Back in 1999, Suzuki released the first of the hugely popular SV650 series. The SV was considered to be a smaller version of the firm’s TL1000S model, although…
Straight up mates, big-arse baggers just ain’t my bag. Nothing against bags. I bloody love bags. I’ve got loads. But to me, like so many things American, baggers just…
In an otherwise conservative world of low-capacity efficiency, Triumph says ‘hold my beer’ and delivers an all-new stump-pulling, tyre-shredding, 2458cc musclebike redesigned from the ground up.
I’ve been a convert of KTM’s two-wheeled General Lee since the original Super Duke appeared back in 2003. The all-sliding, all-drifting, front-wheel lofting devils have had me wheeling my…
Not long ago, Italy’s small but historic Moto Morini brand was in the bankruptcy courts, as yet another victim of the 2008 GFC crash. But since October 2018, it…
I was strolling through the paddock at a small club event and did a double-take; what the hell was an E95 Porcupine doing there? Only four of these AJS…
With all the talk a decade ago around the crossplane crankshaft YZF-R1, it almost seemed like the conventional inline-fours were going to be left to the history books. There’s…
If you don’T mind a bit of attention and answering a few questions each time you stop, then Yamaha’s Niken might be the bike for you.
I have a bruise on my left big toe. I know; ‘hero’ is an overused word, but I am selflessly pressing on, and thank you for your understanding during…
Honda’s current CBR600RR can trace its roots back to 1987, when the mid-capacity Honda was sold with the model designation CBR600F – or Hurricane in the US. That…
It’s a rare machine that can titillate the senses of both rider and casual observer alike, but MV Agusta seems able to smash the sensory overload button every single…
With Yamaha’s YZF-R1 sitting pretty as top dog in the performance-bike stakes as the new millennium dawned, Suzuki’s reputation for super-competitive machines was under serious challenge. While…
