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First Ride: Harley-Davidson Street Bob
By Simon Bowen on 07/05/2008 21:04:02
Two issues ago we gave you the heads-up on Harley-Davidson's big plans for 2006. Here's the first instalment from its new line-up: the retro Street Bob .
pleasure. The motor is up on power and torque and the chassis has been stiffened to give a slightly sharper ride. The four-piston rear disc offers as much performance as the single front rotor and is enough to haul the Street Bob's considerable 290 kilos
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First Ride: Yamaha Tricker
By Roland Brown on 29/09/2005 15:47:07
The kids are alright but they ain't buying enough bikes. Yamaha hopes the Tricker will tempt the young tikes onto two wheels
and wheels add to the look of a bike that would be as at home in the local skate park as in the high street.The Tricker's built for city streets, though, so Yamaha held its launch in Amsterdam. The little air-cooled single motor might not make much power
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First Ride: 2005 KTM Super Duke Review
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/03/2008 22:46:45
An Austrian brute pumped full of steroids is the only way to describe the first ever-pure streetbike from KTM. If Arnold Schwarzenegger was a bike he'd be the Super Duke...
that this street fighter stands out from the crowd with its angular looks and twin silencers exiting at seat level. Although there are design cues from the single cylinder 640 Duke this is a much more stocky package with the biceps to match. As well as the deep
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First Ride: Harley-Davidson FXDB Street Bob
By John Hogan on 02/04/2008 16:06:20
Meet Bob he's the biking experience you never knew you wanted.
and watch the road roll by. The single seat may be viewed as a little selfish, but, hey it's a self-indulgent toy for one.Gearbox? It's a good 'un. The first three ratios are ideal for round town. You could ride the bike for days without realising it has
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First Ride: 2008 Harley-Davidson FXDB Street Bob
By John Hogan on 27/05/2008 23:02:54
Meet Bob he's the biking experience you never knew you wanted.
and watch the road roll by. The single seat may be viewed as a little selfish, but, hey it's a self-indulgent toy for one.Gearbox? It's a good 'un. The first three ratios are ideal for round town. You could ride the bike for days without realising it has
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First Ride: KTM 690 Enduro & SMC
By James Whitham on 10/04/2008 11:23:23
These two bikes have a lot more in common than just the motor and are a much nearer to being able to live up to their name than any other street-moto or street-enduro machines currently on the market
and bodywork are the same as fitted to it’s off-road brother, although it feels lower to sit on because of the smaller diameter wheels.After I’d got round the first couple of roundabouts heading for some twisty mountain roads I felt at home on this bike. There
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First Ride: 2001 Yamaha BT1100 Bulldog review
By Alex Hearn on 27/03/2008 21:09:58
In some respects, Yamaha's new BT1100 Bulldog could be quite an important bike. Not, because of what it is (which we'll get to later) but for what it isn't.
In Japan, big deal or otherwise. What, however, the Bulldog isn't, is what it appears to be - a Ducati Monster/Buell X1/Cagiva Raptor/Triumph Speed Triple kind of two-wheeled urban street warrior. The Bulldog's funky wrapping paper may give that impression
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First Ride: Victory Vision Street
By James & Andrea Whitham on 19/10/2010 10:27:19
A change of pace for the Whitham's as they take the large Victory on a tour of the Lake District
Street SpecificationsPrice: £15,500Engine: 1731cc, SOHC, air/oil-cooled, 8-valve 50° V-twinDrive: 6-speed, belt drivenPower: 92bhp @ 4,300RPM (claimed)Torque: 109lb.ft @ 2,750rpmFront suspension: Conventional forks, no adjustmentRear suspension: Single
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First Ride: 2006 Yamaha MT-03
By RobHoyles on 31/07/2004 22:21:14
Freelance Journo Rob Hoyles writes about Yamaha's new MT-03
, choices were limited to downright mediocre bikes built to a budget that clearly didn't stretch to styling or charisma.Yamaha's new 660cc, single-cylinder MT-03 will hit the UK's streets early next year. And refreshingly, it's a bike that's very difficult
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First Ride - Suzuki DR125SM
By Visordown on 07/09/2009 15:56:41
Suzuki’s latest 125 is a street-smart supermoto, ready to do battle with the urban rat race at a sedate pace.
Click to read: Suzuki DR125 SM owners reviews, Suzuki DR125 SM specs and to see the Suzuki DR125 SM image gallery.We older more experienced types should envy those getting their first leg up onto the biking ladder. For them the buzz of it all has
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