Motorcycle Road Tests

Three months into riding a Royal Enfield Himalayan 450, I have some thoughts about the do-it-all small-capacity adventure bike

Two weeks spent riding the Honda CBR500R and the takeaway was clear, it’s right up there as one of the best supersport middleweights

We’ve spent most of this year blatting about the UK on the wonderful Triumph Tiger 1200 GT Pro - the lightest, most powerful, and highest-spec Tiger 1200 to date.

The KTM 790 is back, but this time as a more affordable, Chinese-made counterpart for the 890 - we've ridden it both on and off road in the UK

The 2023 KTM 790 Duke is back on the Austrian roster for 2023. It may have travelled via China, but it’s most definitely here and with some improved features when compared to the original 2018 machine.

Returning to the range in 2023, the KTM 890 SMT boasts all the good bits of an adventure bike, with none of the drawbacks

The Peugeot PM-01 125 is a funky-looking, learner-legal bike that is looking to take the fight to rest of the CBT sector

The 2023 Ducati Diavel V4 has had a top-to-toe reboot to solidify its place at the top of the performance cruiser class

Visordown has been putting some miles on the 2022 Ducati DesertX this month, touring the UK and taking on some green lanes and byways

With its radar-assisted cruise control and LC8 V-Twin, we test the KTM 1290 Super Adventure S. It’s an absolute missile!

Adventures abound for the KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, as we go green lane riding on the Rally mode V-Twin.

To find out if you really can tour on an electric bike, we took a pair of new Energica Experia sports tourers for an adventure in North Wales

Here’s what Alex has been up to on his Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE Grand Tourer long-termer 'Verity' so far this year - including what's great & what's not!

Easy to use, compact and fun, I can see why this is the paddock bike of choice for Ducati MotoGP and Moto E.

To find out if the 2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT was as good in the dry as it is in the wet, we took delivery of one for a two-week springtime loan

With its Dakar heritage and modern day acumen, it’s certainly an iconic motorcycle - but just how good is the Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports?

We’ve been spinning about the place on the Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory for the last few weeks. Here’s what we’ve learned

Billed as the do it all adventure scooter and brand-new for 2022, we try out the Honda ADV350 scooter.

If you want that iconic Harley-Davidson look, the Softail Standard is the bike for you. Here’s what we learned after a two-week road test

We test the latest updates to the popular middleweight adventure tourer from Honda, the 2022 CB500X - riding on none other than the Scottish North Coast 500.

Turn speakers to 11, flick into Rock mode and fill the German countryside with heavy metal. We review the BMW R 18 B bagger at the international press launch! 

Forget the Amalfi coast, we take the Italian Moto Guzzi V85 TT retro-styled A2 adventure motorcycle to the illustrious North Norfolk coast in our review. 

After spending some more miles on the little Yamaha MT-09, we thought we’d take you through the process that transformed its handling

The Yamaha XSR gets a new baby addition to its retro trendy model line with a brisk, good value and fun XSR 125 joining the XSR 700 and XSR 900