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30/03/08

First Ride: 2005 KTM Super Duke Review

An Austrian brute pumped full of steroids is the only way to describe the first ever-pure streetbike from KTM. If Arnold Schwarzenegger was a bike he'd be the Super Duke...

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2005 Honda CRF450R - CRF250R

Niall gives Honda's '05 model CRF450 and 250 'crossers a muddy run for their money.

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2005 Ducati S2R

Ducati's latest take on the Monster theme is a refreshing mix of old and new, with up-to-the-minute styling married to a simple, effective air-cooled motor. And it's bang on the money

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 Triumph Daytona 650

The Daytona 600 has always had the legs; it's one of the best-handling 600s around. With an extra 47cc - and a load more mid-range - the Daytona 650 might nearly be the perfect middleweight.

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 Ducati 999R

When the going gets tough, Ducati brings out a new model to beat the opposition. Cheating? No, just bending the rules...

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2005 Ducati 999

Ducati's flagship sportsbike gets a new look as well as a whole load more power for 2005. Jon Urry samples the delights of the new 999

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 Buell Lightning CityX

It's apocalypse now as Buell unveil their see-through CityX. Is it the must-have new machine for the urban wasteland?

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 BMW R1100S Boxer Cup Replika

BMW's take on 'race bike for the road' makes a refreshing change from the usual Jap fare.

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 MZ 1000S

From the Eastern Block to the East End, MZ has come a long way. But can the firm's new MZ1000S sports tourer really take on the likes of VFR, Sprint and ST3?

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 Kawasaki KLV1000

Haven't I seen you before somewhere? Deja-vu strikes as Urry rides Kawasaki's KLV1000.

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 Ducati 749R

Following its launch at a soggy Valencia, we try Ducati's beautiful 749R in the dry at Donington.

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 BMW K1200S

Heralded as the sportiest BMW motorbike ever, can the K 1200 S really rival the current hyper-sports bikes? Jon Urry travels to Munich to sample the delights of the German Autobahn and Austrian curves

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30/03/08

First Ride: 2004 MV Agusta F4 1000S

With company finances back on track and production delays a thing of the past (for now...), the long awaited F4 1000S is finally, eventually, here. At last...

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30/03/08

First Ride: Harley-Davidson VRSCB V-Rod

The most gorgeous motorcycle ever? Harley-Davidson's Porsche powered flagship V-Rod receives sharp new clothes for 2004

Road Test

30/03/08

Eire tours - GTR1400, FJR1300 and ST1300

Escape the rat race and get away from it all in the peace and quiet of Southern Ireland. Leave work at 5:30pm and the next day you could be here for just £82 plus a few tanks of fuel

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29/03/08

First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZZ-R1200

I think it's fair to say the old ZZ-R1100 was more than a bit past its sell by date. I last rode one about three years ago, on a flat out European speed mission in the company of a Suzuki Hayabusa and Honda Blackbird.

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29/03/08

First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R

NOW WITH 36cc EXTRA FREE! If you can't beat 'em, cheat. Works for us and there's a decent chance it'll work for Kawasaki as they wheel out their new oversquare 636cc ZX-6R. Any good or dead horse flogged?

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29/03/08

First Ride: 2002 Buell XB9R Firebolt

Look, children, here he comes. It's Tweedle Dee in the blue and silver Kushitani leathers on his dinky Fisher Price 'My First Ideal Sportsbike.'

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29/03/08

First Ride: 2002 Yamaha TDM900

Let me see now. Ten years ago British biking was on the verge of something big. Our bike buying trends were going to be challenged by a bug-eyed kid from Yamaha - the TDM850.

Road Test

28/03/08

Splitting Heirs: Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 v ZZR1400

As Splitting Heirs contests go, this would seem the most one-sided fight yet. Only it's not. Thought the ZZR1400 to be the ultimate speed king? Well, maybe you've never ridden a 2002 ZZR1200 then...

Road Test

28/03/08

Heavy Metal

BMW K1200R, Harley-Davidson FLSTCI Heritage Softail, Triumph Rocket III - Three massive motorbikes that can go toe-to-toe with a tank

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28/03/08

First Ride: 2007 Triumph Street Triple

With £2,000 taken out of the Daytona 675's price tag is Triumph's Street Triple the bargain sportsbike of 2007, or have the boys from Hinckley cut corners on their new middleweight triple?