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Neil Johnston

Ducati Hypermotard-A for Adventure

May 28, 2009

Ducati doesn’t have an adventure bike… yet.  But, while the world waits for the release of the flying-D’s adventure bike replacement for the Multistrada, Neil Johnston of OneWheelDrive.Net has gotten a bit impatient.  So when a light dirt-road outing comes up, and his KTM 640 Adventure is waiting for parts, it’s up to Ducati’s Urban [...]

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KTM RC8 – Poetry as Bloodsport

March 23, 2009

Is the KTM RC8 as stunning to ride as it is to look at? Neil Johnston takes to the roads on this very rare offering to find out.

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2009 BMW F800GS – A Small Adventure

February 14, 2009

Neil Johnston of OneWheelDrive.Net tests the BMW F800GS adventure bike… in winter… with a destination of the ski resort Whistler, BC. How does the F800GS cope with unexpected road conditions like ice? Does it live up to the GS name? All will be answered.

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KTM 950 Super Enduro R – The Cure for Common Sense

November 21, 2008

Neil Johnston of http://OneWheelDrive.Net tests KTMs maddest off-road option, the 98hp, 70ft-lb of torque, 950 Super Enduro R. A bike that has stepped well over the line.

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2009 Monster 696 – Monsters Inc. Reborn

May 19, 2008

In the tunnel a mid-90’s blue Cavalier pulls along side. Glancing to the right, through the glass, I see the driver mouthing the words, “Is that the new Monster?” I nod. He gives me a thumbs up, and with a roll on of the throttle the tunnel fills with the 2009 Monster 696’s [...]

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The 2008 Suzuki SX-4 : SX for the City

April 29, 2008

Belting through traffic, I feel as if I should be slaloming wash lines, market carts and pavement cafes, rather than behemoth SUVs, Cube Vans and moderately enraged drivers… one of which happens to be our cameraman in a pursing BMW 535xi. There’s Italian city car flair to the Suzuki SX4, and for good reason; in [...]

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2007 BMW R1200R – Bloody Gouts of Torque

April 22, 2008

Almost every bike has a one defining element, something that differentiates it in a crowded market place. Occasionally that’s luscious looks, cosseting comfort, prodigious power, outstanding handling (okay, I ran out of alliteration there); with the BMW R1200R you’ve got to dig as deep as your first good pull of the throttle. There [...]

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2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe – The Art of War

March 17, 2008

In Plasma Red, the 2008 Infiniti G37S seems painted with the spilled blood of the BMW 335i Coupe. One wonders if Infiniti hasn’t delved into Sun Tzu’s 6th century BC military treatise, to guide its battle. The G35 couldn’t have pulled this off, especially with BMW throwing a 300hp/300lb-ft torque twin-turbo grenade into the luxury [...]

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2008 VOLVO XC70 – SNOW-MOBILE

March 10, 2008

The 2008 Volvo XC70 has received a few lukewarm reviews, but OutDrive.ca thinks that’s a matter of context. Determined to put the all-wheel drive in its natural setting, and Sweden not being handy, OutDrive.ca headed to the interior of BC to find out.

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2008 Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan 2.0T – Swede Deal

February 25, 2008

Saab has always attracted a slightly eclectic and literate fan base, so naturally we at OutDrive have felt the draw. The official stamp of brand quirkiness, the late Kurt Vonnegut, was the owner and manager of “Saab Cape Cod”. Saab has come a long way from the oil-gas mix, two-stroke, two-door sedans Vonnegut blames [...]

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