If your motorcycle adventures are anything like mine, you’ll be used to things going wrong. But whether they’re as calamitous as mine or not, it pays dividends to prepare for the worst. I haven’t always done that, and when I haven’t, I’ve usually regretted it. So here are a... Read more
World Adventure Week is back by popular demand you can get involved. You’ve got seven days to do 1,000km (621 miles). Do that and you’ll win a personalised World Adventure Week award, as well as the chance to be featured on KTM’s social media channels and theworldadventureweek.com’s website. Exciting,... Read more
For 2022 Ducati have updated their best-selling model, the Multistrada V4 (they sold nearly 10,000 last year). But don’t worry if you’ve got last year’s model, you can update it for free. Alright, not all the 2022 Multistrada V4 upgrades are available as a free update to 2021 ‘Strada... Read more
At EICMA last year, Yamaha pulled the covers off a Ténéré 700 Raid Prototype. It looked as though before long there would be another Ténéré, and now there is. And it’s a proper one, with some real off-road tekkers. Say hello to the Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Raid. The... Read more
It’s 2022. A new year, a new you, and all that nonsense. This one’s going to be a good one though; the best one yet. As long as you start making plans now. What’s happening this year that’ll make it even better than last year? If you don’t know... Read more
If I was a motorcycle manufacturer and I wanted to release a new middleweight adventure bike, I’d take a look at what KTM were doing. And then I’d try and do something similar. That’s exactly what CFMoto have done. In fact ‘similar’ doesn’t really cut it. That’s because the... Read more
Triumph have just dropped this little bombshell. They’re calling it the Triumph Tiger Sport 660 and telling us it’s in its final testing stage. According to a teaser on the Triumph website, and a very cryptic email that doesn’t give much away, “the Tiger Sport 660 is set to... Read more
The 21st of June, or the summer solstice, is known by many as the longest day of the year. Even though it’s only 24 hours. Just like every other day. But a minor detail like that didn’t put Valerio Boni off in the slightest. He rode his MV Agusta... Read more
What do most of us think when we see someone riding a GS or an Africa Twin? We think of a middle aged bloke who’s thinning on top with a bit of a paunch. But at least he’s the kind of guy that loves to get out there and... Read more
The 890 Duke that was released last year was an absolute banger. It took everything good about the 790 Duke and made it even better. So when the news came out that KTM would be gracing their stable with a KTM 890 Adventure and Adventure R, the people did... Read more
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been mad about sportsbikes. In fact, growing up I was one of those people that thought anyone riding anything else could ‘do one’. It’s a foolish and entirely immature attitude to have, I now realise. Now I’m a bit older and... Read more
The BMW GS, in any guise, has always been perceived as an old man’s bike. The world’s most popular ‘big’ bike leaves a nasty taste in the mouths of the sportsbike fraternity, like it left a big, stenchy turd under their pillow, or something far worse given the contempt. The... Read more
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