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Ducati Monster 696

I have seen the future.. … and it is the 696 More than a decade and a half after Ducati blew everyone away at the Cologne motorcycle show with a new model that created a […]

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Triumph 675 Street Triple R

Better – but how much? Did the Street Triple really need a quicker version? Words: Wayne Mclaren Photos: Lou Martin I have to admit that when it comes to these up-rated versions of already good […]

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Ducati Hypermotard 1100

Red riot With the Hypermotard it’s always party time New motorcycle model “reveals” are always seriously hyped. Whether it’s carbon-dioxide “smoke” or girls in skimpy costumes, there’s always a bit of theatre before any new […]

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Hardcore adventurers

Adventure comparo Triumph Tiger XC 800 vs BMW F800 GS vs Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré Mucking about in the mud Words: Stuart Woodbury Photos: Nick Wood We recently put the big adventure tourers through our torture […]

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Little Miss Dynamite

Ace Cafe Racer The Poms have not forgotten how to build great cafe racers I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Mark Wilsmore, owner of Ace Cafe in London, […]

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Kawasaki Z1000

Attitude adjustment The Kawasaki Z1000 could unleash your inner hooligan All things come to those who wait. We have waited eight years for Kawasaki to restyle the Z1000, which was an impressive bike on debut […]

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BMW R 1200 R

Win some, lose some How does the latest R/R compare? The best news with BMW’s naked Roadmeister is that what we lose is the unpopular power-assisted front brake. But how good is a new bike […]

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Hyosung GT650S

Let’s do it Korean style Touring on the Hyosung GT650S Before we get into what Hyosung’s GT650S is like to ride, what actually is Hyosung? Founded in 1978 as a division of the Hyosung Group […]