Street Bikes
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Reader Review: 1999 Honda Hornet CB600F | Reader review
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Name: Carl Stafford From: Warwickshire Riding for: 3 years Price paid for the bike: £1200 in 2011 from a work friend What type of riding do you do: 90% of my riding is the 40 mile round trip to work on a mixture of A roads and town work. When days off without the family so rarely arrive I tend to…
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Living with an electric motorcycle: The truth | Brammo Empulse R road test
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Editor John Milbank spent a few days with a Brammo Empulse R electric motorcycle to find out if it’s time to ditch the pump. Photos: Simon Hipperson This bike probably isn’t for you. Chances are you enjoy a good thrash at the weekend, touring to far flung reaches of the globe, or racking up miles on…
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2014 Ducati Monster 821 review
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£8995 | 112bhp@9250rpm | 65.9lb-ft@7750rpm | 821cc 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. The launch of the Monster 821 is a big deal for Ducati, but nowhere…
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Reader Review: Suzuki GSX 750 W Inazuma | Reader review
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Name: Stuart David Halley From: Midlothian Riding for: 20+ years Price paid for the bike: £1200 in October 2008 from a private seller in Edinburgh What type of riding do you do: Daily commuting. Fast long-weekend trips around Scotland. Day trips to East Lothian, Borders, Northumberland and Fife Coast Tell us about the engine: This is not a bike for slow, stop/start riding. Unless…
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2014 KTM 690 Enduro R and KTM 690 SMC R review
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From £7699 | 67bhp@7500rpm | 50lb-ft@5500rpm | 690cc, liquid-cooled, sohc 4-valve 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. If any firm knows how to build sporty, light, single-cylinder bikes,…
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Reader Review: 2009 Kawasaki Versys 650 | Reader review
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Name: Stan Tollerton From: West Midlands Riding for: 45 years Price paid for the bike: £3200 in June 2012 What type of riding do you do: Mix of motorways, A and B Roads Tell us about the engine: It’s punchy, flexible, and has good engine braking – you can drop a gear for a series of bends without needing to brake and sweep…
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2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R review
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£13,999 | Liquid-cooled V-twin | 180bhp | 106lb-ft On paper, KTM’s new Super Duke R is a terrifying prospect: a two cylinder engine with more capacity in one pot than all four in an R6; the styling of a supermoto on steroids; 180bhp… hell, KTM even call it ‘The Beast’! This is an all-new…