Bike Tests
First Ride - 2018 Kawasaki H2 SX SE
Kawasaki’s H2 SX. Putting the sport into touring since 2018
MOTO MORINI CORSARO 1200 ZT
Thoroughly Italian and delightfully undigitised, this is old-school big-bore streetfighter bliss
Brough Superior Pendine Sand Racer
Anglo-French collaboration turns out a gloriously unique V-twin sportsbike. This is the Entente Cordiale 2.0
Turismo Veloce Lusso 800 SCS
MV Agusta’s fancy new Smart Clutch System may be stealing the headlines, but it’s only a small part of the new Turismo Veloce’s bigger story
SWM Superdual X
The smooth counterbalanced engine provides a steady push of power and revs cleanly all the way to 11,000rpm
Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA
The big Triumph is really in its element on the bitumen, but can also cut it off-road
SUZUKI V-STROM 650XT
When it comes to the business of manufacturing motorcycles, the industry is littered with hits and misses. Some bikes come to market and completely miss the mark, while others are bang on the money and keep on achieving, year after year. Suzuki’s adventure duo, the DL650 and D
KTM 1090 ADVENTURE R
KTM has a reputation for pushing the off-road end of the adventure bike spectrum. Actually, the Austrian brand doesn’t mind fairly busting through such barriers and roaring their ADV machines deep into dirtbike world. Just look at the antics hero Kiwi off-road rider Chris Birch
DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1260 S
Ducati’s new Multistrada 1260 S could possibly be the best everyday motorcycle on the market
Ducati MULTISTRADA ENDURO
The Ducati has oodles of power and a swag of completely adjustable electronic settings, so there isn’t a situation you won’t be ready for
2018 Suzuki Burgman 400
Because sometimes the best results can come from where you least expect it
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE RALLYE X
If ever there was an adventure bike you couldn’t exactly call subtle, it has to be BMW’s R 1200 GS Adventure Rallye X. In the bush, its distinctive, loping, flat-twin exhaust note signals its presence well before you even see it. Then its sheer physical presence busts through