Let me see now. Ten years ago British biking was on the verge of something big. Our bike buying trends were going to be challenged by a bug-eyed kid from Yamaha - the TDM850. It promised the kind of handling and performance that would be useful

YAMAHA'S TDM850 FIRST raised its bug-eyed head in 1991. The mix of goggle-eyed looks, Delatbox frame, tall, town friendly stance and punchy parallel twin motor seemed perfect for the city and Britain's back roads.The TDM850 was Europe's second

YAMAHA FRANCE is to launch a GT version of the long-standing TDM900 later this year, with an ABS option.The TDM GT, which is set to retail at euros 11,429 - £10,220 (Christ, is that how low the pound's sunk? - Ed?) features 30-litre panniers

Click to view: Yamaha TDM 850 & 900 owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Touted as ‘the next big thing’, Yamaha’s hybrid had real appeal when it appeared in 1991. Some would say it defined a new class of bike. Unfortunately here in the UK

legs and a healthy range, so to not fit one is a nonsense. Our third bike, the Yamaha TDM 900, is fitted with a fuel gauge and it's more all-rounder than mile cruncher, so feel ashamed Honda.It's an odd bike, the TDM. Europeans love 'em, but it's never

HANDS UP if you've owned a TDM900, V-Strom 1000 or Gran Canyon? I haven't, but I have done a few miles on them all.Visordown's reviewed these three bikes for the next issue of our magazine and we're looking for owner opinions. That's where you come

The face of motorcycling may be changing, and bikes like Yamaha's TDM900, Suzuki's V-Strom and Triumph's Tiger might - in the near future - be not only useful, usable bikes but also desirable pieces of hardware. So just what is going on in the once

.Take Yamaha's TDM900. Even when it was launched in 2001 it was little more than an update of its predecessor, the TDM850, and it's never been a massive draw in showrooms despite being a more than capable all-rounder.Back then, superbikes were everything and a

YOU'RE LOOKING at the new Moto Guzzi Stelvio, which is Guzzi's entrant to the ever-increasing big-capacity trailie-styled streetbike market. The machine uses a 1200cc twin-cylinder engine with over 100bhp on tap. 50 mm upside-down forks and progressive rear suspension system.Who ...

. Although they won’t look as pretty…Next up is Yamaha’s workhorse TDM900, a much-maligned bike with a reputation for dullness. Those looks, with a strong hint of a startled fish about them, don’t help it. At just short of £3,000 this bike seems a bargain