Being an ex-professional off-road racer, I’ve never had much of an interest in adventure motorcycles. When I was racing, I used to wonder why anyone would want to…
Ducati’s latest Multistrada is made using a proven recipe: take the current top-of-the-tree model and add almost every factory accessory possible. In 2020 it did it with the 1260…
Rarely do you come across a comparison where the two bikes going head-to-head are so closely matched, at least on paper. Honda’s XL750 Transalp and Suzuki’s V-Strom 800DE are…
The BMW Motorsport department has always been special in the car world, so when it decided to wave its magic ‘M’ wand over a motorcycle, the result was always…
It took me a second to realise the car turning right in front of me wasn’t going to stop. I brake hard, swerve heavily to the left and instinctively…
The sun was shining and the Putty Road to the northwest of Sydney beckoned, and while a big, heavy cruiser such as the BMW R 18…
The first Diavel debuted in 2010 with the theory of putting a superbike-spec engine into a cruiser chassis as the ultimate hot-rod boulevard brawler. Thirteen years on, the theory…
The two-stroke twin seemed to run better in cold air. So at dusk, my friend and mechanic, Graeme Rogers, and I would sneak out to a long…
Suzuki’s V-Strom is a bit of an enigma for those of us who let passion do the thinking for us when it comes to purchasing a motorcycle. It’s large,…
Let’s get one thing straight: the Ducati Monster SP and the Triumph Street Triple 765 RS are midsize nakedbikes that are nothing like the ‘cheap and cheerful’ Japanese trio…
Some riders like to load their bikes up and disappear to some far flung place for days on end, while others prefer to just putt around town.
Those over a certain age will forever associate BMWs with virtues such as practicality, steadfast reliability and, well, comprehensive weather protection. Wholesome, sensible things, but possibly boring.
