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To and from the Isle of Arran
Truly speaking, this is more than a Day Ride, but it covers a single, full day on the Isle of Arran, and that is the focus
BENELLI TRK702X
With a distinctive look that is rather refreshing when sat alongside its competitors, the W Benelli is clearly the left-field choice when it comes to midrange adventure bikes.
SUZUKI V-STROM 800 DE
\"Come and have a day riding with us,\" they said. \"In fact, we'll come to yours. It'll be a lovely day out, we'll buy you lunch,\" they promised. \"
HONDA XL750 TRANSALP
Dropped from the Honda range in 2013 following over a quarter-of-acentury of good times and solid sales, the new Transalp's got quite the reputation to uphold.
A Mid-sized Adventure
With an ever-expanding variety of mid-capacity adventure bikes to choose from, has the day of the range-topping behemoths been and gone?
Sent for therapy
Royal Enfield has launched a number of very successful models over the last few years, and it seems to be showing no signs of slowing down, even with the entry-level models to its range
CCM MOTORCYCLES Today, Britain Tomorrow, The World
It seems to be knowledge known only to the select few, but Britain’s second largest motorcycle manufacturer isn’t from the Midlands
Refocused
Five years after launching the Scrambler 1200 XE and 1200 XC, Triumph has taken a fresh style in 2024.
LONG LEGS
Suzuki GSX-S 1000GX - There's a new tech-laden tall-rounder in town from Suzuki, which aims to build on the success of the firm's wellreceived GSX-S1000GT sport tourer
Harley-Davidson goes even bigger for '24
Milwaukee releases an uprated CVO Pan America, while flagship Street and Road Glides get new 2-litre motors.
2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vitpilen 401 and 125
The Husqvarna roadster range might not be everyone's cup of tea - but we're very glad they exist.
2024 KTM Duke 990
KTM's upper-middleweight Duke sporty naked roadster has been gradually creeping up in capacity and performance since it was launched as a 790 in 2017.
Suzuki GSX-S1000 GX
Thought that Suzuki was content to leave the ADV touring sector to its elderly, but solid, V-Strom range? Us too, but it turns out we were wrong (again), as shown by this cheeky little piece of nonsense.
CBR1000 RR Fireblade
At first glance, you might struggle to see what's different about the 2024 Fireblade. Indeed, subtle changes to the front fairing aero winglets aside, the sweet red/white/ blue HRC-painted RR SP version looks mighty similar to last year's bike.
Honda CB500, CBR500R and NX500
The big H unveiled something for everyone, from a heavily-updated Fireblade for the superbike fans, to a fully revamped CB500 twin range for novices and lightweight machine fans. Add in two new Hornets a 1000 and 500 - to join the popular 750, plus clever new E-clutch technology and even the return of the CBR600RR, and you have a properly mouthwatering line-up of new 2024 machinery...
Test fleet: BMW R1250 R SE
The weather outside Is frightful but the Boxer is still delightful
Yamaha Ténéré World Raid
A pair of wintry 250-mile days started Dave’s relationship with the World Raid, which could have gone one of two ways...
Alpinestars Tech Air 5 airbag
Earlier this year I went to a presentation about rider airbags given by one of the engineers from IN&MOTION, the French company that makes the airbag units for Furygan, RST and several other firms.
Richa Airwave jacket
Being a strange size/shape/ person I often find jackets/ trousers and the combining of both to be a haphazard affair. I'll often have to go to a size bigger in a jacket (large belly, long body) but then go for something smaller in trousers (short legs...).
Balkans and Albania
Rather than fly and hire, it’s surely better just to ride all the way and take in some stunning roads and vistas en route...
La Belle Etoile - Never too old, never too young
A miserable wet day in January in North Wales, and the latest MSL drops on to the doormat. From within its pages out drops the MSL Tours 2023 Tour Schedule, bringing back memories of past trips in its earlier incarnation. Not for me, stick with the memories, remember your age, toss the brochure aside...
North East 250
Having seen the success of the North Coast 500, local landowners and businesses launched the North East 250 in 2017, creating a tourist driving route through Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Cairngorms National Park
Manx Trails and five ways to ride them
The Tarmac of the Isle of Man isn't two-wheelers, the only appeal for there is so much more...
MOTO MORINI: Moving on Up!
After spending some time out of the limelight, 2024 could be the year for the Italian brand to shine
The future's bright, the future's green?
Al's been on *a lot* of motorbike launches over the years. And they've all, to a greater or lesser extent, claimed to move motorcycling on in terms of technology, innovation, performance, practicality, style. Sometimes all at once.
Welcome to Northumbria
For this look at one of our great National Parks, we headed to the most northerly of England's Parks, Northumbria National Park, nestled neatly between Hadrian's Wall to the south and the border of Scotland which, despite some people's protestations, are not one and the same thing!
Road Explorer
Lightened, lengthened and lowered, Hamamatsu's latest parallel twin get's Mossy's approval
GlobeBusters 20th Anniversary Trans-Americas Ride Blessed are the Bikes
GlobeBusters have arrived in Santiago, the capital city of Chile, four months after setting out from Alaska on their 20th anniversary Trans-Americas expedition. During a brief pause to service bikes, ready for the final leg through Patagonia, we asked Tour Manager Rhys Lawrey to tell us about their adventures since leaving Trujillo in northwest Peru
Going up in the world
A completely new Enfield Himalayan ready to take on the world!
Test fleet: BMW R1250 R SE
Al has a fun ride out with a mate, but still says 'Bugger Bognor'