Sports Tourer

With its comfortable ergonomics, 108bhp and decent suspension, is the Ducati SuperSport 950 S the Italian sports bike you should be buying?

It’s the perfect way to authentically review a sports tourer, Visordown took the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT for a tour of Wales, staying overnight at the Nick Sanders Expedition Centre. Come along for the ride.

Visordown review the 2021 Honda Forza 750 after around 650 miles. Much more than a maxi-scooter, this feels like a genuine sports scooter commuter mix!

The Suzuki Hayabusa and Kawasaki ZX-12R were iconic rivals back in 1999... can the 2021 'falcon' defeat its rival's spiritual successor, the Kawasaki H2?

We’ve recently taken in the Honda Forza 750 for a short-term review, and here’s our first impressions after around 100-ish miles on the maxi-scooter

Visordown was on hand to sample the new 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa with a road ride and high-speed test on a runway

We finally had the chance to try out the 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa at the recent press launch, here’s a video on our first thoughts. 

SINCE 2015 the Tracer has been the sensible one in the otherwise lairy Yamaha MT family, with the GT model adding a bit more sophistication alongside it since 2016. New 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 and Tracer 9 GT Revealed  

We’ve stolen the updated Kawasaki Ninja 650 for a couple of weeks, but has it stolen our hearts? Find out here…

Visordown went along to try out the 2020 Yamaha Tracer 700 on the island of Tenerife, here’s what we found out

The Yamaha Tracer 700 gets an overhaul for 2020 with a fresh face, a revised Euro5 compliant engine and an overhauled suspension system

Visordown experiences the joy of SX as we check out the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX at the press riding launch in Cordoba, Spain

The Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX gets a tune up for 2020 with refreshed looks, greater comfort and more kit - is it still one of the best sports tourers available?

We test out the 2019 R 1250 RT around the streets of London.

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

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

We flew to Almeria in southern Spain for the press launch of Honda’s new middleweight sportsbike

Our long term Tracer 900 clears its throat, and we start work on some brain surgery...

London-based firm Buzzworkz is the place for proper Kawasaki Z1 restorations...

Our long-legged Yam sporty adventure tourer gets some distance kit and a big run north of the border...

Tony Middlehurst sorts the rubber and head bearings on his CBR1100XX Gentleman's Express