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- Kawasaki
Kawasaki Ninja H2: Real World Road Test
Kawasaki's supercharged H2 is anything but an ordinary motorcycle, so how did our Scotty get on when he spent a day riding one around the Fens?
By Scott Redmond11/07/2016 - Ducati
Ducati 1299 Panigale (2016) long term-test report
BikeSocial has a Ducati 1299 to run through the summer as a long-term test bike and the new bike has already done four track days in its first month to put the exotic Ducati to the test.
By Marc Potter10/07/2016 - KTM
KTM 1190 Adventure: Real World Road Test
Scott's been out and about on KTM's 1190 Adventure to see how it fares on real British roads.
By Scott Redmond07/07/2016 - Honda
Honda CBR600FS Sport (2001 – 2002): Buying Guide
Honda tested the ground to see if riders were prepared to get sportier than a traditional CBR with the CBR600FS-Sport. It worked. After just two years the CBR600RR was launched.
By BikeSocial22/06/2016 - Suzuki
Suzuki GSX-R1000 (2016) - Bennetts British Superbike - Review
Bike Social's Marc Potter rides Ryuichi Kiyonari's actual BSB Suzuki on the full Silverstone GP circuit. "Place your passport, credit card and house keys here", says team owner Martin Halsall.
By Marc Potter20/06/2016 - Group Tests
Ducati 959 Panigale vs Ducati 1299 Panigale (2016): Does size really matter?
157bhp vs 205bhp? Big or little? in the real world when buying a Ducati 1299 Panigale or a 959 Panigale, which would you buy? We took them to Donington Park to find out.
By Marc Potter13/06/2016 - Honda
Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin - Living With: Second update
1500 miles into our Africa Twin loan and we've had a first service, put a load of goodies on the bike, been to Wales and the Isle of Man plus carried out a pillion test.
By BikeSocial09/06/2016 - Honda
Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP - TT Special Edition (2016)
Following John McGuinness's 23rd TT win last year, Honda created a Special TT Edition of the Fireblade. So where did Bike Social's Marc Potter test it? The Isle of Man of course.
By BikeSocial08/06/2016 - Group Tests
Isle of Man Lightweight TT Road Bikes Test
With so much bike for relatively little cash, it's no surprise that the 650 twins have also spawned a TT race class of their own - the Bennetts Lightweight TT.On the week of the Lightweight TT race we pit Suzuki's new SV650, Kawasaki's ER-6n, WK's 650i and throw in Yamaha's slightly bigger capacity MT-07 on the Isle of Man Mountain Course.
By BikeSocial06/06/2016 - Group Tests
2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R v BMW S1000RR v Yamaha YZF-R1
It has been cleaning up in World Superbikes, and has be relaunched for 2016 with a host of technical changes, but how does Kawasaki's new ZX-10R fare against the awesome Yamaha R1 and BMW S1000RR? Bike Social's team of testers found on on track at the Silverstone GP circuit and flat-out on an empty runway.
By BikeSocial01/06/2016
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