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First Ride: 2003 Honda Rune review
By Dirck Edge on 14/09/2010 15:14:34
Honda doesn't build £17,000 'custom' motorcycles. Honda doesn't create a design study and work 'backwards' towards a production machine. Of course, all of this was true before the Rune
Click to read: Honda Rune owners reviews, Honda Rune specs and to see the Honda Rune image gallery.Manufacturing motorcycles isn't entirely about making money on products that sell in large numbers - part of it is about building a brand image
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First Ride: Victory Jackpot review
By Mark Shippey on 20/09/2010 12:20:36
The Jackpot is Victory's latest gambit - a bold move into premium custom territory. So is it likely to fold, or will it be straight flush with success?
Click to read: Victory Jackpot owners reviews, Victory Jackpot specs and to see the Victory Jackpot image gallery.THE JACKPOT IS an important bike for Victory. In the US, the extreme or 'premium custom' market represents 30,000 sales per year
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First Ride: Revised Buell 1125R
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 16:55:46
After a fairly troublesome birth Buell’s 1125R is back. But have they got it right this time?
Click to read: Buell 1125R owners reviews, Buell 1125R specs and to see the Buell 1125R image gallery.The 1125R was meant to be Buell’s break through, its first water-cooled engine and the bike that would move the American manufacturer from being
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KTM 990 SMT ABS launch preview
By Jon Urry on 26/01/2011 09:44:30
SMT doesn't follow the trend for elecronic gizmos, say KTM
IT'S taken them two and a half years of development but KTM is now ready to release the 990 SMT with ABS, and Visordown is in Southern Spain for the launch.Going against the current trend of increases in bike prices the 2011 SMT ABS is actually
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Ducati never made an 848R
By Ben Cope on 22/12/2011 13:23:04
But if they did, it might look a little like this..
benefit from having their cam-timing properly setup - so that's about the only thing I'd do to the bike other than paint it matt-black.It's up for £10,000, which might sound like a lot for a 2009 848, but with everything that comes with it, you'll struggle
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Suzuki accidentally leak shots of new V-Strom 650
By Visordown News on 22/06/2011 08:27:52
Whoops. Suzuki Europe lift the lid on the new model
dropped from 11.5:1 to 11.2:1.The 2012 model's dimension changes mean it's now taller and longer, with a seat height of 835mm up by 15mm on the current model and a 5mm longer wheelbase.Its 20-litre fuel capacity is two litres smaller than the current model
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Kawasaki Versys 1000 prices revealed
By Visordown News on 29/11/2011 08:43:33
Kawasaki's four-cylinder all-rounder gets traction control, ABS and a claimed 250-mile range
-range torque, while 1st and 2nd gears are now shorter for improved acceleration while the upper gears are taller for increased fuel economy and tank range. Kawasaki claim up to 250 miles from the 21-litre tank.The Versys 1000 features adjustable power modes
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2012 Honda Fireblade released
By Visordown News on 26/09/2011 09:05:06
First official pictures and details of the 2012 Honda CBR1000RR
IT might have been leaked a month ago but Honda has finally revealed all the details of the revamped 2012 Fireblade.The Blade doesn't qualify to be called a 'new' model – the engine and chassis are basically unchanged – but there are enough updates
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First Ride: 2003 Aprilia Pegaso Tibet
By Kev Ash on 04/07/2003 10:07:37
Despite the Tuscany-Tibet name, Aprilia says you are allowed to do Reading-Watford and several other routes too on its new Pegaso. So we found out whether the bike's a dirt monster or one for the roads
anyone should buy one really - the light weight is cited as one reason, but the old Pegaso's 175kg dry doesn't stack up very well against a supersport 600cc four, which is around 10kg less (and with roughly 70bhp more to move it), or even an all
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First Ride: 2008 Aprilia Dorsoduro
By Niall Mackenzie on 21/07/2008 12:38:24
Another rabid machine from Aprilia? Excellent...
is not for beginners, but it is a manageable package and if you do fancy getting into this type of bike you have three different power options: Rain, Touring or Sport.Continue the 2008 Aprilia Dorsoduro review
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