Motorcycle First Ride Reviews

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14/07/11

Victory Vegas 8 Ball 2011

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10/06/11

First Ride: Victory Cross Country review

A luxurious trip to a café in Dungeness

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31/05/11

First ride: Aprilia RS4 125

For the first time on a sports 125, Aprilia now have a bike that features a four-stroke engine

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23/04/11

First Ride: 2011 Honda CBR250R

Honda enters the 250 arena with the CBR250R. Should the Ninja 250R be scared?

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21/04/11

First ride: Rieju RS3 125LC

Spanish 125 - Yamaha engine

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20/04/11

First Ride: Ducati 848 Evo review

Ducati's entry-level sportsbike packs more punch but is power it's real strength?

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08/04/11

First Ride: Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 8V and Stelvio NTX

Having an adventure with the new Moto Guzzi Stelvios

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08/04/11

First Ride: Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V

A grand turismo intended to have all the fun of a naked sportsbike but with all the protection of a tourer.

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31/03/11

First Ride: Honda Crossrunner

Lukewarm reception but a stonking road bike for the real world

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10/03/11

First Ride: 2011 Honda CBR600F

The return of the renowned CBR600F or just a full-faired Hornet?

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02/03/11

First Ride: Kymco Downtown 300i review

500 miles across, down and around London town on Kymco's mid-size scooter

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18/02/11

First Ride: Triumph Daytona 675R review

Triumph adds a bit of spice to the already fairly potent Daytona 675 with the help of Öhlins and Brembo

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27/01/11

First Ride: KTM 990SMT ABS

KTM add ABS to their all-rounder, so, the big question: is it any good?

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27/01/11

Splitting heirs: Yamaha YZF-R6 2005 vs. 2006

I know the R6 well not only 'cos I raced one for three seasons in World Supersport but also because we used 'em as marshals' bikes on our track days.

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13/01/11

First Ride: Harley-Davidson Electra Glide

... and watch the world glide by. Sometimes getting somewhere slowly is more important than going nowhere fast. Harley-Davidson has the answer.

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17/12/10

2011 GSX-R600 review

Can Suzuki revitalize the competitive supersport category with the 2011 GSX-R600? Mark Forsyth does some laps of Almeria to find out.

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10/12/10

First Ride: 2011 Kawasaki Z750R

Visordown heads to Spain to see if the new Kawasaki Z750R can live up to the hype and beat its way to the top of the naked middleweight class

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22/11/10

First Ride: 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R

Kawasaki's all-new ZX-10R is bursting with technology. But is it better than BMW's S1000RR?

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08/11/10

First Ride: Triumph Tiger 800

Triumph's new Tiger 800 enters a competitive market. So, is it any good?

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04/11/10

KTM 690 Duke R vs. Yorkshire Dales

Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Bardon was forced to take photos of someone called James Whitham. Perhaps, more worryingly, he also had to listen to him for the best part of a Thursday afternoon

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04/11/10

H-D Fat Bob vs. Norfolk

Here’s a bike known in Harley circles as the FXDMLF (the MLF standing for mid-life crisis). Delusional moron Mark Graham rides to Norfolk. Photographs by Sarah

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04/11/10

KTM RC8R vs. Corby Glen

Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Cope knows the score. But not even the supreme skills of ace lensman Paul Bryant could make this internet millionaire look any good

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04/11/10

Aprilia RSV4 Factory vs. Cumbria

Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Bardon captures Mark Forsyth struggling to get to grips with roads he’s known for a lifetime (and more).

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01/11/10

First Ride: Kawasaki Z1000SX

Niall Mackenzie delivers his verdict on Kawasaki's new all-rounder