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Road Test: Middleweight Test
By Jon Urry on 22/04/2008 20:52:45
We put seven of the best naked middleweights through our toughest test ever...
DATE - 2004PRICE NEW - £5490ENGINE CAPACITY - 748ccPOWER - 102.3bhp@10,455rpmTORQUE - 54.2lb.ft@8027rpmWEIGHT - 195kgSEAT HEIGHT - 820mmFUEL CAPACITY - 18LTOP SPEED - 139mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - 147milesSPECS - SUZUKITYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE
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Road Test: Over the top
By Warren Pole on 20/09/2010 11:11:08
Welcome to the Road Racing Capital of the World. They cancelled the 2001 Isle of Man TT races, so we decided to have our very own production TT Test. GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, FireBlade and Kawasaki ZX-9R thrashed around the 37-mile course.
around the island and has been racing there for 17 years. What he doesn't know about balls-out road riding could be written on a stamp.Would have competed that year on: TAS Formula One GSX-R1000Fastest average TT lap: 123.0mph, Honda NSR500 V
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Triumph Speed Triple track tested
By Andy Stevens on 29/09/2011 10:45:00
Having survived its final test during the Bennetts Ultimate trackday at Snetterton 300, it’s time to hand the keys back to Triumph
Triple long-termer for its final test to see how it would hold up on this fast challenging circuit.The day started with a chill in the air but with the promise of 27 degrees and unbroken sun spirits were high. After an excellent briefing
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Heads up - naked 1000s test
By The TWO team on 19/03/2008 22:50:25
The TWO team head onto Britain's roads to test seven of the best naked 1000cc bikes and come back with bug-splattered visors and stiff necks
CAPACITY - 909ccPOWER - 122.7bhp@10,700rpmTORQUE - 65lb.ft@7800rpmWEIGHT - 206kg (WET) SEAT HEIGHT - N/AFUEL CAPACITY - N/ATOP SPEED - 153.2mph0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/ATriumph TYPE - STREETBIKEPRODUCTION DATE - 2007PRICE NEW - £7739ENGINE CAPACITY - 1050cc
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The Longest Test: Visordown Long-termers Review
By Everyone on 02/11/2009 10:31:40
Six very different bikes with one thing in common – an identical 2,500 miles to cover through France in less than five days. Visordown takes our long-term test fleet out of the comfort zone to find out more about the bikes we thought we knew so well…
and every bike was put to the test. In fact, as the title suggests, this became the longest test, in every conceivable way…Jump to:Niall's review of the Yamaha YZF-R6Rob's opinion on the Suzuki GSX-R1000Ben's verdict of the Kawasaki GTR1400Tim's thoughts
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Road Test: 2004 Supersports Test - 1000'S
By Jon Urry, James Whitham on 22/04/2008 20:22:26
Take sixteen of the best 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.
every new bike launched each year.For the 2004 Supertest, the bikes were taken to the challenging Almeria circuit in Spain, used by all of the British Superbike teams for testing, as it has a perfect combination of tight and twisty sections as well as a
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2010 BMW S1000RR Niall Mackenzie track test
By Niall Mackenzie on 03/06/2010 16:56:00
Visordown’s road test editor is also a three times British Superbike Champion. So who better to sample the most eagerly awaited bike from BMW? Niall Mackenzie takes the S1000RR to the edge
the first session in sixth gear at 2,000rpm for a whole lap as a way of demonstrating how smooth and tractable this engine is. Personally I think it was just a way to ensure that none of us did a Casey Stoner on the out lap. Plumbing the depths of my will
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Niall Mackenzie's BMW S1000RR superbike test review
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/02/2010 14:24:53
Visordown’s road test editor is also a three times British Superbike Champion. So who better to sample the most eagerly awaited bike of 2009? Niall Mackenzie takes BMW’s S1000 RR to the edge...
to do the first session in sixth gear at 2,000rpm for a whole lap as a way of demonstrating how smooth and tractable this engine is. Personally I think it was just a way to ensure that none of us did a Casey Stoner on the out lap. Plumbing the depths
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Road Test: King Of Bikes
By Two Team on 27/04/2008 22:49:51
Eight bikes, each a winner in its class, slug it out in the ultimate test. One will be crowned king, but which one?
calculator working out which would cost the most to own. With points awarded for each discipline, the coronation ceremony would be for the bike that scored the highest.This is possibly the biggest road test TWO has ever done. The winner surprised some
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Used Test: Manx Norton
By Niall Mackenzie on 26/12/2006 12:17:02
Niall has revisited the Goodwood Revival, looking to improve on his initiation with the Manx Norton
the occasion. Dani Pedrosa take note!Built: 1950-’62Basis: DOHC air-cooled single derived from a 1930s design. The chassis was the breakthrough, using a steel duplex frame with pivoted swingarm for superior high-speed stability – and comfort, hence
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