Sports Bikes
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Kawasaki Z1000SX Long term review | Traffic busting
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Rider: John Milbank Bike: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX Miles this month: 896 Miles in total: 2176 Current fuel economy: 47.9mpg Cost when new: £9699 +£461.95 for panniers or £215.95 for a top box Highlights this month: Busting the M1 and M25 traffic Lowlights this month: Busting myself What is it with the best-laid plans? On my long-suffering wife’s…
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Reader Review: 2008 Honda CBR600RR | Reader review
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Name: Dave Channon From: Somerset Riding for: 6 Years Price paid for the bike: £5000 in 2012 from Speed Superbike Centre What type of riding do you do: Casual road and maybe the odd track day – having done the Ron Haslam day at Donninton on one of these bikes it really impressed me. Tell us about the engine: It’s very revy, but…
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Reader Review: 2004 Ducati 750 Sport | Reader review
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Name: Julie Smith From: Doncaster Occupation: Environmental Health and Safety Manager Owned bike for: Five years Tell us about it: I’d always been into bikes and often went out as a pillion. I didn’t pass my test until I was 40 and can honestly say it’s definitely one of the best things I ever did.…
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Reader Review: 2002 Honda Blackbird CBR1100XX | Reader review
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Name: Roger Beedham From: Nottinghamshire Riding for: 50 Years Price paid for the bike: £6000 in 2002 from Germany What type of riding do you do: Fast touring Tell us about the engine: It’s very, very quick and reliable, yet still manages to be really smooth. What’s the chassis like? The Honda Blackbird chassis gives very good del, though it’s heavy compared to today’s…
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Reader Review: 2013 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R | Reader review
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Name: Steve Leather From: Conwy Riding for: 30 years Price paid for the bike: £10,400 in May 2013 from Bill Smiths Bangor What type of riding do you do: Two-up and single, mainly around Snowdonia’s twisty mountain roads Tell us about the engine: The Suzuki Hayabusa has a stunningly torquey engine, with acceleration in any gear at anything over 1000 rpm, regardless of whether…
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Reader Review: 2012 BMW F800 ST | Reader review
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Name: Vivienne Lodge From: Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire Occupation: Retired Driving Instructor Owned bike for: Two years Tell us about it: “I only started riding five years ago, at the grand old age of 50, following encouragement from my ‘biker brother’ and have since gone on to do my Advanced Motorcycle Certificate with the IAM.…
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Kawasaki Z1000SX long term review | A brush with the Police
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Rider: John Milbank Bike: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX Miles this month: 210 Miles in total: 1280 Current fuel economy: 43.9mpg Cost when new: £9699 +£461.95 for panniers or £215.95 for a top box Highlights this month: Getting back on the road with my mate Lowlights this month: Being kept away from the bike by a holiday Watching a…
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2014 Yamaha YZF-R125 review
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£4349 | 14.8bhp@9000rpm | 9.2bhp@8000rpm |124.7cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke single-cylinder Tested by: Carli Ann Smith In 2008, Yamaha launched their YZF-R125, to date selling more than 45,000. Following feedback from over 2700 dealers in Europe, Yamaha decided to refresh the YZF for 2014, and despite there being over 70 new components on the machine, and a…
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2014 EBR 1190RX Erik Buell Racing review
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£13,998 | 185bhp@10,600rpm | 101lb-ft@8200rpm | 1191cc 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. You could never accuse Erik Buell of being a quitter. Less than five years after…
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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…
