Motorcycle First Ride Reviews

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02/02/14

First ride: BMW R1200GS Adventure review

The UK's most popular adventure bike is now faster and cleverer

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28/01/14

First ride: 2014 BMW R1200RT review

A high-powered luxury yacht of a motorcycle, now more sophisticated than ever

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27/01/14

First ride: BMW R nineT review

BMW’s new retro naked proves as engaging to ride as it is to look at

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20/01/14

First ride: Kawasaki J300 review

Scooter ownership just became a much more persuasive proposition

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14/01/14

First ride: Suzuki V-Strom 1000 review

Suzuki’s new adventure-tourer is good but feels more the product of sales strategy than any desire to outclass the competition

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17/12/13

2014 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR-SP review

The 2014 Fireblade CBR1000RR-SP is the first 'special' in the 21-year history of the Fireblade. We put it to the test in Qatar.

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02/12/13

First ride: BMW S1000R review

Extreme performance just got cheaper

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30/10/13

Quick Spin: BMW K1300S 30th Anniversary review

ESSENTIALLY a K1300S with the accessories catalogue thrown at it, the 30th Anniversary K1300S was introduced to celebrate 30 years of four-cylinder BMWs, starting with the It's loaded with

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23/10/13

Track review: KTM 1290 Super Duke R

We ride the stock bike on track and a slick-shod version that's had the power parts catalogue thrown at it. It's a different animal.

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20/10/13

First ride: KTM 1290 Super Duke R review

I've ridden KTM's new Super Duke and lived to tell the tale. Is it as mental as KTM make it out to be?

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09/10/13

Ducati 899 Panigale review

748, 749 and 848 may just be numbers to some but for others, they represent

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04/10/13

2013 Ducati Hypermotard SP review: UK roads

The Hypermotard that boasts the best of everything but what's it like on UK roads?

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27/09/13

First Ride: KTM 1190 Adventure with cornering ABS

Bad news for the electronics-averse: Bosch’s new Motorcycle Stability Control is amazing

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26/09/13

First Ride: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX review

If ever a bike deserved to be called a sports tourer, it’s this

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14/09/13

First Ride: 2014 Lauge Jensen review

Pronounced 'La-ow-guh Yensen', what do you mean you've never heard of them?

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31/08/13

First ride: Yamaha MT-09 review

Yamaha's budget-priced triple is a triumph of engineering and far from a budget offering

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08/08/13

First Ride: Yamaha XV950 review

Are Yamaha bringing something new to the custom and cruiser world? I think so.

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12/07/13

First Ride: KTM RC250R review

KTM's exclusive Moto 3 machine costs more than a Desmosedici

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19/06/13

Piaggio MP3 LT 400cc review

The scooter that can be ridden with no motorcycle licence? Does that make sense? No, but it's true.

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30/05/13

First Ride: Harley-Davidson Breakout review

Low-slung with a huge wheelbase. The Breakout is here to make a statement.

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22/05/13

First ride: KTM Duke 390 review

Austria's latest hand-grenade gets lobbed at some lovely wet, bumpy, slippery UK roads...

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08/05/13

First ride: Honda NSS300 Forza review

Honey, I've blown up the kid!

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02/05/13

First ride: 2013 Honda CB500X review

Will the third sibling in Honda's new 500 family make you take the long way round?

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28/04/13

2013 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive ABS review

The Burgman 650 gets an overhaul after 10 years flying Suzuki's maxi-scooter flag. Are the updates enough to satisfy the Burgman-massive?