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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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First Ride: Husqvarna 510SMR & 610SM
By John Cantlie on 22/09/2010 14:50:23
With BMW money now behind them and their financial future assured, Husqvarna are keen to blow away the bad memories of the past
Click to read: Husqvarna 510SMR owners reviews, Husqvarna 510SMR specs and to see the Husqvarna 510SMR image gallery.FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Husky was at the sharp end of exotic off-road machinery. Very expensive, very fast and equipped with top
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First Ride: Honda VTR1000 SP-2
By John Cantlie on 29/03/2008 16:21:42
By winning the World Superbike Championship in 2000 in its very first year of production, you could argue that Honda’s SP-1 doesn’t have much to prove. But race development waits for no man, and so for 2002 we’ve got the SP-2.
Right, let’s not mess around here. The biggest differences between the production SP-1 and SP-2 are the massive new injector throttle bodies (up from 54mm to 62mm) and a fancy-pants HRC-developed swingarm. Since the only two real issues with the SP-1 were its sudden (read: sn...
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First Ride: 2006 Honda ST1300 Pan European
By John Cantlie on 03/04/2008 19:21:50
For 10 years now Honda's Pan European has been one of the sharpest touring tools in the box.
SpecificationsSPECS TYPE - TOURER PRODUCTION DATE - 2002 PRICE NEW - £10,300 ENGINE CAPACITY - 1261cc POWER - 116bhp@8000rpm TORQUE - 86lb.ft@6500rpm WEIGHT - 276kg SEAT HEIGHT - 790mm FUEL CAPACITY - 29L TOP SPEED - N/A 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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Living with a 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By John Cantlie on 12/07/2002 14:02:03
Cantlie goes mega fast and offends the law on his R1
settings (see TWO July 2002 for full spec), and I'm running the excellent Dunlop D207 tyres at 40psi rear and 36psi front for the best steering speed. She tankslaps occasionally, and that's fine with me, but everywhere I go people comment on the R1's looks
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Living with a 2009 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cantlie on 23/05/2009 11:02:50
John Cantlie's long term impressions of the BMW R1200GS Adventure
May 2009Now look here. There comes a time in a man’s life when he knows what he likes and likes what he knows. At this point, to divert from this path of knowingness is to err and will only make that man (in this case, me) unhappy, angry, or both.And so it is that when the select...
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Road Test: Honda CRF450X
By John Cantlie on 27/04/2008 22:39:12
With wheelie-happy monsters like Honda's new CRF450X, never has there been a better reason to get stuck in the mud.
be better off on the 250X , which won't make you feel stupid every time you ride it, but if you simply must have the best of everything in your garage, the CRF450X is a toy and-a-half.Honda CRF450X SpecsTYPE - OFF-ROADPRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW - £5600
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Road Test: Kawasaki ER-6n
By John Cantlie on 29/04/2008 21:48:35
Kawasaki launches a new beginners' bike. Looks weird, goes well. Sounds alright then.
Kawasaki prefers not to mess around. Other manufacturers might make lighter bikes, prettier bikes, or bikes that are easier to ride, but Kawasaki - quite rightly - sticks two fingers up at such sentimental softness and consistently delivers red-blooded motorcycles with more power...
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Road Test: Moto Guzzi Breva V1100
By John Cantlie on 27/04/2008 21:00:09
Moto Guzzi come out swinging with their new Breva V11, and they've got BMW's R1150R boxer twin up against the ropes.
Age is a curious thing. You can't hear it, and you can't see it, but one day you wake up and realise all breakfast show DJs are wankers and the country's gone to pot because New Labour are a bunch of low-class liars.I also came to the staggering conclusion that, at 34, I rather l...
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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By John Cantlie on 29/03/2008 16:46:13
NOW WITH 36cc EXTRA FREE! If you can't beat 'em, cheat. Works for us and there's a decent chance it'll work for Kawasaki as they wheel out their new oversquare 636cc ZX-6R. Any good or dead horse flogged?
Without a back-to-back test of last year's ZX-6R and this 36cc larger one, it's hard to tell. The ZX-6R was always a cracking sportsbike tool anyway, so anyone expecting a midrange-laden super middleweight can walk away now and go buy a 750 instead. However, those wanting a brand...
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