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BIKE TESTS

Bike Tests
21 November 2018

HONDA CB650F

There was a time when a inline-four cylinder motorcycle was the norm. Roadbikes from 250cc through to 1400cc could be purchased with a screaming four pot. Then the parallel-twin engine made a comeback, popular due to its ability to produce strong low-end grunt from a compact pack

Bike Tests
19 November 2018

2010-2014 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200

There’s much more to the Dorsoduro 1200 riding experience than you’d think at first glance

Bike Tests
18 November 2018

SUZUKI SV650X

Suzuki has returned the full-powered SV650 to its line up for 2018 and fans of the middleweight V-twin are rejoicing. The tested Suzuki SV650X retails for $9490 (plus on-road costs), making it one of three sub-$10k bikes on this test. There are two versions of the 645cc middle

Bike Tests
16 November 2018

The highlights of 2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR

Kawasaki’s new Ninja ZX-10RR exists for one single purpose – to ensure its WorldSBK domination continues Bending WorldSBK’s rulebook used to be the domain of Ducati with its various homologation specials, which bore only a visual resemblance to its road-going siblings. Ext

Bike Tests
08 November 2018

2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR

Kawasaki’s new Ninja ZX-10RR exists for one single purpose – to ensure its WorldSBK domination continues

Bike Tests
05 November 2018

2018 Honda Goldwing Tour

Honda’s Goldwing was long the standard other heavy tourers were measured against, but over time lost some of its shine. Now it’s back

Bike Tests
02 November 2018

Head to Head - Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special-vs-Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 107

Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special $37,495 Ride away -vs-Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 107 $30,995 Ride away

Bike-tests
19 October 2018

Troy Corser’s Suzuki RGV250

Almost three decades ago, double world champ Troy Corser tried his hand at road racing on a Suzuki RGV250 production machine. This is that bike

Bike Tests
17 October 2018

HONDA VFR800F 1998-2013

Despite stumbling early with V4-powered bikes, Honda mastered the concept, as demonstrated by the VFR800

Bike Tests
16 October 2018

2018 Benelli Leoncino Trail

Benelli continues to make inroads into the mid-capacity market on the strength of its liquid-cooled 500cc parallel-twin and trellis-frame platform. We have already seen the release of the road-orientated Leoncino  and TRK 502 adventure model, as well as the recent release of the

Bike Tests
14 October 2018

Ducati Panigale V4 S

It’s one of the sexiest bikes on earth – but does it belong on the road?

Bike Tests
09 October 2018

2018 Royal Enfield Euro4 range

Surely being forced to modernise the world’s best retro machines will have some adverse effects. We jump on Royal Enfield’s new Euro4-compliant range and find out