I thought it might have stopped by now, but we're still underwater and it's snowing as I'm writing this. I was fortunate enough to spend the last three weeks in South Africa and the weather was fantastic; it's a shame it wasn't two months, to be honest, but hey-ho. The first week was spent holidaying and acclimatising (of course) and catching up with a very good.
friend over there. We had a day out on his boat, and then we drove through the Kruger National Park to take a look at the elephants and giraffes and all those kind of things - we didn't have any close encounters with lions, so that was a perk.
We then headed over to the first racetrack, which was called East London, and that all went to plan and ran very smoothly. I was riding Steve Wheatman's Suzuki RG500 in the F4 class, which is supposed to be a demonstration class, in fairness, but it ended up turning into racing, as I'm sure you can imagine.
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CLUTCHING AT FLAWS
While the majority of bike launches take place somewhere sunny and warm, with a prerequisite of exciting roads with minimum traffic, Honda chose the south of France for the e-clutch versions of its CB650 and CB650R.
THE COST OF INSURANCE
Are you wondering why bikes are getting harder and dearer to insure? Read this...
TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 765 RS
To many of you, it won't come as a surprise that the Trumpet came out on top.
KTM 990 DUKE
Where do I start with the KTM? I need to talk about the looks. KTM has been very open that it knows the styling of the 990 is not for everyone, and if you don't like the look of it, then buy something else.
MV AGUSTA BRUTALE 800RR
The heritage and racing history of MV is rivalled by so few, and seeing how this particular test was at a race track, I couldn't wait to see what the Brutale had in store.
STREETFIGHTER V2
Last year we did the Homologation Special test on the Isle of Man, where we pitched the Ducati Panegale V4R, BMW M1000RR and Honda Fireblade SP against each other to see which came out on top, and it was a resounding victory for the Duke.
A2 ASSASSIN ADRILIA RS 457
Good things do come in small packages, as Aprilia's A2 eligible RS 457 goes to prove
ROADTEC™™ 02
Metzeler's new Roadtec 02 proved the perfect sparring partner in the wet, the dry, and while pinned around the TT course.
PROJECT 37 A TEST OF TIME
In search of fame, fans, and a circuit lap record, Timmy's undertaken the task of seeing just how fast Suzuki's new GSX-8R will lap around the iconic Cadwell Park circuit.
BMW M1000XR: BALLISTIC Bliss
In a world where we constantly want and expect more than what's come before, the M1000XR delivers in ways few others could ever dream of... on road and track.
