Adventure Bikes
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Used Bike Guide: Honda VFR800X Crossrunner (2015-2021)
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£3500-£8500 The second generation of Honda’s VFR800X Crossrunner wasn’t exactly a runaway success. It wasn’t particularly on-trend, offering neither the off-road capable all-rounder abilities of a ‘traditional’ adventure bike which were in vogue at the time, nor the eye-widening performance of a more focused sporty tourer. But it’s a brilliant bike, superbly put together (it’s…
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Used Bike Guide: Yamaha XT600 (1990-2004)
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Looking for a thumper of a trail bike? Yamaha XT600 is a brilliant bit of kit. While it’s not going to win any awards for its outright performance, it’s solid, reliable and uncomplicated; making it the perfect example of the back to basics trail bikes of the ‘90s. Its knobbly tyres, soft suspension and sightly…
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The Thumper Renaissance
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Big trail bikes were everywhere 30 years ago. Honda’s XR, Kawasaki’s KLR and Suzuki’s DR snapped up sales left, right and centre, offering just the right balance of off-road prowess and usable road manners. But if you like your bikes rugged and a little bit raucous, there are only a handful of options that fit…
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Bimota Tera- Supercharged Adventure Tourer
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In 2022, Bimota unveiled the Tera concept, signalling a move beyond sportbikes and into touring and adventure. At EICMA 2023, the bike was officially revealed in its full glory. It looks like Bimota has successfully transformed their sportbikes’ sleek and unconventional design, such as the Tesi, into an adventure-touring model. Like the Bimota Tesi H2,…
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NEW BIKES: MV Agusta’s LIMITED edition LXP Orioli Dakar-inspired adventure bike
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If you think adventure bikes have become too popular and common for their own good, then meet the year’s most exclusive – and expensive – knobbly-shod all-rounder: the MV Agusta LXP Orioli. Costing an estimated €30,000 and limited to just 500 units worldwide, the bike is both a tribute to four-time Dakar Rally winner Edi…
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Single and ready to mingle: Ducati’s Hypermotard 698 Mono
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Introducing the latest addition to the Ducati Hypermotard family – the 698 Mono. This new model, unveiled today, has a single-cylinder engine known as the ‘Superquadro Mono’. The Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono boasts class-leading supermoto performance as the first single-cylinder model from Bologna in decades! Here’s what you need to know. The Superquadro Mono engine,…
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Ridden: The NEW Royal Enfield Himalayan
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Chad’s over in India right now, riding the NEW Royal Enfield Himalayan, and it’s VERY hush-hush. We can show you some photos, but we can’t tell you Chad’s verdict or any specifications on the bike at the moment. One thing we can say though is it looks fabulous, and we’ll bring you Chad’s update as…
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CFMOTO electric motocross bike
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The official statement is that CFMOTO is embarking on the development of electric motocross, however, it can also be put forward as KTM’s venture into creating electric dirt bikes. This was hinted at in a teaser video starring Ronnie Renner. Are they being developed once more, either temporarily or permanently? However you view it, this…
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Ducati to debut in Motocross
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Ducati is embarking on a new and meaningful journey as the iconic red of Borgo Panigale makes its debut in the world of motocross. Ducati has enlisted the expertise of nine-time MX World Champion Antonio Cairoli to serve as their high-performance test rider for the upcoming racing program. 24 October 2023 marks the debut of…
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The Grand Tour
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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…
