Bike Reviews
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Buell to Start Hammerhead Production & Online Reservations Nov. 1, 2021
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Buell Motorcycle Co. announces the legendary Buell Hammerhead 1190 is going into production and taking reservations beginning November 1st. The Buell Hammerhead 1190 received extensive press coverage and unbridled enthusiasm from motorcycle riders around the world following Buell’s spring announcement that “Buell is Back”. “When we said Buell is Back, we meant it,” said Bill…
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Suzuki revives the Phantom with special edition GSX-R1000R
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Suzuki has revived the Phantom name with a new special edition GSX-R1000R, available with an RRP of £17,499. Like the iconic GSX-R1000 K6 Phantom from 2006, the new GSX-R1000R Phantom is completed with a Yoshimura exhaust – this time an R11 silencer and heatshield finished in black metal magic with a carbon cap – and…
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New Triumph Tiger 900 ‘Bond’ edition…
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We do love receiving press releases, usually exciting stuff for the world of two-wheels. Today is no exception. Let us pass on what Triumph have told us… Celebrating the partnership between two British icons, Triumph is pleased to announce a stunning new limited edition motorcycle inspired by the incredible Tiger 900 Rally Pro, which features…
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First Ride: WK Bikes SX125 Scooter
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Scooters are important. They bring you takeaways, ferry people to work and give youngsters their first taste of freedom… and they don’t tend to break the bank. There’s no need for a lot of power or technological trickery, it’s all about keeping it simple, straightforward and cheap. That’s WK’s SX 125 in a nutshell. Sales…
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BMW’s R 18 Transcontinental and R 18 B
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Heavyweight segment of the market faces assault from German marque with its two new models Having seen these bikes at various stages of testing over the last months, the arrival of the BMW Transcontinental and R 18 B shouldn’t come as a big surprise. Either way, the two bikes signal BMW’s move into the heavyweight…
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Road Test: Triumph 1200 Scrambler XC
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Hot summer days show the Scrambler in new light – can Matt take the heat? The Scrambler XC and I have got to the stage in our relationship when we know what each other is going to do next. 3200 miles in three months will do that. My foot goes straight to the sidestand, I…
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USED BIKE RIDE: Moto Guzzi V7 III Special
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Moto Guzzi has been making motorcycles from their Mandello del Lario factory since 1921. The V7 Special is a nod to Guzzi’s long history, launched in 2012, with annual updates leading to the Model III, the one that we rode. The bike we rode was fitted with Mistral Exhausts. Give me some spec A 748cc,…
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Quick spin electric special – the commuter solution
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By Bob Pickett. Previously, we reviewed the Zero SR/F. The results were impressive, but as always the up-front cost was an issue for many. What if the difference in price was minimal? According to research by eBike vendor Urban eBikes, in 2016 the average journey was just 17 miles, suggesting the kind of commuter run…
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Quick Spin: 2020 Royal Enfield Himalayan
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The Himalayan precedes the Interceptor and Continental models by a few years (in original Indian spec, a year earlier for the UK spec, Euro4 model). What it is, is a clever positioning; an adventure bike not 10 foot tall or weighing tonnes. Smaller, lighter, lower, it fits with Enfield’s target of the “middle market” between…
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VIDEO: Barry’s Bantam Bobber
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[youtube url=”https://youtu.be/JWzSzMFgXkg” width=”1280″ height=”720″ responsive=”yes” autoplay=”no” mute=”no” title=”Barry’s Bantam Bobber”] You don’t see many custom Bantams, BSA Bantams, these days (or back then either actually), so this one of Barry’s is a bit good. It was originally a very battered 1951 D1 125cc that he bought from a guy in Bristol, and crammed into the…
