through the twisties. This plummets, however, if the bike's thrashed hard. Expect just over 200 miles from a tank in normal riding conditions.Shorter riders may have better luck, but at 6"2' I found the high pegs, weight on the wrists and a forward stance

succession until we were truly on the best road I will probably ever ride. I don't know how to possibly do this road justice so bear with me try to explain the best tank of fuel I ever used.Its quite hot the road is sticky the corners are coming every 100/200

this weekend burning fuel mainly for pleasure. The tank holds 13 quid's worth after about ten miles of the last fuel cell winking at me, returning me approx 120 miles. I've drained three tanks. It was a blast!I could have ridden perhaps a little more

thought I had! After dropping back to 5th, BJ Toal was in front of me and there was no way I was letting him get away. I was chasing him down, putting in a fastest lap of 1:46.190, until lap 9, where my lap times suddenly dropped because my slipper clutch

crankshaft horsepower, with torque from tickover. A serious power hike came in at 6000rpm and the peak was at 9000rpm, pushing the 187kg bike to a top speed around 160mph. At the time of its launch that terminal velocity made it the world's fastest road

checkered duct tape splooge left all over the tank from the endless mounting of data loggers, cables, magic markers and dry wipe notepads with test routes. In places, the homemade paint job had peeled enough to reveal teasing clues as to the true colorful

rider, sure...... I know it in my bones.There is something military about him. Of course, in 1948 there was something military about everybody -- those that had survived, that is. He could very easily have crawled out of the cockpit of a B-17 or slipped

get your knee down? Then piss off, you ain't fit for no A team Foo' !!Speed:Want to go faster? Very few people know this, but bacon frazzles are actually a form of super fuel. Fill your tank with them then put a shed load of petrol in your exhaust

I have had a test ride of the KTM 690 today over about a 1 hour period, consisting of town work, fast A roads and fast B roads, some of which are bumpy.First impression was how my knees stuck into the fuel tank, which splays out at the front

, plus the traffic would be flowing counter to that in Australia. To simplify things I decided to hire a motorcycle that I was already familiar with. I own a BMW 1150GS in Australia; it's one of those duel purpose motorcycles that can be used on or off