AHHH, THE HAT. Jim's hat (which goes by the name of DB1) travels with him everywhere. There is a DB2, of course, which is kept for special occasions or for when there isn't the chance of stainage by random fluids, bodily or otherwise. DB stands for Dicky Betts, mainstay guitarist...

at the velocities I require.After the last two days of solid motorway miles I can't wait to get to a road with corners, and the road from Brive is the perfect antidote. There is something comical about five big trailies blatting along a twisty road, especially fully

SUZUKI have launched the V-Strom 650X, a V-Strom 650 with the addition of a Suzuki parts package, which includes an alloy bash plate, steel engine bars, hand guards and a black sports screen.The strange thing is, with all these additional extras, Suzuki are charging £200 less for...

HERE'S THE first official picture of the four-stroke 2010 Kawasaki KLX125. The single cylinder motor is housed in a rectangular steel chassis, the bike comes with the usual enduro-style touches like tools on the mudguard and the whole thing has had a cosmetic makeover. No price y...

WE'VE HEARD reports of a possible recall upcoming on the Triumph Tiger 955i.Apparently there could be an issue with the luggage rack which can slide on the mounting lugs because of a problem with the washers. We've not had any official notification of this from Triumph themselves...

HOT NEWS from deep inside BMW this morning - the bosses at the German manufacturer have got wind about a new bike coming from Honda, a new V4-powered GS-beater.The Honda is apparently being targetted to be shown at the end of 2011 and will feature the firm's new V4 motor, which w...

HONDA revealed its new CRF250L at last year's Tokyo show but it's taken until now to confirm that the bike will go on sale in the UK and Europe.Powered by the firm's all-new 250cc single, as used in the CBR250R, the bike also previews the next generation of styling cues that are ...

FOLLOWING MONTHS of speculation and a horde of computer-generated best guesses as to what 2010 Super Tenere will look like, Yamaha has unveiled their 1200cc parallel-twin BMW GS-rival today.The 2010 Super Tenere 1200 will be armed with a fuel-injected 270-degree, 1200cc parallel-...

Metzeler's Tourance tyre has been about since 1988, so after 20 years it's about time it was finally changed. Big trailies have grown both physically and in terms of power output so while the Tourance still works, it was never designed

In 1980 BMW ventured in to a new market with the GS series, creating a new category for big adventure motorcycles. The first model was the R80G/S and since it's inception 30 years ago the GS model has grown into the firm's biggest selling motorcycle, the R1200GS.The GS took succe...