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Building The Future
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Building The Future

A young New Zealander, Sytse Tacoma, built himself an electric motorcycle to change people’s perceptions of such bikes. We had a chat with him to find out more.

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6 mins  |
October 2019
Mini Adventure
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Mini Adventure

Setting off for a ride around the Peak District set me thinking back to the days before people started talking about 'adventure motorbikes’.

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4 mins  |
October 2019
Mind The Gap
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Mind The Gap

Filtering is a great way to make progress through slow-moving traffic. But what’s the best way to do it?

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2 mins  |
October 2019
Mick Extance's 2020 Dakar Campaign
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Mick Extance's 2020 Dakar Campaign

Dakar riders are a special breed.

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5 mins  |
October 2019
BMW R1250 RS - Unsung Hero
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BMW R1250 RS - Unsung Hero

BMW’s new R1250RS is a very impressive bike. But will it suffer the same fate as its predecessors and get eclipsed by the GS and the RT?

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6 mins  |
October 2019
Model Citizen
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Model Citizen

Pere Tarragó’s model motorcycles are incredibly detailed and lifelike. You haven’t seen anything like this yet!

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6 mins  |
February 2018
Space Oddity
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Space Oddity

The new Kymco AK550 takes scootering into the space age.

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5 mins  |
May 2018
KTM 790 Adventure Spotted On The Road With Wings!
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KTM 790 Adventure Spotted On The Road With Wings!

KTM 790 Adventure Spotted On The Road With Wings!

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2 mins  |
July 2018
Honey, They Shrunk The Burgman
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Honey, They Shrunk The Burgman

At Suzuki’s 2018 Burgman AN400 model launch in late summer 2017, Mikko found it ‘thoroughly enjoyable to ride’. Fast forward to 2018 and the scooter is now in the UK – time for a spot of ‘real world’ testing.

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3 mins  |
July 2018
Triple Threat
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Triple Threat

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure has been out to Austria for the launch of Yamaha’s hotly anticipated leaning multi-wheeler, the Niken. Hailed as a corner carving king, we’ve been putting it through its paces on some tight and twisty mountain roads, to see just how well the revolutionary bit of kit handles.

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7 mins  |
July 2018
Test Fleet: KTM 1090 Adventure
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Test Fleet: KTM 1090 Adventure

Service time for Roger’s orange bike. The weather ain’t playing along, though.

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2 mins  |
July 2018
Honda X-ADV (2018) Back With The X (ADV)
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Honda X-ADV (2018) Back With The X (ADV)

Honda’s hybrid-adventurer has been a sales success across Europe. We tested the 2018 model to see what makes it so popular.

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5 mins  |
June 2018
It's A Bike, But Not As We Know It!
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It's A Bike, But Not As We Know It!

It's A Bike, But Not As We Know It!

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2 mins  |
June 2018
Back To The Future
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Back To The Future

Honda’s big naked gets a neo café racer makeover for 2018, injecting a whole heap of style not to mention a good dollop of extra performance…

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8 mins  |
June 2018
Best Of British Beef
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Best Of British Beef

Don’t think for one second that you know this motorcycle. The Speed Triple is now, brilliantly, back to its bombastic best.

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8 mins  |
June 2018
Channel Hop
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Channel Hop

Can you really take a day trip to Belgium and be home before the pubs shut?

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3 mins  |
June 2018
Hundred Pound Hound!
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Hundred Pound Hound!

Our Bert bought a pup… or has he? His £100 Hound project begins!

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5 mins  |
June 2018
Test Fleet: KTM Adventure 1090
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Test Fleet: KTM Adventure 1090

Roger gets his leg across a 1090 Adventure from KTM for some ice warning-peppered first few miles.

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2 mins  |
June 2018
Something Different
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Something Different

After the success of the Africa Twin, Honda is causing a stir in the adventure sector again, but with a completely different type of machine…

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4 mins  |
June 2017
Suzuki GSX-s1000 Fatour Edition
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Suzuki GSX-s1000 Fatour Edition

After just three months in Roger’s hands, Suzuki wants it back… he’s reluctant.

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2 mins  |
June 2017
Ex-BMW Motorrad Boss Now Heading Up Ducati (Via VW)
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Ex-BMW Motorrad Boss Now Heading Up Ducati (Via VW)

The new boss of the world’s largest volume automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen AG, which includes Ducati among its several high-profile brands, is a passionate motorcyclist who played a key role in transforming the fortunes of BMW Motorrad.

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3 mins  |
August 2018
Milwaukee Monster
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Milwaukee Monster

Harley-Davidson’s Fat Boy has cemented itself as one of the iconic American brand’s most popular models since its 1990 introduction. For 2018, it’s had a range of updates – so, we thought it was time to put the iconic cruiser through its paces...

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3 mins  |
August 2018
Back In The Spotlight
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Back In The Spotlight

Two thoughts occur in quick succession, up in the hills north of Barcelona, as the Vitpilen 701 slices through another set of bends with thrilling ease and accuracy. The first is a question, but provides an answer in itself as I momentarily find myself wondering whether any other street bike would have dispatched that sinuous section with quite as much panache as the light, taut and flickable Husqvarna single.

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August 2018
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Power To The Pedal

Forget the Fizzie – these days you could pedal, cycle-style, in the outside lane of the M25. But it’s going to cost you lots of cash...

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3 mins  |
August 2018
Heading For Music
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Heading For Music

Would you ride to Morocco for a music festival? Jeremy Torr did, on a KTM 690.

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6 mins  |
August 2018
Indian FTR1200 (S) - Making American Bikes Great Again
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Indian FTR1200 (S) - Making American Bikes Great Again

Indian has created the FTR1200, an American motorcycle for the European market. Is that oxymoronic, just plain moronic or a very clever move indeed? We rode one to find out…

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7 mins  |
July 2019
KTM 790 Adventure & Adventure R - The Duo Primed For Middle Weight Title
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KTM 790 Adventure & Adventure R - The Duo Primed For Middle Weight Title

KTM's new 790 Adventure and Adventure R bring unique ability and ride quality for road and dirt. Are these the new leaders of the adventure pack?

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9 mins  |
July 2019
As Good As It Gets
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As Good As It Gets

KTM’s new 790 Adventure R takes on the rugged, ever-changing conditions of mid-Wales. Can the new Adventure R live up to our high expectations?

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6 mins  |
July 2019
Honda Monkey 125
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Honda Monkey 125

Ross has got his hands on the new Monkey, and he’s determined to prove that the retro-styled tiddler can do plenty more than just turn heads in the city…

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3 mins  |
July 2019
Yamaha Niken
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Yamaha Niken

Mossy is still enjoying the Niken. But seeing it as others do has tainted his love.

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4 mins  |
July 2019