first ride

First Ride: 2008 Aprilia Dorsoduro

Another rabid machine from Aprilia? Excellent...

First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400

Kawasaki enter the super-tourer class with their blistering GTR1400. Well-appointed and refined, this top-end tourer also comes with a strong helping of brutish Kawasaki performance.

First Ride: 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1

Yamaha's project leader for the new R1 was a chap called Yoshikazu Koike, and his brief was just two words: "jinba atai." Confused?

First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R

NOW WITH 36cc EXTRA FREE! If you can't beat 'em, cheat. Works for us and there's a decent chance it'll work for Kawasaki as they wheel out their new oversquare 636cc ZX-6R. Any good or dead horse flogged?

First Ride: 2008 Honda CBF600S

An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style...

First Ride: 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R

Jim Bowen managed to completely spanner a ZX-10R the last time we put him on one. He has never been to the Qatar MotoGP circuit. So, who better to make a complete arse of himself...

First Ride: 2008 BMW HP2 Sport

BMW finally go for the jugular with their most focused sportsbike ever. It looks stunning and sounds glorious, but does it have any teeth?

First Ride: 2006 KTM 950 Adventure review

KTM's first 950 Adventure won over a horde of fans when it first hit the market with rave reviews. So what's it like on a blast to France?

First Ride: 2006 Buell Ulysses review

If you like adventure bikes and you want that air-cooled Harley character, then your choice is pretty limited. Enter the Buell Ulysses

First Ride: 2006 Kawasaki ER6f review

The world launch review of the Kawasaki ER6F, a Kawasaki budget middleweight naked aimed squarely at the SV650 and Honda Hornet

First Ride: Yamaha Tricker

The kids are alright but they ain't buying enough bikes. Yamaha hopes the Tricker will tempt the young tikes onto two wheels

Duke II 640 (2000 - 2006) review

An excellent motorbike for those looking for the rugged offroad approach to onroad riding

Duke II 640 (2000 - 2006)

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