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Bikesales Staff6 Oct 2010
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In the current issue of Motorcycle Trader

A winter ride through the mountains, plenty of new bikes tested, greatest design lemons of all time, and plenty more

How dumb is that? While a ride through the Snowy Mountains in summer is a no-brainer, only the MT team is silly enough to do it when snow blankets the landscape. It gave the boys a chance, though, to do some extreme testing on a bunch of under-$12,000 bikes.

Triumph’s latest version of its 1050cc Sprint, the GT, is put through its paces at the Australian launch and there’s a full feature on the 2011 Harley-Davidson 48.

Also in this issue are ‘Quick Fang’ reviews of the Husqvarna SM510R, the new Harley-Davidson SuperLow, Piaggio’s MP3 300 and Hyosung’s latest cruiser, the Aquila Classic

And bike designers can get it wrong – see just how wrong in the ‘10 Greatest Lemons’ feature.

It’s the turn of Kawasaki’s KH250 triple to have its secrets laid bare by classic-bike guru, Ian Falloon.

And of course everyone’s favourite dispenser of DIY wisdom, and MT’s resident scallywag, Spannerman, answers readers’ bike maintenance questions …


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