It's big and bold, but is Yamaha's design-leading naked bike any good or just the product of an overactive imagination? Jon Urry travels to South Africa in search of answers.
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.
In some respects, Yamaha's new BT1100 Bulldog could be quite an important bike. Not, because of what it is (which we'll get to later) but for what it isn't.