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- Yamaha
Yamaha YZF-R3 (2015): FIRST RIDE!
Fun-packed and brand new 320cc sports bike for 2015 with a sharp chassis and good looks is set to challenge Honda, Kawasaki and KTM for A2 honours.
By BikeSocial14/04/2015 - Yamaha
Yamaha YZF-R1 (2015): Full UK Road & Track Test!
THE NEW 2015 Yamaha R1 is the most advanced Yamaha ever made, and the most talked about sports motorcycle of the year.
By BikeSocial10/04/2015 - Suzuki
Suzuki Sixteen 125 (2008) - Review
Take the good bits of a traditional scooter and bolt on some big wheels and you've got motorcycle-like stability. That's what Suzuki did with its 'Sixteen 125'.
By BikeSocial08/04/2015 - Yamaha
Yamaha YP400 Majesty (2009)
Like a middle child, Yamaha's YP400 Majesty spent its life stuck between siblings; more grown up than the 125s and 250s in the range but not quite as boisterous as big brother T-Max.
By BikeSocial31/03/2015 - Yamaha
Yamaha YP250 X-Max (2005- )
Yamaha's middleweight 'maxi scooter' is a liquid-cooled, four-stroke 250cc going by the name of X-Max. Pumping out 21bhp and over 60mpg with the practicality of two under seat helmets.
By BikeSocial17/03/2015 - Kawasaki
Kawasaki Ninja H2 & H2R (2015): Review
Kawasaki's Ninja H2 & the track-focused H2R are showcase bikes fora brand that has many hats. They produce over 500bhp between them and our road tester was in Qatar for the press launch.
By BikeSocial12/03/2015 - Ducati
Ducati Multistrada 1200S (2015): First test!
Ducati's new Multistrada 1200S was already a brilliant all-rounder. For 2015 it gets a new chassis, new styling, a Desmodromic Variable Timing 160bhp engine and more technology than the creators of the new Star Wars movie could dream up. It's simply stunning to ride. We rode it at the world press launch in Lanzarote. Here's our full test.
By BikeSocial08/03/2015 - Yamaha
Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (2015 - 16) - First UK test
Yamaha's MT-09 Tracer takes the 115bhp engine & chassis from the MT-09 and turns it into an £8149 all-rounder. It surely is a contender for Bike of the Year? We rode it for a week in the real world to see how it coped.
By BikeSocial05/03/2015 - Suzuki
Suzuki V-Strom 650XT (2015) First review
Suzuki have fed their oh-so-popular V-Strom 650 some steroids to beef it up and add a bit of 'off-road'. Welcome to the XT. Our adventure bike road tester rates it, do you?
By BikeSocial26/02/2015 - Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX-6RR (2003-06): Future Classic
The latest in our future classic/worthy investment series sees Kawasaki's 599cc Ninja, a homologation special called the ZX-6RR come under the spotlight.
By BikeSocial25/02/2015
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