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Niall's Spin: Ducati ST4
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 14:27:07
With an engine donated from the exotic 916 how does Ducati's sport tourer compare with the rest of this tough market, Niall Mackenzie investigates...
-minded engineers decided not to throw them out but to recycle the little fellas. But how? "What about a sports tourer?" said one bright spark and lo, the ST4 was born, and about time too because Ducati's attempts at sports touring until this point had amounted
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Grandad Turismo - Pan European, FJR1300A, K1200GT used test
By Jon Urry on 02/06/2010 14:45:26
Want to cover massive miles without spending mega pounds? Someone else has very kindly taken the depreciation hit on these secondhand tourers so you don’t have to. We try these three recent big bore bargains for size
While scouring Visordown’s classified section locating the three big tourers for this test I was genuinely shocked. My first thought was that dealers all over the country had made terrible mistakes when entering the value of their bikes
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Niall's Spin: Honda VFR800 (2002-2005)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 16:20:42
Arguably the original sports tourer and certainly the best - or at least that was the case before Honda monkeyed with the formula when it relaunched the VFR with VTEC in 2002..
, especially if you're loaded up and carrying a pillion, and personally I think the bike would be better off without the VTEC gimmick.In all other respects it's the perfect sports tourer. I love the handling - it's nimble and quick steering and can be ridden
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Niall's Spin: BMW R1200 ST
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 15:11:08
With a face that only a mother could love the BMW R1200ST held it's own in the sports tourer class, despite it's looks
at it any longer than necessary. The aesthetics are the worst point about the bike, though; get on and ride and the R1200 ST is right up there with the best of the sports tourers.What we have here is in essence the 1200 RT but with a different fairing
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Niall's Spin: Honda Pan European ST1100 (2001-02)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 10:02:48
Hundreds of coppers and thousands of Pan Clan members can't be wrong about the long-standing Honda tourer, Niall adds his praise
Click to read: Honda Pan European ST1100 owners reviews, Honda Pan European ST1100 specs and to see the Honda Pan European ST1100 image gallery.This is quite simply a genius piece of motorcycling. The Pan is a modern classic and ages incredibly well thanks to good old fashioned b...
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Used Review: Triumph Sprint RS
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 21:38:34
Quiet, unassuming and unpopular the Sprint RS may have been as a new buy, it now has a loyal following and makes a bargain sports tourer.
I was at the launch of the Sprint RS in southern Spain in 1999. Some muppet in the office thought it would be a good idea to ride back from there to the Midlands, in late December.But thanks to decent winter kit and the Sprint RS's solid attributes, I got back in one piece and no...
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Used Review: Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 22:11:44
Ten years ago the Super Blackbird was celebrated as the fastest and most powerful thing on two wheels. Now, it's 'just' a very fast, big, sports tourer with an enviable reputation for quality.
the Blackbird kept popping up and giving them a bloody nose in group tests long after it shouldn't have. It was graceful with awesome build quality where the 'Busa was ugly and poorly finished; it had comfort and 'legs' where the ZX-12R was cramped and had poor
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Buyer Guide: Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird
By Visordown on 14/10/2010 13:49:54
The ultimate buyers guide to the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird written by the people who actually own the bike…
of the word.There have been rumours of an all-new Blackbird for years – possibly even a V5 VFR1000 replacing both the Blackbird and VFR800. Even if a new version is released, the current ones will retain their following and their used value. They have a near
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Buyer Guide: BMW K1200 & K1300
By Visordown on 04/10/2010 17:01:48
BMW’s big bastid K1200/1300 bikes reviewed and rated by the people who actually own them. If you want the lowdown, here it is...
1200R with distinctive, aggressive styling and finally the luxurious but rapid K1200GT tourer.Like so many new BMWs, they’re great machines which either plough their own furrow or have class leading potential. The S is the only bike offering so much
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Buyer Guide: Triumph Speed Triple
By Visordown on 14/10/2010 15:13:15
The ultimate buyers guide to the Triumph Speed Triple written by the people who actually own the bike…
Click to read: Triumph Speed Triple owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Streetfighter. Now there’s a funny name for a class of motorbike. Most groups of bike have a name related to what they do. Tourers, sports-tourers, sports bikes, adventure
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