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2014 Honda CBR250R review
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£4100 OTR I 249cc 4-stroke single I 26bhp I 17.6 lb-ft@ 7000rpm Honda introduced the CBR250R with the idea of fusing the handling and styling of their iconic, large capacity CBR range, with a smaller engine for riders after a first bike, better fuel economy, or just something nimble to chuck around town. With brand…
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2007 Yamaha XJR1300 | Reader review
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Name: Paul McGoun From: Ealing, London Occupation: Works for Royal Mail Owned bike for: 4 years Previous bike: Yamaha XJR1200 Tell us about it: “This is an early 2007 model , so it still has carbs and it’s bullet proof! I’ve used this every day to ride to work and it’s never missed a…
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2012 Suzuki GSR750 | Reader Review
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Name: Dave Green From: Nether Heyford, Northants Occupation: Retired tool maker Owned bike for: 12 months Previous bike: Suzuki GSX1400 Tell us about it: “I love my Nortons (you can’t beat the vibration of a British vertical twin), but I always like to keep a modern bike for trips out with my mates. We…
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2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT review
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£5200 OTR | 535cc 4 stroke single | 29.1bhp |44Nm @ 4000rpm Lying flat on the tank of this retro-styled bike, throttle held at the stop and with the roar of 44 identical red machines around me, I can’t stop grinning, but despite this being a modern bike, it’s the sixties that put me…
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2014 Kawasaki Z1000 Review
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From £9499 | 140bhp@10,000rpm | 82lb-ft@7300rpm | liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder Described as ‘the most radical supernaked’ bike, Kawasaki’s 2014 Z1000 is an evolution of the machine first launched in 2004, and last updated in 2010. Aggressive styling and performance follow the Japanese company’s ‘Sugomi’ philosophy, with the tweaks, nips and tucks of the 2014…
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2014 Harley-Davidson FLHTK Ultra Limited review
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£21,395| 1690cc 4 stroke oil and water-cooled twin | 102lb-ft @ 3750rpm Touch screen displays, LED headlights and oil/water-cooled engines… These aren’t the things of Harley-Davidson are they? With the new 2014 Project Rushmore Touring bikes they are, but don’t worry – they’re still Harleys through and through. With feedback from their customers and…
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2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX Review
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Subdeck: £9849 | 1043cc 4cylinder | 140bhp | 82lb-ft The traditional sports-tourer class is supposed to be in decline, as increasing numbers of riders decide that versatility in a motorbike doesn’t mean just sports and touring, but crossing rivers and trekking up mountain trails too. Presumably nobody told Kawasaki, whose Z1000SX has been a…
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How to buy a Yamaha TZR250 2MA (1986-1991)
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The iconic race-bred 250 two-stroke that beats the competition on real-world roads. The mid 80s was the last great era when new two stroke motorcycles appeared with gusto. Yamaha had been busy tinkering with their RD350YPVS but needed a bike to compete in the quarter litre sector. The TZR250 lined up against Kawasaki’s all…
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Electric bikes are our future!
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A new breed of electric-powered off-road bikes are changing the way youngsters are getting into motorcycling, says Marc Potter. For the first time ever, electric-powered off-road bikes are now a truly viable alternative to petrol power, with firms like Kuberg, OSET and Mecatechno coming into the UK and lighting the imaginations of children and…
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Rieju RS2 125 Pro
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Razzing around on a 125 is still great fun, no matter how old you are and it reminded me of just how much fun and freedom two wheels gave me as a teenager. Is it me or are our young bikers spoilt for choice these days? When I was on ‘L’ plates at the…
