Sports Bikes
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2014 KTM RC390 review
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KTM RC390 | £4999 | 44bhp@9500rpm | 26lb-ft@7250rpm | 375cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC single 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 If you think young motorcyclists get a bad…
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Jawa 660 Sportard review
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Jawa 660 Sportard | From £6745 | 48.8bhp@6500rpm | 42lb-ft@6000rpm | 660cc four-valve SOHC single-cylinder Tested by John Milbank Photos by Joe Dick Building bikes since 1929, Jawa is a European manufacturer exporting to over 20 countries worldwide. Its popular twin-cylinder two-stroke 350s are the last of the big oil-burners, but the new 660…
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Reader Review: 2006 Aprilia Tuono RSV1000R | Reader review
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Name: Steve Skinner From: Derbyshire Riding for: 30 years Price paid for the bike: £6000 in 2008 from a 60 teal-old private seller What type of riding do you do: Fastish road, with the odd track day (intermediate level) and tootles with the Mrs to the coast. Tell us about the engine: It’s a stomper. I added a pair of Akrapovic titanium…
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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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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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Kawasaki GPZ900R review| Used bike
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Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal To think of the GPZ as ‘just another old bike’ is to miss everything the 30-year-old Ninja gave the world of motorcycling… If you own a liquid cooled four-cylinder motorcycle today, you owe a debt of thanks to…
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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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Kawasaki Z1000SX Long-term review | Free days out in London
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Rider: John Milbank Bike: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX Miles this month: 347 Miles in total: 2523 Current fuel economy: 47.9mpg Cost when new: £9699 +£461.95 for panniers or £215.95 for a top box Highlights this month: Enjoying a free night out Lowlights this month: Not having enough time Why does anybody drive a car in London? Queue-busting, free…
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Reader Review: 2003 Aprilia RSV 1000 Mille | Reader review
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Name: Damon Parsons From: Essex Riding for: 5 years Price paid for the bike: £2300 in 2012 through a private sale What type of riding do you do: Mainly A and good quality B roads with motorway/dual carriageway getting to and from where I want to start. Tell us about the engine: Pulls like a train! There is a huge amount of torque.…
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Reader Review: 2006 Honda Fireblade | Reader review
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Name: Andy Burness From: Scotland Riding for: 25 years Price paid for the bike: £5750 in April 2009 from Regal Car Sales in Cumbria What type of riding do you do: Social Tell us about the engine: Lots of Torque in every gear What’s the chassis like? Very sturdy What’s it like to ride? The best bike by far – every where I go on…
