Motorcycle First Ride Reviews

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04/10/13

2013 Ducati Hypermotard SP review: UK roads

The Hypermotard that boasts the best of everything but what's it like on UK roads?

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27/09/13

First Ride: KTM 1190 Adventure with cornering ABS

Bad news for the electronics-averse: Bosch’s new Motorcycle Stability Control is amazing

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26/09/13

First Ride: 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX review

If ever a bike deserved to be called a sports tourer, it’s this

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14/09/13

First Ride: 2014 Lauge Jensen review

Pronounced 'La-ow-guh Yensen', what do you mean you've never heard of them?

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31/08/13

First ride: Yamaha MT-09 review

Yamaha's budget-priced triple is a triumph of engineering and far from a budget offering

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08/08/13

First Ride: Yamaha XV950 review

Are Yamaha bringing something new to the custom and cruiser world? I think so.

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12/07/13

First Ride: KTM RC250R review

KTM's exclusive Moto 3 machine costs more than a Desmosedici

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19/06/13

Piaggio MP3 LT 400cc review

The scooter that can be ridden with no motorcycle licence? Does that make sense? No, but it's true.

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30/05/13

First Ride: Harley-Davidson Breakout review

Low-slung with a huge wheelbase. The Breakout is here to make a statement.

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22/05/13

First ride: KTM Duke 390 review

Austria's latest hand-grenade gets lobbed at some lovely wet, bumpy, slippery UK roads...

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08/05/13

First ride: Honda NSS300 Forza review

Honey, I've blown up the kid!

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02/05/13

First ride: 2013 Honda CB500X review

Will the third sibling in Honda's new 500 family make you take the long way round?

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28/04/13

2013 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive ABS review

The Burgman 650 gets an overhaul after 10 years flying Suzuki's maxi-scooter flag. Are the updates enough to satisfy the Burgman-massive?

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11/04/13

First Ride: 2013 Yamaha TMAX Black Max 530 review

Yes, it's been out for a while but Yamaha never invited us on the launch. We pitch it against London's broken streets and Birmingham's frozen motorways.

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26/03/13

First Ride: 2013 Honda CBR600RR C-ABS review

At a freezing-cold Donington where even the mighty Ron Haslam struggled to get heat in the tyres, we ride Honda's revised Supersport offering. In between mugs of hot tea.

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14/03/13

First Ride: 2013 BMW F800GT review

The GT barges the F800ST out of BMW's range. It packs more power and promises greater touring potential but what's it really like on typical UK roads?

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25/02/13

First Ride: 2013 Ducati Hypermotard review

Ducati have ditched the air-cooled engines in favour of a new 821cc water-cooled lump. Isn't it just a Streetfighter 848 with long travel suspension?

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19/02/13

First Ride: 2013 Honda CBR500R review

What's in a name? We ride Honda's 'sporty' new 500

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19/02/13

First Ride: 2013 Honda CB500F review

We get a feel of Honda's most significant bike of the year

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13/02/13

First Ride: 2013 Triumph Tiger Sport

Triumph's heavily revised Tiger has gained 10bhp, more torque and a single-sided swingarm but it's the things you don't see that count

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11/02/13

First Ride: 2012 Zero S ZF9 review

Is it zero hour yet for electric bikes?

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07/02/13

First Ride: KTM 1190 Adventure review

Two-thirds of KTM's 260 technicians had a hand in the 1190 Adventure project. It's a big deal for KTM but will it be a bigger deal for the opposition?

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18/01/13

First ride review: 2013 Honda CB1100

Retro ride channels the soul of its legendary ancestor

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27/12/12

First Ride: 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 review

The perfect 250 is... a 300