Bike Reviews
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2011 Kawasaki W800 vs Triumph Bonneville | Group test review
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Kawasaki W800 vs Triumph Bonneville: Two modern retro-styled roadsters, and great bikes in their own right or a poor nod to a time gone by? Steve Rose and Bruce Wilson took used examples from 2011 for a ride to find out… Steve’s ride on the Kawasaki W800 It’s 6am somewhere in middle England. The sound of a lone…
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Yamaha Dragstar | Used motorcycle buying guide
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Every month Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal When it comes to buying a Japanese cruiser, you’re well served by the four big manufacturers. Since the late 1970s they’ve all offered a wide range of models: from 125cc learner bikes right up to the…
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2015 CFMoto 150NK | WORLD EXCLUSIVE first review
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CFMoto 650NK | €2000 (approx £1575) TBC | 149.4cc | 4-stroke single cylinder | 11.8bhp @ 8500rpm | 7.89lb-ft @ 7000rpm Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Kyoichi Nakamura In 2009 Chinese company CFMoto began development – entirely in house – of its own purpose-built 650cc parallel-twin motor. This was to form a platform for a range of middleweight…
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2014 Honda Vultus review
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£9666 | 54bhp@6250rpm | 50lb-ft@4750rpm | 745cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. Photos by: Phil Masters The Vultus is one of the strangest looking bikes for years, and…
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Reader Review: 2012 Kawasaki Z1000SX | Reader review
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Name: Suneil Raval From: Hayling Island, Hampshire Occupation: Further Education Tutor Owned bike for: 18 months Tell us about it: Previously I had a Yamaha Fazer S2 600, and did around 30,000 miles working towards my IAM Advanced riding test, and touring Europe. I had great fun but wanted a bit more grunt for less revs over…
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2012 Honda Hornet CB600F review| Used bike
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Used price: £5499 | 100bhp | 47lb-ft | liquid-cooled inline-four Tested by Bob Pickett The Honda CB600F Hornet came into existence as a rival for Suzuki’s spectacularly successful Bandit and Yamaha’s original Fazer. The current model dates from 2007, when it had a total revamp. The model we tested is the final iteration –…
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2015 Indian Scout review
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Indian Scout £10,399 | 100bhp@8000rpm | 72-lb-ft@5900rpm | 1133cc liquid-cooled V-twin Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. Indian has made a big impact since being reborn with a range of…
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2014 KTM RC125 review
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£4499 | 15bhp @ 9500rpm | 8.9lb-ft @ 8000rpm | 124.7cc | 4-stroke single cylinder Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: KTM Developed on the race track and now brought to the streets, KTM has introduced its new RC125 – a bike the Austrian company hopes will compete with the oh-so-popular Yamaha YZF-R125. The RC125 appeals to the…
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2014 Aprilia Caponord Travel Pack review
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£12,934 | 125bhp@8250rpm | 85lb-ft@6800rpm | liquid-cooled 90° V-twin Tested by Simon Hargreaves Photography by Aprilia Launched last year, Aprilia’s high-tech Caponord is one of adventure biking’s best-kept secrets, and deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as BMW’s GS and Ducati’s Multistrada. So to remind us what we’re missing, Aprilia invited Motor Cycle…
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Yamaha TRX850 review | Used bike
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Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal When it comes to taking the left-field approach to motorcycle design, no one does it better than Yamaha. Their mind-set is noticeably different to that of the competitions’ and they are often cited as being the most European…
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