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	What is a sports tourer - Triumph Tiger, FZ1 Fazer, VFR800 and GSX-R1000 road test By Jon Urry on 21/05/2010 11:06:16 Just what is a sports-tourer these days? Used to be a middle-for-diddle model with zero sex appeal, but these days it could be anything from a superbike with luggage to a purpose-built mile-muncher There was a time when motorcycles were grouped together in neat little classes. Have you seen your bike on a racetrack? Yes, so then it’s a Sportsbike. If it’s got a monster engine as well then that makes it a Superbike. Does it have flat bars and no fairing? Yep, well that makes...

	Road Test: ZX-12R v CBR1100XX v K1200S v GSX1300R By Jon Urry on 07/05/2008 19:55:48 It's every officer's duty to escape. So our four battle-weary soldiers slipped the confines of Blighty for the freedom of Germany's autobahns to stretch the legs of four very fast bikes. of Schloss Colditz. Located in, unsurprisingly, Colditz village, our route to the castle from Chemnitx was a lovely twisty road through rural Germany that went on for about 30 miles. Ample opportunity to test the handling of the bikes, but not before we very

	Road Test: F800S v Derbi v 883R v ER-6N v MT-03 By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:04:30 In a fashion conscious market what does it take to stand out from the crowd and attract a new breed of rider? Say hello to the new wave in motorcycle design . journalist, which means he gets paid to play with gadgets. Having passed his test six months ago Mike is a typical new-wave buyer - style and image are as important to him as price and performance. So what do you reckon, Mike? BMW F800SBMW has a bit

	You'll Never Forget Your First (Big Bike) By Jon Urry on 05/10/2003 10:47:17 Passing their bike test was the easy bit. Now our band of intrepid new bikers have been set the task of choosing a first bike from five models aimed at new riders ridden the BMW was really nice. It looks a bit weird but is friendly and relaxing to ride and cornered well too. I like the thought that has gone into making it practical and would definitely buy it over the Ducati or Harley.Jon Urry - Road TesterThe CS

	First Ride: 2004 Yamaha FZ6 Fazer By Jon Urry on 05/11/2003 11:23:19 Having resisted the urge to tear down the hotel curtains and make them into a set of lederhosen, Jon Urry braves rain and ice-rink-like Austrian roads to put Yamaha's new emissions-friendly Fazer to the test is brought forward and as the Fazer is aimed at being an all-road, all-weather bike a wet test isn't such a bad thing. Well, that was what I kept telling myself as the cold mountain rain was soaking through my jeans to my pants.But at least I wasn't alone

	First Ride: 2008 KTM 990R Super Duke By Jon Urry on 27/05/2008 23:08:28 Urry's been to Hungary to track test KTM's super spec Super Duke. The new 990R Super Duke has been 'built for the love of it' say KTM. Which suggests there wasn't any need for this uprated Super Duke but we're glad it's here, because it's even better than the stocker.To be completely honest (it's the only way Jon

	The Battle for Middle Earth - 2004 Middleweights By Jon Urry on 19/09/2004 12:10:48 We put seven of the best naked middleweights through our toughest test ever... to bring you the biggest and hardest group test ever done just to split these bikes. We tested seven of the best naked middleweights - three of them brand new for 2004 - from six different manufacturers on the road, track and city streets, as well

	Second Hand By Jon Urry on 12/10/2007 12:49:25 With a Â£5000 budget we delve into the second-hand market to test four of the best used bargains around, the 2001 Aprilia Mille, 2000 Duacti 748, 2001 Honda Fireblade and 2001 Suzuki GSX-R750 budget for the bikes in this test I was amazed at the gems we uncovered. A call to D&K Motorcycles, one of the largest second-hand dealers in the UK, soon provided an absolutely mint 2002-model Aprilia RSV, a very tidy 2001 Honda FireBlade with a few

	King of Bikes By Jon Urry on 27/03/2008 14:37:23 Eight bikes, each a winner in its class, slug it out in the ultimate test. BMW R1200GS, Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-ROD, Honda CBR600RR, Kawasaki Z750, Kawasaki ZRX1200R, Suzuki GSX-R1000K5, Triumph Speed Triple, Triumph Sprint ST. , and is exaggerated by the large amount of engine braking when the throttle was shut, making it hard to ride smoothly. As do the harsh servo brakes.Now comes the first surprise of the pillion test: Kawasaki's Z750. Jon, Tim and our pillions rated it third-best pillion

	Living with excess: Aprilia SXV5.5 By Jon Urry on 28/03/2010 11:42:16 I've been riding the Aprilia for less than 20 yards, in fact I haven't even made it out of the office car park, and I've already got into trouble. Aprilia SXV5.5Special excess: race bike on the roadLived with: Jon UrryI've been riding the Aprilia for less than 20 yards, in fact I haven't even made it out of the office car park, and I've already got into trouble. A lady is waggling her finger