Motorcycle First Ride Reviews

Visordown throws its leg over the much talked about electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire to find out if it really is the future of motorcycling

The Kawasaki Z900 gets traction control and multiple power and riding modes for 2020, Visordown went along to the launch for a taster

The 2020 Kawasaki Z900 has arrived and Visordown is here to bring you our first riding impressions of the updated naked... find out what we thought

Visordown tests out the reworked Yamaha TMAX 560 Tech Max scooter in Estoril, Portugal; Here’s what we make of the more powerful and sportier TMAX. 

Visordown heads to Kawasaki Motorcycle's UK HQ to pick up a 2019 Z900 supernaked motorbike; Check out our first impressions here.

Check out Visordown’s full review of Honda’s brilliant new CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports motorcycle.

Visordown tests the new Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin DCT (2020) both on and off-road; Here’s what we think of the lighter and more powerful Africa Twin.

Visordown tests the new Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports motorcycle, both on and off-road; Here’s what we make of it.

The latest generation of Triumph Street Triple RS brings a new face, increased poke in the midrange and Bluetooth connectivity for 2019

Visordown is spending some time with Energica’s premium electric motorcycle. Is this the first electric bike to take the fight to the petrol-powered masses?

The new 2019 Yamaha XSR 700 XTribute gets a 100km workout on our first ride; Here’s what Chris Moss made of it

Chris Moss puts the 2019 Tenere 700 through its paces in Tarragona, Spain.

We were lucky enough to swing a leg over the new Suzuki Katana at the UK press launch – here’s what we found out!

Visordown has been having a play on Oset’s MX10 electric pit-bike for adults. Here’s what we’ve found out.

BMW’s new roadster gets the ShiftCam treatment and a power-hike for 2019

Our man Al got the golden ticket for a ride round Mugello circuit on the new Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory last week. Here’s how he got on.

We took Moto Guzzi’s new retro adventure bike for a spin in Sardinia – here’s what we found out  

The 2019 BMW S1000 RR looks stunning, packs in huge performance and tech and did an incredible job in the conditions.

We’ve taken BMW’s all-new C400GT maxi-scooter for a quick spin, is their ‘Grand-Turismo’ worthy of the £7050 price tag?

The baby Multistrada gets a nose in front of the pack thanks to electro-goodies and some classy styling tweaks

Visordown took Honda’s new A2 licence friendly naked for a spin at the press launch – here’s what we thought

Visordown rode a trio of new 500cc Hondas earlier in the week – here’s the adventure style CB500X  

Visordown was in Tenerife for the press riding launch of Honda’s new A2 sportsbike – here’s how we got on.