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2010 Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO review
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The Hypermotard has never been the most practical of bikes, with its exposed riding position, tiny tank, tall seat, and unashamed focus on style and fun. But with the entrylevel Hypermotard 796 having recently arrived to give a more down to earth option, Ducati couldn’t resist moving the Hyper family in the other direction, with…
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2010 Triumph Sprint GT
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Sports-tourers beware: Triumph’s new Sprint GT is set to be one of the best value big tourers out there TRIUMPH’S brief was simple: take an existing sports-touring Sprint ST and make it more practical, pillion friendly, comfortable and capable of carrying more luggage over long distances. The new Sprint GT (Grand Tourer) is the…
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2010 DUCATI MONSTER 796
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Great midrange grunt, handling and style: the new Monster is a wallet-friendly middleweight The dreaded Icelandic volcano ash cloud unfortunately disrupted Ducati’s original Monster 796 launch, preventing much of the UK press from getting over to Bologna in Italy in recent weeks. As I waited with everything crossed at the airport for the rearranged…
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2010 Yamaha WR250R Review
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Trail riding on endless miles of flowing tracks deep in the mountains with the sun warm on your back takes some beating. MCM travels to southern Spain to tackle its terrain aboard Yamaha’s small-boreWR250R trail bikes… Soaking in a hot-tub, surrounded by mountains and sipping a ice-cold beer, I’d just covered 120 kilometres of…
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Triumph Speed Four Used Bike Buying Guide
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Underrated, overlooked but a brilliant bargain, Triumph’s Speed Four makes magnificent sense in these cash-strapped times Triumph’s model range has always been a little schizophrenic. On one hand they’ve produced unique machines that have been hard to pigeonhole alongside any Japanese, European or American equivalent, while at other times they’ve taken the more powerful…
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2010 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Review
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Compared to Kawasaki’s Versys, and BMW’s F650GS, the Suzuki is the least sporty of the three bikes, despite having an alloy frame and sharing its water-cooled, fuel injected V-twin engine with the SV650 that dominates mini-twins racing. Styled like an adventure bike, the V-Strom is really a middleweight tourer. Which means it’s comfy for one…
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2010 Kawasaki Versys 650 Review
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The Versys stands tall, like an adventure bike. It’s easy to forget that it shares most of its chassis with Kawasaki’sER-6 sportster including the 17-inch wheels on road tyres (although the standard fit Dunlop Sportmaxs are horrible in the wet – fit some Roadsmarts at the earliest opportunity). Like the Suzuki DL650 V-Strom it’s also…
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2010 Honda DCT VFR1200 Review
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The biggest step forward in motorcycle controls for 70 years or the answer to a question nobody asked? MCM rides Honda’s new DCT VFR1200 to find out… Just what is DCT? Dual Clutch Transmission is Honda’s take on a quick-shifting, semiautomatic gearbox similar to those used in top-end sports cars since 2003.This is not…
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2010 BMW F650GS Review
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This bike’s got an 800cc engine. Nobody, even at BMW, knows why it’s called an F650. Similarly, no one seems to know why the F800GS – the more off-roady of the two 800cc GS bikes – gets the more powerful engine (more power is generally a liability off-road) while the roadster gets the restricted motor.…
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2010 MV Agusta F4 Review
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MV’s F4 has always been stylish and fast, but it hasn’t always had the refinement to match. So, while the most obvious result of the new F4’s comprehensive revamp is a sharper, more angular look, the other, more important changes have a very definite aim. Like MV’s recently updated naked Brutales, the latest F4 has…
