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2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 – first ride
Kawasaki’s pulled out all the stops for its top-spec adventure tourer. The PR blurb speaks of taking on ‘any road’, which is fair enough. But unlike, say, the Africa Twin, or the R1250 GS Adventure, the Versys isn’t really intended for serious off road use...
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First Ride: 2019 Triumph Speed Twin
The Triumph modern classic range has been a big success, including the Bonneville, Bobber, Thruxton, Street Twin and Street Scramblers. All offer good looks, sound performance and heritage. And now we’ve got another entry in the class for 2019 – the Speed Twin...
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The best motocross bikes for beginners
Motocross is without doubt the most easily accessible discipline for someone interest in getting started in motorsport. It can be daunting trying to decide which bike is the best for you - but never fear, here's our 'go-to' list of MX bikes that are perfect for rookies to the sport…
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Ducati’s Gentleman Thug: Hypermotard 950 SP
I STILL remember seeing my first Supermoto... It was a Kawasaki KX500. Fast forward 25 years, and here I am, in Gran Canaria, about to ride the latest version of Ducati’s Hypermotard - a thug in gentlemans clothing...
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SMOKING SKILLS: HONDA CR500 SUPERMOTO
Customer CR500 Supermoto Special. Those two letters and three numbers are enough to scare most riders who have dared to tackle the big-bore, single-cylinder two-dinger. Starting one is difficult, holding one wide-open is insanity...
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BMW S1000RR 2019 Review
IT’S hard to believe now. But BMW used to have a terrible reputation for performance. It wasn’t till 2009 that they launched a proper sports bike – the S1000RR - 10 years later we’re at the Estoril circuit, to try the very latest 2019 model...
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First ride: 2019 Yamaha YZF-R125
We love riding (almost!) all bikes, (almost!) all the time. But an artificially-strangled small-bore engine is always going to put a bit of a dampener on proceedings. Would that be the case with this new 2019 Yamaha YZF-R125?
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The trike first-timer
As Steve, co-owner of Casarva Trikes, talks about the spec of the borrowed trike I’m about to ride - I can’t hold it in any longer and drop the bombshell; that despite 34 years of riding motorcycles, I’ve never swung a leg over a trike...