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First Ride: 2006 Ducati ST3
By Jon Urry on 28/09/2010 13:32:20
Ducati's sports tourer gets ABS and some flashy suspension for '06. But is it a credible alternative to similar offerings from Triumph and Honda?
is really comfortable. And that makes a huge difference on a tourer.Off the motorway the uprated suspension on the ST3s gives a much smoother and more forgiving ride than the slightly harsh ST3, while still keeping the sporty side intact. Ducati tends
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First Ride: Honda NC700X review
By Mark Forsyth on 05/12/2011 11:33:20
Progressive Jazz
and stroke are still the same as the Jazz.Honda claim that the NC is about ‘commuting and fun’ and its pitched at a 90% male audience, the core of whom are in their thirties. The range is aimed at car drivers, people moving up from 125s, riding schools
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First Ride: 2006 KTM 950 Adventure review
By Visordown on 13/10/2006 16:59:01
KTM's first 950 Adventure won over a horde of fans when it first hit the market with rave reviews. So what's it like on a blast to France?
This review is part of the Monster Trailies Lap France mega-test review. Click the link for the rivals.Relaxing on a Spanish beach after a hard day's riding with sausages sizzling and a cool San Miguel to hand. This is how I pictured this test
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Niall's Spin: Ducati ST3
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/10/2010 15:07:36
Niall looks back at Ducati's mellow and now defunct entry in to the world of sports tourers
Click to read: Ducati ST3 owners reviews, Ducati ST3 specs and to see the Ducati ST3 image gallery.Ducati's ST3 is, of course, an excellent sports tourer. Its punchy, pleasing, usable three-valve, V-twin motor cruises along comfortably between 140-mile fuel stops and the practica...
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Honda CBR600RR C-ABS launch test review
By German Ooms on 06/09/2010 11:47:01
Honda’s mostly-under-the-skin revised CBR600RR has one very significant addition for 2009 - an ABS braking system. But can ABS really sit comfortably on a supersport bike?
of motorsports at the moment, but it’ll soon be written in there. In capital letters. Before the CBR, I - and every sportsbike rider with me – considered ABS as inadequate and totally unnecessary. This test will soon prove me wrong.First of all, there’s a guy
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First Ride: 2002-03 Aprilia RSV-R Mille
By Warren Pole on 29/03/2008 19:29:06
What on earth could Aprilia do to improve their already-ace Mille-R? Not an enormous amount as I discovered at the launch of the 2003 bike in Italy.
translate into any tangible differences from the riding seat?As far as the first couple of sessions of the day were concerned then the answer to this has to be 'no' because these stints were taken up with learning the track, sussing braking markers and gears
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2013 Kawasaki Z800 review
By Ben Cope on 06/12/2012 11:54:04
Wading into the beefy middleweight sector with an extra 58cc but carrying a few more pounds too. Is the Z800 a knockout?
is. This is a long way from the original Z750, where the front end felt soft and surface changes in the road felt magnified when the pace picked up.The ride quality feels better than the suspension on a ‘budget’ bike should be. You don’t get fully
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First Ride: 2006 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V
By Roland Brown on 10/04/2008 21:59:32
Guzzi keep moving gently in the right direction with their latest 8-valve Griso streetbike. It’s got real retro charm, funky Italian looks and now another 22bhp for those who like their biking more...sophisticated
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Road Test: 2004 600cc sportsbike review
By Jon Urry, James Whitham on 22/04/2008 19:48:20
Take the best 600 sportsbikes in the world to a circuit for three days, put them on identical tyres, add thirteen journalists from ten different countries and you have the most comprehensive test ever
The Supertest began as an idea last year between Spanish magazines Solo Moto and el Periodico, Portuguese mag Motojornal, Italian magazine La Moto and Visordown. The idea of the test was to put all of the very best sportsbikes head-to-head on track
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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki Versys
By John Hogan on 02/04/2008 10:58:57
Fancy an ER-6 but find it a bit too small? The Versys offers relief. John Hogan rides Kawasaki's lanky new 'any road' tool.
the translation for 'any road' is 'multistrada'. Sounds catchy doesn't it, (if not a little familiar). If space was any tighter I could wrap this test up now by saying the Versys is a Japanese Multistrada.At first glance, from head-on, the headlight looks like
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