Adventure Bikes

  • PICS: Africa Twin prototype out testing

    PICS: Africa Twin prototype out testing

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      PICS: Africa Twin prototype out testing. Check out these pics of the 2016 Africa Twin prototype being tested – these pics were bagged by top American publication Cycle World as the bike was going through its on-road paces. We were the first to bring you pictures of the patent of the new bike, a…

  • Ace send off for China Epic Tour

    Ace send off for China Epic Tour

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    On Saturday 25th April, breakfast diners at London’s iconic and world-famous Ace Cafe will witness the start of an epic 12,000-mile ride overland, scheduled to arrive in Beijing on 13th July, in time for the grand opening of China’s first ever Ace Cafe. The extraordinary motorcycle journey is being organised and led by GlobeBusters. For…

  • 2015 Aprilia Caponord Rally Edition review

    2015 Aprilia Caponord Rally Edition review

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    2015 Aprilia Caponord Rally Edition review | £14,134 | 123bhp @ 8000rpm | 85lb-ft @ 6800rpm | Liquid-cooled 90-degree V-twin 1197cc Tested by: Nathan Millward   Launched in the spring of 2013, the first Caponord was overshadowed by the liquid-cooled BMW R1200 GS and KTM 1190 Adventure., despite not necessarily being a direct rival. That…

  • 2015 Ducati Multistrada 1200 review

    2015 Ducati Multistrada 1200 review

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    2015 Ducati Multistrada 1200 review | From £12,995 | 160bhp@9500rpm | 100lb-ft@7500rpm | 90° V-twin with variable desmodromic valve timing Tested by John Milbank Photos by Milagro   With 8lb-ft more torque and 15bhp more than a Monster 1200 S, the Multistrada could be a daunting proposition; a howling beast, bristling with pent-up aggression, just…

  • 2015 BMW F800R review

    2015 BMW F800R review

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    2015 BMW F800R review | £7595 | 90bhp @ 8000rpm | 63lb-ft @ 5800rpm | 798cc water-cooled inline two-cylinder Tested by: Simon Roots   With the launch of the new BMW F 800 R, the German manufacturer has addressed the looks, ergonomics and technology of the previous model to create its next evolution; a machine…

  • 2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure review

    2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure review

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    2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure review | £15,999 | 160bhp @ 8750rpm | 103lb-ft @ 6750rpm | 1301cc, 4-stroke two-cylinder 75 degree V-twin Tested by: Tony Carter This is the biggest of the large Adventure bikes from the Austrians. It’s a flag-carrier for the new era of modern motorcycling. It’s a mile eater. It’s also…

  • 2015 KTM 1050 Adventure review

    2015 KTM 1050 Adventure review

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    KTM 1050 Adventure | £10,999 | 93bhp@6,200rpm | 79 lb-ft@5,750rpm | Two-cylinder, four-stroke, 75° V-twin Tested by: Tony Carter   Based on the 1190, KTM’s 1050 Adventure came as something of a surprise last year – maybe we were all distracted by the bigger, louder new models. This machine is designed to be smaller, lighter…

  • 2015 MV Agusta Stradale 800 review

    2015 MV Agusta Stradale 800 review

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    MV Agusta Stradale 800 | £11,899 | 798c | 115bhp@11,000rpm | 57.9lb-ft@9000rpm | 12-valve three-cylinder in-line 798cc Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Milagro This year, MV Agusta is entering the Touring market for the first time, and in a big way for a small, high-end sporting brand. It’s doing so with two new three-cylinder models…

  • 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 review

    2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 review

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    2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 review | £9749| 120bhp@9000rpm | 88lb-ft@7500rpm | 1043cc liquid-cooled, four-stroke inline-four Tested by: John Milbank   The Versys 1000 is more than just a facelift. It’s also more than just a bigger version of the 650. And, according to Kawasaki, it’s not an ‘Adventure bike’. While many similar machines are sold…

  • 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 review

    2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 review

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    2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 review | £6749 | 69bhp@8500rpm | 47lb-ft@7000rpm | 649cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin four-stroke Tested by: John Milbank Designed to be more sporty, whilst offering even greater touring potential, 2015’s Versys 650 loses the ‘functional’ styling with a healthy injection of Kawasaki DNA. “All roads. One bike” is the new machine’s tagline, yet…

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