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The Mille Family - RSV & Tuono track test
By Jon Urry on 16/09/2010 16:50:29
With more inbreeding than a small Welsh village Aprilia's Mille engine comes in many guises. We took five of the best to Donington Park to put 'em through their paces
and lined up in the pit lane the one that really stands out from the bunch is the Tuono Racing. Why? Well, mainly because it was the one propped up against the wall as it didn't have its sidestand attached. Designed predominantly to take part in a race
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Meet the fuglys: alternative used adventurers
By Jon Urry on 14/09/2010 09:26:14
They may not be the best looking bikes out there, but is there more than meets the eye when it comes to these presentationally-challenged secondhand bikes?
and the consequences can be horrendous. Take Ducati’s 999 as a prime example. In almost every way it was a better machine that the 998 it replaced, but the ‘futuristic’ styling was so way out it failed to sell. And, as a result, nearly sent Ducati to the wall. Get
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Pleasure Island - 2003 TT Test
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2003 12:14:13
We took the four road-going versions from 2003's TT winning bikes together with two TT specialists, back to the home of road racing
the island course.He knows every bend by name, every bump in the road, every brick that sticks out of every wall, every natural spring that creates a permanent puddle of water on the road and every small imperfection in the tarmac that has to be avoided
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Discuss: The 999 will be a future classic
By Jon Urry on 18/02/2009 10:31:00
Today's unloved 999 superbike is tomorrow's enthusiasts' gold
one of the many to knock the look of the 999, but now I'm actually quite sorry to see it go. It was unique, a one off, a bike that was completely off the wall. In an age of homogenous sports bikes the 999 will stand out as one that broke the mould
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First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By Jon Urry on 02/04/2008 12:27:37
Harder, sharper and more track focused than ever before. The new ZX-6R challenges you to a fight down at your local race track. He who reaches his limit first, loses.
), by 10,000rpm it's really getting interesting, at 12,000rpm you're starting to fly and at around 14,000rpm both you and the bike are bouncing off the walls and screaming like a deranged gibbon.Continue the 2007 Kawasaki ZX-6R Review
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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?
to mind whenever the name MZ is mentioned, but it's a reputation that the company is trying to shed. The smoky two-strokes were banished to the back rooms when the Berlin Wall fell down, while the company turned its attention to large capacity four
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First Ride: Ducati 848
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 22:12:19
It’s just like the 1098 but smaller, right? Er no, actually it isn’t. Ducati has taken a completely new change of tack with its 848.
the 848 does have a rev limit somewhere over 10,500rpm it’s not a limit in the conventional sense of the word. When you over-rev a 1098 it’s like hitting a brick wall, on the 848 Ducati has designed it to be far less aggressive. The revs stutter and cough
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