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BENELLI LEONCINO 800 TRAIL

The Benelli Leoncino 800 Trail was probably the biggest surprise of the finalists in this year’s AMCN Motorcycle of the Year (MOTY) presented by…
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KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE R | GOING BUSH

It was with a mixture of bravery and stupidity, mostly stupidly, that ignored the golden rule of dirtbike riding. With not much more than the clothes on my back, I…
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A HIMALAYAN IN THE HIMALAYAS?

When the invitation first came through to ride a Royal Enfield Himalayan in the Himalayas, it included an ominous warning: “The ride will start from Leh, which is at 3500m/11,000ft…
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2022 TRIUMPH TIGER 1200 | TORTURE TEST

David Watt was lucky enough to tag along to the 2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 launch in South Australia. There is no point in doing things by halves, so Triumph…
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TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER 1200 XE | TOUGH LOVE

Pete takes the Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE for a test ride to find out if it goes as good as it looks. The modern interpretation of the 1950s scrambler made…
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2022 DUCATI DESERTX: DESERT ROSE

The 2022 Ducati DesertX is a welcome throwback to the early 1990s and the golden era of the infamous Paris-Dakar Rally, an event dominated by gargantuan twin-cylinder dune busters.
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2021 KTM 890 ADVENTURE R

The 2021 KTM 890 Adventure R is aimed at the more adventurous adventure riders out there. Quite frankly, its capabilities off-road are off the charts. For…
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REMOTE CONTROL: 2019 ADVENTURE COMPARO

TEST: SAM MACLACHLAN PHOTOGRAPH JOSH EVANS Josh, just blink or something so I know you understand me,” I wasn’t mucking around now. “We need to…
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DAKAR DAILY: YAMAHA TÉNÉRÉ 700

   Test David Watt   Photos iKapture Almost four years ago, Yamaha unveiled the T7 Concept at the EICMA motorcycle show. It…
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JOURNEYMAN: SUZUKI V-STROM 1050 XT

When is smooth too smooth? It’s a fair question when riding the 2020 V-Strom 1050, Suzuki’s new version of a bike so dependable and smooth, it can be hard…
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS: 2019 MOTO GUZZI V85TT

It’s not often a manufacturer underestimates its own machine, but with the new V85TT, I reckon Moto Guzzi is aiming a little low with its claims the…
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MOUNTAINS INTO MOLEHILLS: 2020 ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN

On paper, and unless you’re an inner-city hipster who may scale the occasional gutter, Royal Enfield’s 2020 Himalayan doesn’t promise particularly much. Certainly not in this climate…