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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

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...

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

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?

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!

Road Test: 2007 600 Supersport review

Have the latest sports 600s taken track focus to a level where it has limited their viability as road bikes? It certainly looks that way, but then looks can be deceiving...

Bare Naked Ladies: Tuono, Super Duke, Brutale & Speed Triple

In search of naked satisfaction our lads strip down, strip off and head to the seediest street in Europe, Hamburg's Reeperbahn on the Aprilia Tuono Racing, KTM Super Duke, MV Brutale and Triumph Speed Triple

Home James: Middleweight Nakeds Test

Whitham takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of Huddersfield. Four battered middleweights, a bag of chips and a Fanta, please

Supersport Superstars - 2005 600cc test

How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...

Understanding Oil

Oil. Boring? Probably. Important? As vital to a motorcycle as blood is to our bodies. So if you want to make an informed decision on which oil is best for your bike (and pocket) then read on...

First Ride: 2002 Triumph TT600

When I've mentioned the TT600, a few unkind souls have been mean to suggest it was a shame the entire remaining stock of TTs wasn't destroyed in Triumph's factory blaze. Highly out of order a suggestion as this may be, it does have a reason behind it

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