MOOR SATISFYING

What’s the most rewarding bike with no fairing? We took the new Kawasaki Z900 and the Triumph Street Triple R across the Moors with the updated Yamaha MT-09 to find out

Words Simon Hargreaves Pictures Jason Critchell

KAWASAKI Z900 PERFORMANCE £9139 • 948cc inline four • 123bhp • 210kg (kerb) • 795mm seat The 2017 Z900 is an ‘entry-level’ hypernaked bike with sleeved-down Z1000 motor, a new, H2R-style steel-tube frame but no modes or rider aids bar ABS YAMAHA MT-09 £8139 • 847cc inline triple • 113bhp • 193kg (kerb) • 820mm seat Yamaha’s inline triple gets a restyle with a new headlight and back end, revised forks, a wider seat, slipper clutch and quickshifter added to its electronics package TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE R £9225 (white) • 765cc inline triple • 116bhp • 190kg (kerb, est) • 825mm seat The R is the mid-spec, mid-priced version of Triumph’s enlarged and evolved Street Triple and comes with traction control, rider modes and a quality TFT dash AMID-MORNING TRANSPORT CAFÉ near Humber airport: Rupert, Dave…

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RiDE United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2018

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