Touring Bikes
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2014 Honda CTX1300 review
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£14,999 | 83bhp@6000rpm | 78lb-ft@4500rpm | 90° V4 liquid-cooled four-stroke Between small-capacity bikes, and the ‘king of tourers’ – the GL1800 Gold Wing – there’s long been a gap in Honda’s range waiting to be filled. The F6B and new F6C help to bring the ‘Wing’s magnificent six-cylinder engine to a wider audience, but Honda has…
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Reader Review: 2009 Kawasaki Versys 650 | Reader review
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Name: Stan Tollerton From: West Midlands Riding for: 45 years Price paid for the bike: £3200 in June 2012 What type of riding do you do: Mix of motorways, A and B Roads Tell us about the engine: It’s punchy, flexible, and has good engine braking – you can drop a gear for a series of bends without needing to brake and sweep…
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Kawasaki Z1000SX long-term review | In the workshop
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Rider: John Milbank Bike: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX Miles this month: 510 (+45 on the back of a recovery truck) Miles in total: 1070 Current fuel economy: 45.3mpg Cost when new: £9699 +£461.95 for panniers or £215.95 for a top box Highlights this month: Poking my nose into Kawasaki UK’s workshop Lowlights this month: Sitting at the side of…
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2014 Honda NC750X review
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£6899 | 54bhp | 50lb-ft | 745cc parallel twin-cylinder After European success with 2012’s adventure-style NC700X, and naked NC700S, Honda has built on its unique 670cc platform with an R&D vision of “More fun, more joy, go a bit further”. This is the automatic bike, but with a standard manual transmission the NC750X costs…
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2014 BMW R1200RT review
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£15,390 | 125bhp | 92lb-ft | liquid-cooled boxer 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. The initials RT have stood for a touring version of BMW’s boxer ever since the…
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Kawasaki Z1000SX Long term review | A motorcycle brings you closer
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Motor Cycle Monthly and MoreBikes.co.uk editor John Milbank rediscovers the joy of two-up rides on his long-term test Kawasaki Z1000SX Rider: John Milbank Bike: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX Miles this month: 560 Miles in total: 560 Cost when new: £9699 Highlights this month: Getting back on the road with my wife as pillion Lowlights this month:…
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2004 Yamaha FJR1300 | Reader review
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Name: John Sharratt From: Great Hale, Lincolnshire Occupation: Distribution Assistant Owned bike for: 10 months Tell us about it: “I ride with my local blood-bike group – LEBBS (Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service) – and after riding their FJR on the fleet, I fell in love and decided I had to replace my Honda…
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2014 Honda VFR800 review
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£10,499 | 105bhp@10,250rpm | 55lb-ft@8,500rpm | Liquid-cooled DOHC 90° V4 It’s estimated that more than 75,000 VFRs are actively ridden in Europe alone. Honda’s sixth generation of the popular sports-tourer is likely to see that figure rise again… For 2014, the VFR800’s been given a thorough working over, with a strong emphasis on improving…
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2014 Honda VFR800 review
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£10,499 | 105bhp@10,250rpm | 55lb-ft@8,500rpm | Liquid-cooled DOHC 90° V4 It’s estimated that more than 75,000 VFRs are actively ridden in Europe alone. Honda’s sixth generation of the popular sports-tourer is likely to see that figure rise again… For 2014, the VFR800’s been given a thorough working over, with a strong emphasis on improving…