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First Ride: 2004 MZ 1000S
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?
First Ride: 2004 Kawasaki KLV1000
Haven't I seen you before somewhere? Deja-vu strikes as Urry rides Kawasaki's KLV1000.
First Ride: 2004 Ducati 749R
Following its launch at a soggy Valencia, we try Ducati's beautiful 749R in the dry at Donington.
First Ride: 2004 BMW K1200S
Heralded as the sportiest BMW motorbike ever, can the K 1200 S really rival the current hyper-sports bikes? Jon Urry travels to Munich to sample the delights of the German Autobahn and Austrian curves
First Ride: 2004 MV Agusta F4 1000S
With company finances back on track and production delays a thing of the past (for now...), the long awaited F4 1000S is finally, eventually, here. At last...
Eire tours - GTR1400, FJR1300 and ST1300
Escape the rat race and get away from it all in the peace and quiet of Southern Ireland. Leave work at 5:30pm and the next day you could be here for just £82 plus a few tanks of fuel
First Ride: 2002-03 Aprilia RSV-R Mille
What on earth could Aprilia do to improve their already-ace Mille-R? Not an enormous amount as I discovered at the launch of the 2003 bike in Italy.
First Ride: 2002 Aprilia Tuono Fighter
Aprilia launch the production version of their Tuono-R concept bike, the Tuono Fighter. With a Mille engine and chassis, near-on full superbike power and streetfighter styling, you just know this is going to be a bad boy.
Splitting Heirs: Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 v ZZR1400
As Splitting Heirs contests go, this would seem the most one-sided fight yet. Only it's not. Thought the ZZR1400 to be the ultimate speed king? Well, maybe you've never ridden a 2002 ZZR1200 then...
Heavy Metal
BMW K1200R, Harley-Davidson FLSTCI Heritage Softail, Triumph Rocket III - Three massive motorbikes that can go toe-to-toe with a tank
First Ride: 2007 Triumph Street Triple
With £2,000 taken out of the Daytona 675's price tag is Triumph's Street Triple the bargain sportsbike of 2007, or have the boys from Hinckley cut corners on their new middleweight triple?
Splitting heirs - Kawasaki ZX-10R V ZX-10R
It was the maddest 1,000cc superbike in the world, then they tamed it. TWO rides both incarnations of the Kawasaki ZX-10R back to back...
Second chance: Triumph Daytona 600
Expensive new but affordable now, Jon Urry has a second look at Triumph's sporting middleweight
Litre-bike super test - Real world superbikes
The boys from TWO give the big four's litre superbikes a going-over
Mums on the Run: Pillion tourer test
Sons getting embarrassed by their mums as we went last-minute Christmas shopping on the best sport-tourers in the country
Courier Advice: City bike test
Despatch riding: the ultimate test of man and machinery. Armed with four city bikes, can the staff survive London's urban jungle and earn an honest wage?
First Ride: 2008 Ducati 848
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
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?
Beaujolais or bust
Four men, four bikes, one quest - to bring home the first bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau 2004 to British shores. The question isn't 'Why?', it's 'Why not?' Allez!
