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You all know the score. Especially if you live in a country where every winter the roads are liberally doused in a mixture of urea and salt – an environmental disaster for verges, watercourses and metals.
Two and a half years ago, Bikerglory predicted the return of forced induction on production motorcycles. It was a no brainer: better fuel economy, less weight, more power – meaning a 500cc machine (for example) could do everything a litre bike can do – but better. We got the supercharger bit right. But we got the capacity wrong……
Sometime Brit bike journo (TWO, MCN etc) has been taken hostage by Islamic State. Sonic worked in the industry in it the last glory days of print – before it all got so serious and predictable. He then grew up and became a respected war correspondent. At times like this all of us will be … Read more
” She said / There’s something in the wood shed….” She was right….
We’ve followed the development of the new Ariel motorcycle closely, not least because the factory is a pleasant short ride over the hills from Bg HQ in West Dorset – plus Ariel retain their enthusiasm for talking about engineering ideas and solutions, and don’t go in for filtered corporate speak. Watch this space for the first test ride.
Fact: Yamaha dealers unsurprisingly report potential MT09 buyers are checking out the cheaper MT07 as a possible alternative: the face off is right here.
We all know about the VFR story: how an icon evolved, peaked and then slid out of favour and fashion – this is the bike most often cited as a victim of its own development. And now it’s back. But is it good enough to rehabilitate brand VFR?
The iconic R51 (above), a key reference point in Nine T styling…
The 1200R and Nine T share more than key components: in the USA the initial price differential between these two machines was around $800 US – less than £500. In the UK you might need to double that figure, but for many the Nine T still seemed to offer comparative value: the entire UK allocation sold out rapidly. But which feels like the more capable machine? And which is more fun to ride?
It’s a reasonable bet that anyone reading this will be familiar with both of these machines, and consequently be aware that the Nine T is a sexed up R1200 R concept,
