Bike Tests
GLOBE TROTTER - KTM 390 ADVENTURE
With the world in lockdown, going global is probably the last thing on most minds, unless your code name is Covid-19. But that’s exactly what KTM intends for its smallest adventure bike to date
WHEN LESS IS MORE - KTM 790 ADVENTURE
If you long for less weight and a lower seat on your adventure bike, KTM has found the sweet spot with the 790
SCREAMING BLUE - YAMAHA YZF-R6
The three riders at the top of the 2019 WorldSSP Championship were riding Yamaha’s YZF-R6. So what’s the big deal?
THREE PRONGED ATTACK
Gimmick or more grip? Yamaha’s Niken and MT-09 on a racetrack, with timing and telemetry reveals all!
QUARTER PIPE: 2020 YAMAHA WR250F
The 2020 WR250F adds versatility to its armoury, with high-tech adjustability making it two bikes in one
BIG RED: INDIAN CHIEFTAIN LIMITED
Youngy takes time out to try something a little less him in the Hollywood hills
ROCKET SCIENCE
It’s 2020. Does the world really need a 2458cc musclebike with more torque than we’ve ever seen on a bike on a showroom floor? Good question
HAZARD OF DUKES - 2020 KTM SUPER DUKE R
As if the KTM 1290 Super Duke R actually needed improving, KTM does exactly that and lobs a lighter, sharper and more powerful weapon into the ring
SWITCH HITTER - 2019 YAMAHA WR250F
With the 2020 WR250F due any minute, our ride on the 2019 model lets us take aim at what we want from the new model
CROSS ROADS - 2019 MOTO MORINI MILANO
Italian boutique brand Moto Morini is on the move. It’s Chinese owned, it’s based in Europe and its newest Milano model is the start of a new era
SIMPLE PLEASURES - 2019 KAWASAKI W800 CAFE
The W800 Café couldn’t look or sound more sixties – thankfully it rides a whole lot better
ROAD GOD
We’ve already track thrashed this beast – but how do the superb new chassis manners translate to the road?