date and as it is a BMW you can be assured it will run forever.BMW R1200C Montauk SpecsTYPE - CRUISERPRODUCTION DATE - 2003PRICE NEW - £9495ENGINE
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First Ride: 2009 Derbi Terra 125 review
By Catherine Barrett on 23/02/2009 11:37:26
Punchy, easy-to-handle Terra takes confident Cat and her girly hands through the test and for country weekends
building up their confidence. Apparently most people fail on the U-turn. They need a Terra, they really do. I’m ready to move up a few cc now and I’ve got the Terra to thank for this newfound confidence.Derbi Terra 125 SpecsEngine Single cylinder 4 Stroke
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Buyer Guide: KTM 950 & 990 Adventure
By Visordown on 12/10/2010 17:15:21
Buy a perfect example of KTM’s hugely versatile adventure bike
Click to view: KTM 950 & 990 Adventure owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Pity poor BMW. They invent a whole new kind of bike, then develop and refine it over decades until it becomes a world beater. Then, after some half-baked Japanese
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Buyer Guide: Yamaha TDM 850 & 900
By Visordown on 13/10/2010 10:08:30
The ultimate buying guide for Yamaha’s TDMs by the people who actually own the bike...
Click to view: Yamaha TDM 850 & 900 owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Touted as ‘the next big thing’, Yamaha’s hybrid had real appeal when it appeared in 1991. Some would say it defined a new class of bike. Unfortunately here in the UK
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