Davidson and his team to come up with a budget everyman chopper.Besides affordability, the key difference between the factory job and a commissioned chop is that the factory job rides and feels like a normal motorbike.The basic chassis of the Rocker

Giles on the first motorbike he's truly fallen in love with on first sight, the KTM 950 Adventure S. Why? He's 6ft 7in tall and every bike is reduced to Tamiya 1/12 scale proportions under his massive frame. The Adventure S - with 35mm extra suspension

slow. In a good way, it's slightly reminiscent of an old UJM, a CB900F or something - a proper substantial motorbike. Its upright riding position, wide bars and low seat height make it very comfortable to commute on  (I haven't done a long run yet

- yes, us - are getting older, balder, greyer and – with that – our perceptions of what a motorbike should be are changing. So rather than saying ‘you’re all decrepit and doddering old farts with failing senses, weakening bladder control and balding

replacement. Other than that, all good on the 990 front. December 2008Within the walls of the office and to my riding buddies it’s common knowledge that I seem to have my fair share of bad luck when it comes to motorbikes. For the third time this summer

and waiting for things to be made. In the meantime our esteemed editor has been experiencing the joys of Suzuki’s latest flagship machine for himself.It’s funny how a thing as simple as a motorbike can help somebody revert back to type. One minute he

scheme this is the sort of motorbike the Humongous would have dreamed about at night as he slept in his hockey mask.The BMW has already proved its worth by doing things no other motorcycle on the planet can do. I went for a week’s snowboarding in Utah a

quite like the odd tourer and can even put up with dirt bikes. The one style I have always struggled to comprehend though is the cruiser. I always assumed that people rode them because they didn’t like (or couldn’t) ride fast motorbikes. Having a cruiser