Adventure Bikes
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V-STROM DEAL: Free Panniers
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Suzuki’s new V-Strom 800RE buyers can go further for less this summer with the addition of free aluminium panniers. The offer represents a saving of £980 over the individual items, making packing for that summer road trip even easier and more affordable. Each aluminium pannier boasts 37 litres of storage space. When combined with the aluminium top box, the total carrying capacity…
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LONG TERMERS: Suzuki V-Strom 800RE
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Mossy keeps us up to speed with how he’s getting on with the Strom… On paper, the differences between the DE and RE versions of the V-Strom 800 shouldn’t amount to as much as they do. The fact is, changes to the chassis geometry and dimensions of some key components give the bike a distinctly…
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RECORD BROKEN: 46705 miles
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Two bikers have just become the youngest pair to circumnavigate the world If you’ve got a keen interest in adventure, and you like to know what sort of brilliant stuff cool folks are getting up to, then you’ll likely already be familiar with Suzuki V-Strom-riding explorers Lavi Scholl and Ollie Gamblin. Over the past couple…
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DUCATI: New fully-loaded DesertX
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Ducati’s just revealed a new fully loaded travel-ready version of its DesertX adventurer… Following in the footsteps of the Desert X and the recently released Rally, Ducati’s added another bike to its adventure stable: the Desert X Discovery. Kitted out with bags of goodies to make it ‘the ideal travel companion’, the Italian firm is…
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON: Off-Road Success
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JOAN PEDRERO AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON MAKE HISTORY IN BAJA ARAGÓN, WINNING THE MAXI TRAIL CATEGORY The rider has been proclaimed winner of the legendary Baja Aragón in the Maxi Trail category by performing to the full potential of the stock Harley-Davidson Pan America™ 1250OXFORD (30th July 2024) – Joan Pedrero, elite Dakar rider, has set a…
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BMW: New R1300GS Adventure
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BMW’s just launched the latest version of its ever-popular adventure-specked GS – and this time you can add a semi-automatic gearbox from the extensive parts catalogue Ever since BMW launched its new R1300GS, we’ve been quietly waiting for the big reveal of its latest fully loaded off-road-ready beast. And it’s finally happened, with the Bavarian…
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VOGE: New DS900X Adventure Bike
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Voge look about ready to take on the established competition with their new DS900X middleweight adventure bike. Chinese firm Voge Motorcycles are flying. They’re knocking bikes together left, right and centre – and they continue to surprise all who give them a proper look, with their value-for-money focus and eye for the important things. We’ve…
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FOG OFF: VISIN heated visor inserts
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Shoei Hornet ADV and Arai Tour-X4 and Tour-X5 benefit from fog-free vision with tailor-fitted VISIN heated visor inserts. Heated visor insert specialist VISIN has added three new helmet-specific inserts to its line-up. Joining the universal-fit sport and enduro inserts, as well as the Shoei helmet-specific inserts, are the brand-new fitments for the Shoei Hornet ADV…
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LONG TERMER: KTM 890 SMT
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Dave Manning has clocked up almost 1,500 miles on the KTM in four weeks, here’s how he’s found it… Given the KTM tagline of ‘Ready to race’ that scrolls across the dashboard of all of its models when the ignition is turned on, one might wonder why, and how, the Austrian firm have created what…
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TESTED: Moto Guzzi V85 Strada,TT & Travel
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Here’s what you need to know about the latest version of Moto Guzzi’s much-loved V85 TT and TT Travel, and its new, more road-focused Strada. The V85 was first introduced in concept form in 2017 before going on sale in 2019. More variants were added to the range in 2020, and then in 2021 Guzzi…
