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  • What is the Moto Morini X-Cape like to ride? We took it to the Peak District for a test ride

    What is the Moto Morini X-Cape like to ride? We took it to the Peak District for a test ride

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    What is the Moto Morini X-Cape like to ride? We put it on the winding roads of the Peak District to find out!

  • Test Ride: Honda CRF300L vs KTM 890 Adventure R

    Test Ride: Honda CRF300L vs KTM 890 Adventure R

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    We took two very different bikes out to the Peak District to see if size matters – one way or another…

  • Test Ride: Ducati SuperSport 950

    Test Ride: Ducati SuperSport 950

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    As a Ducati-mad teenager years ago, inspired by Mike Hailwood’s TT heroics, I had a strange motorcycling ambition. There was a temptingly smooth and wide S-bend on the A41 a few miles from my Hertfordshire home, and I dreamt about riding through it at 100mph on a Ducati 900 SuperSport, the most raw and racy…

  • Royal Enfield Scram 411 | Real world road test

    Royal Enfield Scram 411 | Real world road test

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    According to the press blurb, Royal Enfield’s Scram 411 is a stripped-back roadgoing version of the A2-licence compliant Himalayan adventure bike (that’s trailie to you and me) with a smaller front wheel (to give sharper steering), and a slightly less upright riding position.

  • Golden Oldie – BSA Gold Star 650 Test Ride

    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…

  • Sensible, Super Sport sensation! – Honda CB550 Four

    Sensible, Super Sport sensation! – Honda CB550 Four

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    Steve finds himself falling under this Honda CB550 Four’s spell… is he about to shed his tag of two-stroke lover?

  • Reborn Renegade

    Reborn Renegade

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    Yamaha’s MT-10 requires no introduction, but in more recent times the thing it has needed most is a good and proper upgrade.

  • Start your engine (just because you can)

    Start your engine (just because you can)

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    Built like a gun? Maybe, and from £4279 the new Classic 350 may have hit the target

  • BMW R1250GS – does it still lead the pack?

    BMW R1250GS – does it still lead the pack?

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    Gary Hartshome checks if the GS still leads the pack.. The instigator of all things adventure in the motorcycle world continues to evolve since its launch over 40 years ago. The GS’ engine has grown in capacity, the mechanical features have advanced, and rider aids have become plentiful, but is it still the King? My…

  • Cruise missile in adventure clothes

    Cruise missile in adventure clothes

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    KTM 1290 Super Adventure S – Dave Manning gets to grips with the KTM in Devon and Somerset With adventure bikes seemingly becoming very alike when it comes to styling, the KTM Super Adventure S stands out with that insectoid ‘face’ looking even more aggressive with the addition of the centrally -mounted Bosch radar for…

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