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Multiplicity: Buell Firebolt, Ducati Multistrada, Triumph Speed Four, Kawasaki Z1000
By Jon Urry on 04/07/2003 10:44:45
It's a town bike. No, it's a mile-muncher. No, it's a back road missile. No, it's a track tool. Meet the bikes with more split personalities than a room full of schizophrenics
Every year at the NEC show there is always a concept bike. These bizarre creations are more often than not the brain child of a bunch of design students at some university you have never heard of who have been given the task by an over expectant tutor of designing the "ultimate m...
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First Ride: 2006 Ducati Monster S2R 1000
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 21:58:29
If the prospect of a liquid-cooled S4Rs Monster goes against all you stand for, how about trying a 1000cc air-cooled one on for size?
means the engine always feels like it's in the power band - good on the open road but it can be pain in town.In fact the S2R isn't a very good town bike at all. The low gearing means you're constantly changing between first and second, the steering lock
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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
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Road Test: CB600F v Z750 v GSR600 v FZ6
By Jon Urry on 27/01/2008 15:39:36
Naked bikes and rude place names. Is there no level to which the TWO test team won't stoop to for a cheap laugh? Apparently not.
names our great capital has to offer.Our choice of steeds was simple. With Suzuki launching its new GSR600 the time was right to put it up against some competition. Our route would involve town riding as well a blast into the back roads around
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First Ride: Suzuki SV1000 review
By Jon Urry on 14/09/2010 16:02:31
It's big, naked and bloody good fun to ride. Suzuki's SV1000 finally lands and instantly starts to win friends and influence people
bit of a strain on your wrists making it a pain through town - the naked version comes with flat bars and a comfier and much more upright riding position. And like the SV650, this makes it a much better town bike.Sitting on the SV1000, having just
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First Ride: 2003 Suzuki SV650 review
By Jon Urry on 15/09/2010 12:43:41
Its faired brother is more suited to motorway miles, but how does the SV650 handle rush hour traffic?
problem with the bike. Through town the 'S' version's clip-ons put a lot of the rider's weight onto their wrists which made the bike a pain, literally, at slow speed. At the time the naked version hadn't yet been launched so we just had to imagine what
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Not so Super Motos
By Jon Urry on 01/10/2005 16:30:01
It's supermoto-a-go-go as Team Two heads to France on a madcap mission to raise the Pyrenees to the ground. Allez!
because the engines struggle to hold a constant 70mph, while the riding position hangs you out like a human kite. So, apart from riding in town, what can you do? You've got to get creative. Dunk these babies in the right environment - sunshine, tight
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Home James: Middleweight Nakeds Test
By Jon Urry on 01/07/2005 13:58:51
Whitham takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of Huddersfield. Four battered middleweights, a bag of chips and a Fanta, please
agreed. "Most of the industry is shut down, but Huddersfield ain't that bad really. Just outside he town you've got some great roads, the moors are top for bikes. Come up and I'll show you."And so here we are, stood in the rain, eating chips covered
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First Ride: 2010 Harley-Davidson Range
By Jon Urry on 19/10/2010 09:14:01
For the launch of its new 2010 models Harley-Davidson decided to give the assembled journalists the ‘full Harley experience.’ So they took them to Sturgis…
flowers over her nipples before leaving the house that morning?If you’ve not heard of the Sturgis Rally then you probably aren’t into Harleys. It started 69 years ago as a race meet organised by the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club in the small town
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First Ride: Ducati Sport 1000S
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 12:18:52
Achingly beautiful, plain aching to ride. Another classic stunner from Italy.
with this and crossing town is akin to medieval torture. An urban runabout this isn't.Then you try and read the clocks. Despite looking great with funky retro numerals, you can only view half of them, and that's by looking down on them through the screen. Unless you
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