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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
FIRST RIDES:
Suzuki Bandit 650 - Popular but long-in-the-tooth all-rounder gets a bigger engine to sway first-time buyers.
Kawasaki ZX-6R - Headbanging 600 is smoothed for 2005 with heavily revised engine and chassis, but is even more full-on than before. Neat trick
Honda CBR600RR - The most professional 600 out there is refined with usd forks and radial brakes. Still the one to beat
THE BIKE TEST: SPORTS TWINS & TRIPLES:
Welcome! - Too many cylinders, sir fancy something a little less frantic How about a big twin or triple - sometimes more can be less.
Honda SP-2 - World Superbike-winning form from Honda, but does lack of development mean it's past it
Aprilia RSV-R - Is the 'other' Italian twin a worthy alternative to Ducati's 999
Benelli Tornado - Exotic triple treat: passport to bliss, but really... will it stay together
Ducati 999 - Can the benchmark V-twin sportsbike still deliver the goods
State of the art - Stats, facts and figures, plus bodywork-off shots.
The Verdict - They're all guilty as charged, if there's any justice.
ROAD & TRACK TEST!:
Harley Sportster XL1200 Roadster v Triumph Thruxton 900 - Words like 'heritage', 'classic' and 'real rider's bike' spring to mind in exactly the same way 'touring to Belgium' doesn't. But we'll have a go anyway and find out if there's a core of usefulness beneath the acres of chrome.
125 test - Husqvarna's WXE125: massively capable enduro chassis with weedy 10bhp motor.
Used bike test - BMW's R1100S: what a German sportsbike looks like.
Buyer's guide - Honda GL1500 Gold Wing.
Classic bike test - BSA's Rocket 3. Now that's proper.
REGULARS
Top 10 scary race bikes - From truly terrifying to lightly saied leathers, they're all-here.
Mail - Thick coppers and Tom Cruise.
News - New BMW R1200RT to replace the popular R1150RT. More than just an extra 50cc...
Anti-lock brakes - Soon we won't have a choice.
Dakar tales - Incredible stories from the desert.
Jeremy McWilliams - Aprilia are set to leave MotoGP.
Mat Oxley - GP racers: not mad, just foaming.
Rupert Paul - Garages and the meaning of life.
Dan Walsh - Bolivia and Dan's bald testicles.
FEATURES:
End of season - Behind the scenes with MotoGP winter testing at Jerez. Bike's Jezza McWilliams rides not one GP bike, but two: Aprilia's Cube and Kenny Robert's KTM-powered, er, bike.
Garage love - It's your sanctuary, your refuge from the pressures of work, the noise of the kids, the constant demands for the kitchen to be painted. Where would we be without our garages We love 'em
THE REALLY USEFUL SECTION:
Cash - The coolest kit in the world.
Winter gear - How we stay warm and dry.
Tyres - Why tyre profiles matter.
Time & Place - Le Touquet beach race.
Fleet news - Another month with the test bikes.
Brilliant riding This month: clever overtakes.
Riding Course - Dozens of UK schools rated.
New listings - Every new UK bike rated.
Top 100 used bikes - The best second-hand buys.
What happened...Norton's F1... nearly.
Suzuki Bandit 650 - Popular but long-in-the-tooth all-rounder gets a bigger engine to sway first-time buyers.
Kawasaki ZX-6R - Headbanging 600 is smoothed for 2005 with heavily revised engine and chassis, but is even more full-on than before. Neat trick
Honda CBR600RR - The most professional 600 out there is refined with usd forks and radial brakes. Still the one to beat
THE BIKE TEST: SPORTS TWINS & TRIPLES:
Welcome! - Too many cylinders, sir fancy something a little less frantic How about a big twin or triple - sometimes more can be less.
Honda SP-2 - World Superbike-winning form from Honda, but does lack of development mean it's past it
Aprilia RSV-R - Is the 'other' Italian twin a worthy alternative to Ducati's 999
Benelli Tornado - Exotic triple treat: passport to bliss, but really... will it stay together
Ducati 999 - Can the benchmark V-twin sportsbike still deliver the goods
State of the art - Stats, facts and figures, plus bodywork-off shots.
The Verdict - They're all guilty as charged, if there's any justice.
ROAD & TRACK TEST!:
Harley Sportster XL1200 Roadster v Triumph Thruxton 900 - Words like 'heritage', 'classic' and 'real rider's bike' spring to mind in exactly the same way 'touring to Belgium' doesn't. But we'll have a go anyway and find out if there's a core of usefulness beneath the acres of chrome.
125 test - Husqvarna's WXE125: massively capable enduro chassis with weedy 10bhp motor.
Used bike test - BMW's R1100S: what a German sportsbike looks like.
Buyer's guide - Honda GL1500 Gold Wing.
Classic bike test - BSA's Rocket 3. Now that's proper.
REGULARS
Top 10 scary race bikes - From truly terrifying to lightly saied leathers, they're all-here.
Mail - Thick coppers and Tom Cruise.
News - New BMW R1200RT to replace the popular R1150RT. More than just an extra 50cc...
Anti-lock brakes - Soon we won't have a choice.
Dakar tales - Incredible stories from the desert.
Jeremy McWilliams - Aprilia are set to leave MotoGP.
Mat Oxley - GP racers: not mad, just foaming.
Rupert Paul - Garages and the meaning of life.
Dan Walsh - Bolivia and Dan's bald testicles.
FEATURES:
End of season - Behind the scenes with MotoGP winter testing at Jerez. Bike's Jezza McWilliams rides not one GP bike, but two: Aprilia's Cube and Kenny Robert's KTM-powered, er, bike.
Garage love - It's your sanctuary, your refuge from the pressures of work, the noise of the kids, the constant demands for the kitchen to be painted. Where would we be without our garages We love 'em
THE REALLY USEFUL SECTION:
Cash - The coolest kit in the world.
Winter gear - How we stay warm and dry.
Tyres - Why tyre profiles matter.
Time & Place - Le Touquet beach race.
Fleet news - Another month with the test bikes.
Brilliant riding This month: clever overtakes.
Riding Course - Dozens of UK schools rated.
New listings - Every new UK bike rated.
Top 100 used bikes - The best second-hand buys.
What happened...Norton's F1... nearly.
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