Cruisers
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Midual Type 1 review | World first ride
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Midual Type 1 €140,000 | 1036cc | 4-stroke flat-twin | 107bhp @ 7800rpm | 72.3lb-ft @ 6000rpm Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Kel Edge It’s increasingly difficult to dream up any new way of building a four-stroke motorcycle engine – with Honda’s MotoGP world title-winning V5 RC211V being the last notable such example over a decade ago – but…
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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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2015 Moto Guzzi California review
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Moto Guzzi California £14,734 (Custom), £15,134 (Touring) | 96bhp | 88.5lb-ft | 1380cc 90° V-twin Tested by: Tony Carter Photos: Kevin Wing This is a joy of a motorcycle. One of the best engines and chassis around make it as rewarding to ride as it is pretty to look at (and that’s a lot). The…
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Reader Review: 2012 Harley-Davidson Fatboy 1800 | Reader review
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Name: Bob Cooper & Jenny McDowell From: Upware, Cambridgeshire Occupation: Work together at BAM Nuttall construction Owned bike for: 13 months Tell us about it: “I’ve had Harleys for about nine years now – a Road King was my last bike. I picked up this Scremin’ Eagle conversion simply because I loved it as soon as…
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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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2014 Honda F6C Review
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£17,999 | 114bhp@5500rpm | 123lb-ft@4000rpm | Flat six-cylinder liquid-cooled four-stroke Designed to get a monumental engine between a rider’s legs with the minimum of chassis components, the F6C is Honda’s way of making this flat-six motor more accessible to a wider range of bikers. The iconic 1832cc lump is a stunning piece of engineering,…
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2014 Honda F6B review
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£19,999 | 117bhp@5500rpm | 123lb-ft@4000rpm | Flat six-cylinder liquid-cooled four-stroke Saving a hefty five grand on the price of Honda’s iconic GL1800 Gold Wing is not to be sniffed at, and while luggage capacity is reduced, and some of the bells and whistles are missing, this is still one incredibly capable – and fun – machine.…
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2014 Yamaha XV1900 CFD review
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Blimey, was that a Red Kite? Bird watching on the move is one thing, but what comes next demands a little more concentration. Philosophical question no 19: Cruiser, is it a noun to describe a type of motorcycle; or an adjective to describe a state of mind? I prefer the latter. You can cruise…
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2014 Yamaha XVS1300 Custom review
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£8999 | 71bhp @5500rpm | 76 lb-ft @4000rpm | 1304cc, liquid cooled v-twin Listen to the bar-room experts and they’ll tell you that cruisers are rubbish. They don’t go, don’t handle and don’t stop apparently. Thing is, I’ll wager that few of those pundits haven’t actually ridden one for a while…if ever. For 2014,…
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2009 Triumph Bonneville America 2 | Reader review
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Name: Andy Malin From: Coventry Occupation: Vehicle paint technician for Listers Group Owned bike for: Four years from new Tell us about it: After 40 years of biking, comfort was important when I chose a bike to replace my Suzuki V-Strom 650. The Bonneville America is not only comfortable, it looks stunning too. I’ve…
