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First ride - Ariel Ace R

It’s been four short years since the return of Ariel, yet another born-again historic British brand, with the 2014 unveiling of the ultra-distinctive V4 Honda-engined 1200cc Ariel Ace. Starting somewhere…
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Aussie launch - 2019 BMW F 850 GS & F 750 GS

BMW’s GS range is a legendary pedigree of machine that’s been to the far reaches of the globe and often beyond. I’ve seen a GS variant in all of the…
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Racer Test - Suzuki F50 Step Thru

Imagine yourself out on the racetrack somewhere nearly 50 years ago, riding Yamaha’s first-ever twin-cylinder 125GP customer racer. You’re running up front in the 125cc field, trying your best to…
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Living with the Royal Enfield Himalayan

“It’s the same formula but they’re two totally different bikes, eh?” offered my riding mate Andy as we gulped down water after a particularly difficult section of cricket ball-sized rocks.
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Ducati 900/1000 Monster 1994-2006

The funny thing about the Ducati Monster, the best-seller that kept the Bologna factory’s doors open during a very lean period, is that Ducati purists, the Ducatisti, struggled to appreciate…
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World launch - 2019 Triumph Street Twin

Three years ago Triumph reinvented its entire Bonneville range of retro-inspired twin-cylinder motorcycles, by presenting five new models powered by all-new liquid-cooled parallel-twin engines – the 900cc Street Twin, and…
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World launch -Ducati Panigale V4 R

2019 represents a watershed moment for Ducati, and indeed for Superbike racing in general. That’s because for the first time ever in the past 31 years since the World Superbike…
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Quick spin -1984 BMW R 100 GS Paris-Dakar winner replica

The Bootleg Beatles. Experience Hendrix. The Counterfeit Stones. When you can’t see your favourite band live, there’s always a tribute band that can conjure up a taste of the old…
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Custom Cool Yamaha XSR700

The 1980s was a starkly different time. Greed was good, there were gnarly designs and Gurney flaps and companies like Rothmans and Marlboro were branded everywhere. Cigarettes will kill but those…
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Ducati Panigale V4 S

The past 12 months has seen electronic safety systems and super-smart riding aids take another leap forward. Items considered cutting edge in 2017 became accepted, and even expected in 2018.
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Yamaha Tracer 900 GT

The past 12 months has seen electronic safety systems and super-smart riding aids take another leap forward. Items considered cutting edge in 2017 became accepted, and even expected in 2018.
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Triumph Tiger 1200 XCa

The past 12 months has seen electronic safety systems and super-smart riding aids take another leap forward. Items considered cutting edge in 2017 became accepted, and even expected in 2018.