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SUZUKI GSX-S1000GX & YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT+

Thanks to Suzuki and Yamaha, affordable sports-touring goes high-tech with the GSX-S1000GX & Tracer 9 GT+. Remember when sports-tourers were more sports than tour? Bikes from the 90s like the…
Touring

SUZUKI GSX-S1000GX

Before I get stuck into the new Suzuki GSX-S1000GX, let’s look at its predecessors. I’m a huge fan of the GSX-S1000 nakedbike and the…
Touring

BMW M 1000 XR

Today, an M series BMW has fairings designed not so much to keep the wind and rain off its rider as to keep the front wheel somewhere near the ground…
Touring

DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 RS

Since adopting the Granturismo V4 platform in 2021, the Multistrada has come to represent the more clear-headed side of Ducati’s two-wheel output. A Multistrada…
Touring

2023 MOTO GUZZI V100 MANDELLO

Once full of quirks, devoid of modern tech and running with an utter old-school vibe, the Piaggio group has dragged Moto Guzzi into…
Touring

2023 YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT+

Yamaha’s highly commended Tracer 9 GT sports-tourer was launched back in 2021 during the global pandemic, meaning I missed the opportunity to test ride the then-new…
Touring

SUZUKI GSX-S1000GT

Anyone who tells you Japanese bikes lack individuality hasn’t ridden a Suzuki GSX-S1000GT. Between their tell-tale induction howl and well-sorted chassis, it’s rare to think they feel…
Touring

HONDA NT1100 DCT

It goes without saying that the Honda NT1100 DCT is built well – we’ve come to expect that from Big Red. I’m not sure many people would…
Touring

WE RIDE DUCATI'S SPORTY NEW MULTISTRADA V4 PROTOTYPE

AMCN has bagged a ‘blind’ track test on a yet unnamed Multistrada V4 prototype which will be revealed to the press and public at the end of this…
Touring

KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

The last time I rode the Snowy Mountains Highway, it was cold, wet and miserable, and with winter fast approaching there was a chance I’d be suffering the same…
Touring

KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

My time with KTM’s LAMS-approved 390 Duke and its 1290 Super Duke R big brother was great fun, but that was all short-range stuff. When I returned the…
Touring

Head to head - 2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050 and 2004 Ducati ST4S

Why these two? These two hyper-tourers would bring a smile to even the most discerning Euro bike fan’s face! 2004 Ducati ST4S Ducati’s Sports-Tourismo…