Touring Bikes
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2004 Yamaha FJR1300 | Reader review
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Name: John Sharratt From: Great Hale, Lincolnshire Occupation: Distribution Assistant Owned bike for: 10 months Tell us about it: “I ride with my local blood-bike group – LEBBS (Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service) – and after riding their FJR on the fleet, I fell in love and decided I had to replace my Honda…
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2014 Honda VFR800 review
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£10,499 | 105bhp@10,250rpm | 55lb-ft@8,500rpm | Liquid-cooled DOHC 90° V4 It’s estimated that more than 75,000 VFRs are actively ridden in Europe alone. Honda’s sixth generation of the popular sports-tourer is likely to see that figure rise again… For 2014, the VFR800’s been given a thorough working over, with a strong emphasis on improving…
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2014 Honda VFR800 review
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£10,499 | 105bhp@10,250rpm | 55lb-ft@8,500rpm | Liquid-cooled DOHC 90° V4 It’s estimated that more than 75,000 VFRs are actively ridden in Europe alone. Honda’s sixth generation of the popular sports-tourer is likely to see that figure rise again… For 2014, the VFR800’s been given a thorough working over, with a strong emphasis on improving…
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2014 Yamaha Super Tenere XT1200ZE Review
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£12,799 | 111bhp@7250rpm | 86lb-ft@6000rpm | liquid-cooled parallel twin Adventure sportsbikes are currently the UK’s best-sellers, many coming fully-equipped with semi-active suspension, sophisticated anti-lock brakes, traction control and advanced engine management. MCM finds out how Yamaha’s newly revised Super Ténéré fares against its flagship rivals at the launch in Italy… Tell me about the…
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2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure review
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£14,765 | 125bhp@7750rpm | 92lb-ft@6500rpm | liquid-cooled boxer twin There’s an obvious problem in trying to evaluate this updated R1200GS Adventure following a launch ride that was done and dusted in time for lunch. But then again, even a week-long tour would hardly do justice to a boxer that was designed to circumnavigate the…
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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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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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2010 Kawasaki 1400GTR Quick Review
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Steve Rose brings us the lowdown on Kawasaki’s refined sports touring bike.
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2011 Honda CBF1000 review
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It’s not often you come across a litre bike that someone new to two wheels can genuinely ride as comfortably and confidently as a seasoned two-up touring biker can. What’s not to like about a superbike derived powerplant, Agile handling and complete versatility, all delivered in a supremely comfy package? Exactly. Here at MCM we…
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2011 BMW K1600GT/K1600GTL Review
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While there’s nothing new about inline sixes, BMW’s latest offering of the configuration in their K1600GT supersports tourer has taken the design to all-new heights. Lighter, smaller and more powerful than any production six-cylinder motorcycle engine seen before, the 1649cc, 160bhp motor holds the key to the smoothest of power deliveries and, inturn, one…
