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First Ride: 2007 Aprilia Mana
By Roland Brown on 10/04/2008 21:51:31
Aprilia’s Mana puts a fully-automatic transmission into a conventional motorbike, creating the last word in practical biking. So is the Mana a fantastic scooter for grown-ups, or the worst of both worlds..?
, and radial four-pot front brake calipers.But there’s more to the Mana, starting with the dummy fuel tank’s lid that hinges to provide lined storage for a full-face lid, plus a 12V charger and space for a mobile phone. The pillion seat pivots in similar
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First Ride: 2007 Honda CB600F Hornet
By Roland Brown on 02/04/2008 12:56:43
Honda's top-selling naked middleweight gets a top-to-toe revamp, sharp new looks and the world's ugliest exhaust collector box
Japanese bikes don't come much more Italian than the revamped Hornet 600. Despite the name on its tank, the Hornet was shaped by Honda's European design studio in Italy, and built at the factory in Atessa. Given Italian sales were largely
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First Ride: 2006 Voxan Charade
By Roland Brown on 22/09/2010 15:45:00
Can Voxan's new management manage a Gallic version of what John Bloor did for Triumph? Roland Brown rides the firm's new generation Charade.
running from steering head to swing-arm pivot. The cast aluminium steering head also acts as the airbox; the swing-arm pivot doubles as the oil tank for the dry-sump motor. Marzocchi upside-down forks combine with Beringer radial calipers and 320mm discs
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First Ride: CR&S Vun
By Roland Brown on 02/04/2008 15:46:03
It's pricey single-cylinder special time.
combining tubular steel and aluminium plates - can be customised using various aluminium and carbon-fibre accessories.Highlight of this bike was a beautiful aluminium tank which, along with an Ohlins shock instead of the standard Paioli, added about a grand
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First Ride: 2008 CR&S Vun
By Roland Brown on 27/05/2008 22:48:46
It's pricey single-cylinder special time.
combining tubular steel and aluminium plates - can be customised using various aluminium and carbon-fibre accessories.Highlight of this bike was a beautiful aluminium tank which, along with an Ohlins shock instead of the standard Paioli, added about a grand
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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
forks, single discs front and rear, plus narrow wire-spoked wheels, the spec sounds like a typically dull commuter bike's, but where the Tricker differs is in its style. The bars are wide, the diagonally mounted tank is tiny, and the skinny seat
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First Ride: 2007 Yamaha Midnight Star 1300
By Roland Brown on 02/04/2008 12:12:15
Yamaha's latest Star is an exercise in big-small.
is fuel-injected and has belt final drive.Yamaha chose not to follow the art deco styling theme of the larger V-twin, and this Star also differs in that its frame is made from old-fashioned steel rather than aluminium. But with its long petrol tank, hefty
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First Ride: 2006 Triumph Rocket III Classic
By Roland Brown on 22/09/2010 15:00:00
The monster Trumpet gets a yankee makeover but it's still Brit beef at heart.
- N/A 0-60 - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A
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First Ride: 2006 Yamaha Midnight Star
By Roland Brown on 13/05/2008 23:21:25
Packing the biggest and most powerful Yamaha cruiser engine yet, plus a bag of styling cues lifted from the 1930s, the Midnight Star is bristling with modern technology. It's even got an EXUP valve.
cruisers will be sold under the Star brand). Whatever the name, it's a cool-looking bike. There's a flavour of old cars like the Chrysler Airflow in the way the headlight flows into the tank with its three chromed lines on each side, and in details
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Yamaha XT660Z Tenere first ride review
By Roland Brown on 28/04/2010 16:34:47
Sick of your job? Boss giving you grief? Wife just won’t shut up? Why not sod it all and explore the world on a Tenere. Or just use it to commute
-to-earth bike with an aircooled, 43bhp single-pot engine, gigantic 30-litre tank and several yards of suspension travel. It didn’t repeat those Dakar wins but became hugely popular with desert racers. More power and a twin-headlamp fairing kept it successful
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