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1. Get your scoot on... The Top 10 BEST Maxi Scooters of 2021

   ... GT (from £7390) No one would have imagined that German touring specialists BMW would make a name for themselves as a scooter ... equally-new NC700S and NC700X roadster and adventure-styled motorcycles. All were based around the then ‘New Concept’ (hence the name) ...

   Ollie Barstow - 25/01/2021 - 10:53 - 0 comments

2. First ride: BMW R1200GS Adventure review

   ... could a single model claim to have spawned a whole class of motorcycles as convincingly as the one you’re looking at. It is the BMW ... one bike that will do whatever you want, whether it’s touring, twisty B-roads, trails or plan commuting. And do it all brilliantly. ...

   Steve Farrell - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 1 comment

3. Road Test: GT1000 v. CB1300 v. ZRX1200 v. Griso

   ... knew quite what gear you were in. Evil explained he'd been touring along for a good 20 minutes before he thought maybe he wasn't in top. ... a bike, or even just an engine on a trolley. Unrecognisable motorcycles with gramophone horns, canons or whisky distilleries where you ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

4. Back-to-back test: Yamaha MT-10 vs BMW S1000R review

   ... of its competitors in order to get to know it properly. Most motorcycles seem pretty good ridden in isolation but it’s the back-to-back ... if a bit smaller than the Yamaha ones. Also, any two-up touring potential of the MT-10 will be limited by its pillion pegs, which are ...

   Steve Farrell - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 5 comments

5. Gain time by motorcycle commuting

   ... gallons (yes, per day!) Yet in America only 3% of their motorcycles are regularly used for commuting, so 97% of US motorcyclists are ... be a rewarding challenge Change sticky summer tyres for touring/rain orientated ones. Might cost you a few quid but will definitely be ...

   Jonathan Bentman - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

6. NIKEN at The Giro

   ... any great detail. Suffice to say, the NIKEN GT is a sports-touring version of the NIKEN, featuring a slightly different saddle, higher ... is huge, consisting of dozens of team cars and dozens of motorcycles. These bikes are used by the commissaires (race referees), by ...

   Simon Hancocks - 21/06/2019 - 13:35 - 0 comments

7. First Ride: 2003 Yamaha XV1700 Road Star

   ... 200 miles. And with an accessory catalogue bursting with touring bolt-ons this is a machine on which you can do big distances. The ... cruiser world the XV17's handling is about average - among motorcycles generally it's dreadful. The finish though is outstanding, the ...

   rgo - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

8. Indian Takeaway - Enduro India

   ... of lethal traffic, appalling roads and quaint indigenous motorcycles that fall to pieces. You'll be lucky not to get the shits, if you ... the best we manage is a few deer and plenty of monkeys. Touring through India is a multi-layered event. On one level, you have the ...

   dagored99 - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 1 comment

9. Road Test: Beaujolais Or Bust

   ... France in hostile conditions on a motley selection of motorcycles before racing back clutching bottles of freshly-released Beaujolais ... favourite because he's the only competitor on a proper touring bike with the fairing and range to match, but there's no need to ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

10. First ride: Moto Guzzi Eldorado review

    ... volte-face from their origins of race-bred, cutting-edge motorcycles, to the modern day where the press releases are chock-full of words ... it diluted down. Still, if that’s your thing, then the Touring and Rain modes will appeal to you. Traction control seems to be ...

    Ben Cope - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

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