. Just short-shifting up through the gears in the mid-range keeps your progress quick but smooth - crucial to keep the bike stable. Pulling a higher gear and riding the big, fat spread of power really does help you to make quick and un-flurried progress

truly amazing for this class.The on-paper performance figures don’t tell the whole story. Yes, it’s a detuned Daytona motor but the extra low-down torque this offers makes it very, very easy to ride quickly on the roadAt the pointy end, radially mounted

Want to know what the new bike is like? Click here for the 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R review.When my Euro-millions numbers come up, number one bike-purchase is simple. A modern-era 250GP bike with enough spares kit to keep it sweet and sharp for at least five years.I’m going to do...

Just got back from a mad two-week Honda Crosstourer assault on the Côte d'Azur.We managed to clock up over two thousand miles in seven days riding – all two-up with the pillion spending most of his time facing backwards. Like you do.We were using

I'VE BEEN riding (and falling off) motorbikes since I was seven. Forty chuffin' years...You never stop learning, do you?I’ve broken my left ankle three times, broken five separate bones in the same foot and been left with virtually no ankle

the forecourt of a plant hire depot. The Gaffer sold me enough fuel to get to the next filling station. Thank you kind sir.See? We weren’t off to the best start, were we?For the rest of our time together I learned to avoid motorways and to ride the Thruxton more

, though, is other people’s reactions. Pillions love the it. Out back, the ride is rock solid, surefooted (that’s the immense weight and the earth’s gravitational effect pinning it to the ground) roomy and comfortable. The pillion pegs are maybe an inch too