BIKE TESTS
KTM 1090 ADVENTURE R
KTM has a reputation for pushing the off-road end of the adventure bike spectrum. Actually, the Austrian brand doesn’t mind fairly busting through such barriers and roaring their ADV machines deep into dirtbike world. Just look at the antics hero Kiwi off-road rider Chris Birch
DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1260 S
Ducati’s new Multistrada 1260 S could possibly be the best everyday motorcycle on the market
Ducati MULTISTRADA ENDURO
The Ducati has oodles of power and a swag of completely adjustable electronic settings, so there isn’t a situation you won’t be ready for
2018 Suzuki Burgman 400
Because sometimes the best results can come from where you least expect it
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE RALLYE X
If ever there was an adventure bike you couldn’t exactly call subtle, it has to be BMW’s R 1200 GS Adventure Rallye X. In the bush, its distinctive, loping, flat-twin exhaust note signals its presence well before you even see it. Then its sheer physical presence busts through
Kawasaki ZX-12R 2000-2007
If the ‘baddest man in the whole damned town’ Leroy Brown wanted a motorcycle, he might well go for a ZX-12R
2018 Triumph Speed Triple RS
Almost a quarter of century after the first Speed Triple wheelied its way into our hearts, Triumph goes and creates the best one yet
Classified Moto’s Junior Honda CT70 Scrambler
Having both custom bikes and a custom shop, John Ryland is 2-for-2 in the dreams-made-real stakes. But he had one left
Benelli TRK502
Cos there’s no better way to make use of a set of new panniers than to go camping
Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L 30th Anniversary Adventure Sports
Thirty years after the birth of one of motorcycling’s most renowned monikers, Honda’s Africa Twin is refined and ready for adventure
BMW R 1200 RT 2005-2009
Long distance motorcycle travel didn’t get much better than behind the ’bars of BMW’s tourer-with-the-lot
2018 MV Agusta Turismo Veloce Lusso 800 SCS
MV Agusta’s fancy new Smart Clutch System may be stealing the headlines, but it’s only a small part of the new Turismo Veloce’s bigger story