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How to buy a Yamaha YZF R125
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Styled just like the Yamaha R6, the YZF R125 offers credible big bike looks and handling for learners or commuters alike. It was a long time coming. Yamaha’s last saucy 125 was the 1990’s TZR125, a machine which was lusted after by the then learners who’ll now be in their 40s. I know, I…
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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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2014 Yamaha MT-09 review
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£6949 | 113bhp@10,000rpm | 64.5lb-ft@8000rpm | 847cc liquid-cooled triple 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. Given the way Yamaha suffered in the credit crunch, with high prices and falling sales, the MT-09…
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2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 L1 review
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Just four bends into my third session aboard this latest version of Suzuki’s legendary three quarter- litre rocketship, and already my spirits are soaring and my doubts have been blown away. The GSX-R750 L1’s tyres aren’t even back up to full temperature, yet the bike has just sliced through the Spanish Monteblanco circuit’s second-gear chicane…
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2011 Honda CBR600F Review
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The CBR600F is back. But is the new bike still as versatile and good value as the original affordable all-rounder? Talk about good timing. A few days before I arrived in Seville for the launch of the new CBR600F, the Spanish government reduced their national speed limit in order to save fuel and expense.…
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2011 Kawasaki Z1000SX Review
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The new Z1000SX shows that it’s possible to create two distinct models almost for the price of one. The big Kawasaki’s engine, frame, swingarm, brakes and most other bits are taken straight from the naked Z1000 that was launched a year ago. Adding a nicely styled fairing, bigger petrol tank and a splash of lime…
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2011 Triumph Tiger 800XC Review
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While the stock Tiger 800 is an incredibly accomplished machine for predominately on-road use, the 800 XC is its bigger, beefier brother. Both Tigers share the same engine and frame, but the XC is your choice if you want a convincing dual-purpose middleweight adventure bike. It’s fitted with chunky 45mm USD forks, barkbusting handguards, spoked…
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2010 BMW R1200 GS Adventure review
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To read about the updated engine, click here The Adventure is updated with the same twin-cam motor as the standard GS. The radial-valve engine’s additional torque is arguably even more useful with that extra weight to shift – at 223kg dry, it’s 20kg heavier than the standard GS, even before you top up its…
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2010 BMW R1200GS review
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You wouldn’t expect BMW to change the R1200GS very much. After all, the big dual-purpose boxer makes up more than half the firm’s motorcycle production, and almost 200,000 of the things have been sold since its arrival in 2004.When a bike is that popular, you’d be crazy to mess with it. But BMWdoesn’t like standing…
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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…
