Bike Tests
CHRISTIAN SARRON: "I STARTED RACING BECAUSE I WAS SCARED"
Conquering his rivals wasn’t Frenchman Christian Sarron’s primary goal during his 18-year Grand Prix career. There was one other thing he needed to beat first
WORLD WAR SPEED
Fifteen years before World War II the motorcycle land-speed record changed more often than at any other time in history. A time, for a while at least, when British twins ruled the world
EASY STREET: 2020 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS
Improved mid-range performance builds on an already excellent package that’s now even easier to ride
REMOTE CONTROL: 2019 ADVENTURE COMPARO
What happens if you take big-bore adventure bikes way out of their comfort zone? Jump on and find out
DEAD ON ARRIVAL: BIKES OF FUTURE PAST
In a time when out-of-the-box innovation ruled motorcycle design, here are eight motorcycles that may well have changed the course of motorcycling… had they made production
DAKAR DAILY: YAMAHA TÉNÉRÉ 700
The Ténéré moniker has set the bar high over the years. Does the new 700 fill the very capable shoes of those which came before it?
TANKS A LOT: HUSQVARNA 701 ENDURO LR
If you want enduro bike manners with adventure bike mileage, Husqvarna will let you have your cake and eat it
THE SPECTRUM OF ADVENTURE: 2015 ADVENTURE BIKE TEST
We took a vast array of different adventure bikes into Victoria’s high country to sample the spectrum, and be bitten by the spirit
THE BIKE THAT KEANU BUILT
New for 2020, the ARCH KRGT-1 wants to be the top dog of power cruisers
JOURNEYMAN: SUZUKI V-STROM 1050 XT
As Suzuki's V-Strom morphs closer to being the full house Adventure bike it will inevitably become, how close is it in 2020?
THE EVIL TWIN: KTM 890 DUKE R
KTM hit the reset button to re-develop the 890 Duke R and the result just may be the best model in the Austrian brand’s road bike range
GREAT ESCAPER: TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER XE
Just like Steve McQueen, the Scrambler 1200 XE provides surprisingly high off-road abilities in a ridiculously cool package