Touring Bikes

Happy Retirement Biking – part 10: Are all bikes as reliable?

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24 March 2021

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Mikko Nieminen

We all want our bikes to be reliable, so does it matter which brands we choose?
Happy Retirement Biking – part 9: Bike reliability

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16 March 2021

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Sam Hewitt

At best, having an unreliable bike can be a bit of a bother. At worst, it can be a very serious problem indeed…
Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE Grand Tourer review – part two

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15 March 2021

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Sam Hewitt

The Kawasaki Versys has gone through its first service and the touring world is finally Bertie’s lobster. Here’s part two of the bike’s long-term review and road test.
BMW R1250GS Adventure TE: Road test & review

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11 March 2021

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Sam Hewitt

Is the BMW R1250GS Adventure TE the ideal adventure bike? Are there any drawbacks? And can you get around them? The GS Adventure is almost a byword for adventure bikes. It has had such sales dominance over the last few years that it has become the bike to beat for all the competitors trying to…
Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE Grand Tourer: Long-term review

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11 March 2021

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Sam Hewitt

Bertie says he’s been ‘crying out’ for a practical machine for years, now he’s got one, for crying out loud he’s too much of a Luddite to understand it…
Happy Retirement Biking – part 8: Wearing the right riding kit

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9 March 2021

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Sam Hewitt

Wearing the right kit is vital as we get older. It could make the difference between a great long ride and an early return to home…
Happy Retirement Biking – part 7: Fighting fatigue

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9 March 2021

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Mikko Nieminen

What you ride matters. As we get older it matters even more.
Happy Retirement Biking – part 6: Big adventure bikes

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23 February 2021

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Sam Hewitt

Big adventure bikes may be a bit of a handful for many riders, but there are options. Our retirement biking expert takes a look.
Happy Retirement Biking – part 5: Discovering DCT

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16 February 2021

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Sam Hewitt

Words & photography: Roger Martin Our retirement biking expert explores the DCT system, three wheelers and Monkey bikes… “You don’t stop biking because you get old, you get old because you stop biking.” Related articles on MoreBikes KTM for kids: New StaCyc electric balance bikes available Royal Enfield updates its Himalayan for 2021. New Euro…
Home By Seven – All seven continents on two wheels

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16 February 2021

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Sam Hewitt

I don’t usually read all the books that get sent to the mag (too many for a start), but something about Home By Seven made me start and, d’y’know what, I’m glad I did.