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	First Ride: 2007 Yamaha XJR1300 By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 15:21:10 The grandfather of the retro scene is back (with a new hip replacement) the old five-speed box) will pull smoothly from as low as 1000rpm and 25mph, which is, quite frankly, amazing. It'll even pull away in top without an excess of clutch slip. Try that on an R6!

	Devon Help Us - 2003 Tourer Test By Jon Urry on 05/11/2003 13:43:43 The sorry tale of taking three express tourers to the land of eternal rain and mist in an attempt to find a ray of sunshine is essential on a sports tourer. For marital bliss if nothing else. However, not having brought a spare wife with us it was left to Luke to test the pillion provisions. He rated the Pan the best for pillion comfort but this was mainly because the top-box gave

	First Ride: Buell Ulysses XB12T By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 12:24:11 Spawned from the much-maligned Ulysses comes the latest entry to the adventure tourer world, Buell’s Ulysses XB12XT is changed but the XT gets road based Pirelli tyres (instead of sudo-knobblie ones on the Ulysses), shorter suspension and panniers and a top box as standard. What this means is that the wobble has been removed from the suspension, the touring ability has

	First Ride: 2006 Triumph Tiger 1050 By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 18:53:05 Triumph's Tiger sheds the big trailie looks, sharpens its claws and goes for a more road-inspired image. Is this the right direction for Hinckley's big cat? impressions? For a start the new 1050 motor is simply beautiful. Compared to the old Tiger's 955cc motor the new lump - which is the same as that used in the Speed Triple and Sprint ST, but with a taller top gear and different air box and ECU - is a massive

	Road Test: Ducati 749 v GSX-R750 K6 v 675 Daytona By Jon Urry on 18/05/2008 21:29:53 Oversized 600s or underpowered1000s? With choices like these now is the time to think outside the box and dip into the middle ground. Oversized 600s or underpowered1000s? With choices like these now is the time to think outside the box and dip into the middle ground.Whitham is happy again. "I've got my Paddock Hill mojo back,"he giggles after his first session on the GSX-R750. "I

	First Ride: 2006 Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 14:00:00 With pre-production faults gone will the Corsaro hit or miss in the UK bike pond? , but was by no means perfect. Despite beautiful styling, the old Italian bugbear of imprecise fuel injection reared its ugly head, and the exhaust was positioned so the collector box scraped the ground without much effort. Little problems that Morini assured us would

	Honda CB1000R UK road test review By Jon Urry on 04/03/2010 12:08:42 After years of trying (and failing) to make a decent streetbike has Honda finally got it right? Triumph and Aprilia can kick their arse when it comes to making a streetbike that ticks all the boxes. why is this?Many will argue that a streetbike needs to have character and soul, but I reckon it’s simpler than this. A streetbike needs just a few simple

	First Ride: 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 review By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 22:11:15 The R6 is reborn with a competition-bred 'no compromise' attitude. But is all this race-ready technology a step too far for the road? -foot plus frame seems to fit into the bike, rather than be perched on top of it with my nuts resting on the top yoke like the CBR600RR, and it looks stunning. But the engine seems weak.Thinking back to the technical briefing the night before, I remember

	Boring Bikes to Belgium By Jon Urry on 01/09/2005 16:05:23 Workaday middleweights sprout wings to prove their worth on a potter to Brussels , Stella Artois and those icing-covered swirly buns with a cherry on top. Delving deeper we discover its residents pretty much invented putting mayonnaise on chips, and Hollywood 'hardman' Jean-Claude Van Damme was born within its boundaries. On the plus

	First Ride: 2004 MZ 1000S By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:29:42 From the Eastern Block to the East End, MZ has come a long way. But can the firm's new MZ1000S sports tourer really take on the likes of VFR, Sprint and ST3? .With the motor running, I was pleasantly surprised by the MZ after a few miles. Although it feels a bit crude, it actually rides quite well. The handling through traffic and at low speed is quite good - a bit top heavy in an Aprilia Falco type way that can make