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  1. 1098 (2007 - 2009) review

    ... direction change was light and easy, as was driving through corners where I know I would have been back an extra gear on a four-cylinder ... had a much more planted feel. One of the most exciting corners in the world comes next. As the name suggests it could be straight from ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  2. Z750 (2004 -) review

    ... become noticeable, as well as a bit irritating. In the corners the Z750 is again surprisingly good. The forks don’t have any ... enough. The big upright bars help you muscle the bike into corners but to be truthful it doesn’t require much muscling. The Kawasaki ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  3. Splitting heirs: Yamaha YZF-R6 2005 vs. 2006

    ... a fraction of a second extra instead of leaping out of the corners. That was pushing me a bit wide but it didn't matter because the power ... its advantages. You can hold onto the gears longer in the corners, which is something you can't do with the '05 bike. But I thought the ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:26 - 0 comments

  4. ZX-9R F1P/F2P (2002 - 2004) review

    ... about how the big ol' ZX-9R would handle Pau's nadgery corners. True enough, on stock settings the 9R was a wobbler. Low and soft at ... handling. Where before the Nine didn't want to turn into corners and wallowed on the way out, now you could use the excellent new ...

    Ben Cope - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  5. Daytona 955Fi (2001 - 2006) review

    ... and mean you can run higher gears for longer hauling out of corners at the track for faster, easier progress. On the old bike you’d often ... On the track this is perfect for driving through and out of corners and on the road it’s excellent everywhere. As for the throttle ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  6. ZX-9R E1/E2 (2000 - 2001) review

    ... as far as you dare, simple as that. It doesn't dive into corners with the speed of the others here, just responds exactly to what you ... that quickly on public roads, and then fire it out of corners with the rear tyre sliding out sideways. But it is. ZX-9R TT ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  7. S1000R review

    ... feel of weight over the front end, giving a planted feel in corners. It's light on the move, easily thrown on its side. There's a ... if you're a racer who likes backing the bike into corners, I gather. The extra modes also engage different suspension ... It rained intermittently during the launch ride and many corners of Majorca’s twisty mountain roads had damp patches. Road mode ...

    Steve Farrell - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  8. First Ride: 2007 Kawasaki GTR1400

    ... make rather heavy bikes, sometimes they haven't gone round corners very well, but Kawasakis always make lots of horsepower and go ... Tiger' and video images of the GTR kicking the shit out of corners. ZZR1400 power and Kawasaki's ethos of maximum speed had just invaded ...

    dagored99 - 10/05/2024 - 04:26 - 0 comments

  9. 2004 Fireblade CBR1000RR review

    ... good you have that much warning time. There were quite a few corners on the track where cars had broken up the surface and even with the ... on the road. Where the old bike would wheelie as you exited corners, the new one won’t. Second gear corners and hard ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  10. Five roads worth riding to Europe for

    ... of tarmac with countless bends. It combines a mix of flowing corners and turns, plus tighter, more technical bends and hairpins. The section ... sweeping bends, while there are a few more tighter, slower corners north of Lloret de Mar around La Pola I Giverola, Salionc and Canyet de ...

    Visordown - 09/09/2019 - 02:53 - 3 comments

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