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  • 2014 KTM RC125 review

    2014 KTM RC125 review

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    £4499 | 15bhp @ 9500rpm | 8.9lb-ft @ 8000rpm | 124.7cc | 4-stroke single cylinder Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: KTM   Developed on the race track and now brought to the streets, KTM has introduced its new RC125 – a bike the Austrian company hopes will compete with the oh-so-popular Yamaha YZF-R125. The RC125 appeals to the…

  • 2014 Yamaha YZF-R125 review

    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…

  • Valentino Rossi video: The new S20 EVO from Bridgestone

    Valentino Rossi video: The new S20 EVO from Bridgestone

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    Bridgestone has launched the BATTLAX Hypersport S20 EVO; the successor to the award-winning S20 tyre with the help of a new ad starring Valentino Rossi… To be honest, you could get Rossi saying anything, and we’d just enjoy listening to him! Not sure about the pout at the end though. What do you reckon?! When developing…

  • JUST LAUNCHED: Yamaha MT-125

    JUST LAUNCHED: Yamaha MT-125

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      Yamaha’s recently launched MT-09 and MT-07 have powered to the top of the sales rankings and captured the imagination of European motorcyclists who are looking for a new kind of riding excitement. Inspired by the Dark Side of Japan, these edgy new MT models are all about pure riding emotion. For 2014 Yamaha expand…

  • How to buy a Yamaha YZF R125

    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…

  • Rieju RS2 125 Pro

    Rieju RS2 125 Pro

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      Razzing around on a 125 is still great fun, no matter how old you are and it reminded me of just how much fun and freedom two wheels gave me as a teenager. Is it me or are our young bikers spoilt for choice these days? When I was on ‘L’ plates at the…

  • YAMAHA YZF-R125

    YAMAHA YZF-R125

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      £4349 www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk The YZF-R125 is the perfect four-stroke 125, great looks, well-built and great to ride. It’s pricey but quality and street cred come at a price. Twist & Go issue reviewed: Twist and Go magazine, issue 70 Tech Spec Engine: 125cc Four-stroke Gearbox: Geared Licence required: A1 Claimed power: 15bhp Fuel tank size:…

  • Small wonders – Lexmoto XTR S 125, White Knuckle WK125 Sport, Rieju RS3 125LC

    Small wonders – Lexmoto XTR S 125, White Knuckle WK125 Sport, Rieju RS3 125LC

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    With the entry level 125 market booming, it’s never been easier (or cheaper) to buy a brand new learner legal bike If you’re reading this as a middle-aged former teenage bike fan then you’ll no doubt remember your very first day on the road. You morphed overnight from a BMX bandit into a biker; you’d…

  • 2011 Honda CBR125R Review

    2011 Honda CBR125R Review

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      It must be to the CBR125R’s credit that on an overcast day in southern Spain I frequently had to look closely to tell the 125cc model from its CBR250R sibling, and occasionally even from the much bigger, multicylinder CBR600F. Honda has done well in revitalising its smallest capacity sports bike with a fresh set…

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