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  • 2014 KTM RC390 review

    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…

  • 2014 Honda Vultus review

    2014 Honda Vultus review

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    £9666 | 54bhp@6250rpm | 50lb-ft@4750rpm | 745cc liquid-cooled parallel-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. Photos by: Phil Masters   The Vultus is one of the strangest looking bikes for years, and…

  • Jawa 660 Sportard review

    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…

  • Honda CB500 | Used motorcycle buying guide

    Honda CB500 | Used motorcycle buying guide

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    Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal There was a time when a 500cc parallel twin was the zenith of motorcycle desirability, but then the motors grew to 650, and the Japanese came along and rewrote the rule books. Japan’s relationship with big twins has…

  • Reader Review: 2006 Aprilia Tuono RSV1000R | Reader review

    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…

  • Midual Type 1 review | World first ride

    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…

  • Reader Review: 2012 Kawasaki Z1000SX | Reader review

    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…

  • 2012 Honda Hornet CB600F review| Used bike

    2012 Honda Hornet CB600F review| Used bike

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    Used price: £5499 | 100bhp | 47lb-ft | liquid-cooled inline-four Tested by Bob Pickett   The Honda CB600F Hornet came into existence as a rival for Suzuki’s spectacularly successful Bandit and Yamaha’s original Fazer.  The current model dates from 2007, when it had a total revamp. The model we tested is the final iteration –…

  • Kawasaki GPZ900R review| Used bike

    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…

  • 2015 Indian Scout review

    2015 Indian Scout review

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    Indian Scout £10,399 | 100bhp@8000rpm | 72-lb-ft@5900rpm | 1133cc 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.   Indian has made a big impact since being reborn with a range of…


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