Ross Mowbray
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NEW BIKES: BMW reveals R1300GS. More Power. Less weight.
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BMW’s gone to town with the newest version of its much-loved GS adventure bike – upping the capacity, overhauling the motor, updating the suspension and reducing the weight. Here’s what you need to know about what’s likely to be one of the biggest bikes of 2024. The GS is an icon. That word’s thrown around…
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NEW BIKES: Ducati’s Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour revealed. Is it the perfect big mile machine?
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Ducati’s just added a new version of its flagship adventure bike to the growing Multistrada V4 range – but this one’s built with mile-munching in mind. The Italian firm’s Multistrada has been a hit since it was first released 20 years ago. But its newest V4 iteration has seen the model go from strength to…
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Honda Africa Twin updates. New ‘ROAD-READY’ model coming soon.
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Honda’s filed documents which give away some key information about its next generation Africa Twin adventure bike. Here’s what we know so far. While initially, it looks as though the new version of the much-loved adventurer will be largely the same as the outgoing model, the registration data which was sent to the Swiss Federal…
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TESTED: Schuberth E2 Adventure Helmet
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REVIEWED BY CHARLIE OAKMAN Schuberth announced the ‘all new E2 Flip Front Adventure Helmet’ at the end of last year which coincided with my discipline change from a regular sport to adventure ride, and having worn the excellent Schuberth C3, C4 and C5’s, I was keen to get my hands on it. The E2 unsurprisingly…
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Golden Oldie – BSA Gold Star 650 Test Ride
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After a nearly 40-year hiatus, one of the most important names in British motorcycling kickstarted its revival with a new version of its most celebrated model: the Gold Star. To put it through its paces properly, we took the chance to ride it at the top-secret Millbrook Proving Ground across its extensive cross-section of test…
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TRIED AND TESTED: Stay warm with the KEIS J801 Heated Puffer Jacket
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For years, KEIS has been keeping us warm while we ride through winter – but now we can stay toasty off the bike too, with the release of its new J801 Heated Puffer Jacket. Having always bought into the notion that there is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong sort of clothing,…
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NEW GEAR: Schuberth’s E2 flip-front adventure helmet
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Here’s what you need to know about the new flip front adventure lid from the German firm. We love a Schuberth helmet here at MoreBikes. We’ve done thousands of miles in its top-specification flip fronts and have always been impressed by their quality, comfort and quietness. That’s why were excited to hear that there’s an…
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EVENTS: Test ride a Segway e-scooter. Lincoln. This weekend.
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If coffee beans and battery-powered scooters are your bag, you need to keep your diary free this weekend. Segway might be best known for its funky self-balancing ‘personal transporters’, but in recent years the American-founded, Chinese-owned firm has been working away on a range of scooters and motorcycles. And the first models to make it…
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IT’S OFFICIAL! Honda reveals NEW Hornet. Here’s what YOU need to know.
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Honda’s just unveiled the hotly anticipated 2023 version of its much loved Hornet at the Intermot Show in Cologne. It feels like we’ve been talking about the potential return of one of Honda’s best loved bikes for years – and with the factory releasing a whole host of design drawings early in the year, there’s…
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FIRST RIDE: Sinnis SM-XE 125
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Those with a taste for the mud often eschew big adventure bikes for something a little lighter, that’s capable of hitting the trails harder and faster. That’s where the Sinnis SM-XE 125 comes in. Back in the 70s and 80s trail bikes were properly big business. But that’s not really the case nowadays. If modern…
