Bike Reviews
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LONG TERMER: Ducati Scrambler Nightshift
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Ross Mowbray has been astride the head-turner from Bologna, but is it turning his head? We found out… Ducati’s Scrambler has been a barnstorming success for the Bologna-based firm since its release in 2015. In the intervening years, it’s carved out an enviable reputation as a brilliant back-road blaster and town-traffic buster that harks back…
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LONG TERMER: Voge 525DSX
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Simon Meyer’s been putting the miles on the middleweight adventure motorcycle. Here’s how he’s getting on: The Voge 525DSX will likely have many of you scratching your heads. If you’ve not had your ear to the ground, you may well have missed the firm’s European debut back in 2020. It was a surprisingly well-received 471cc…
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TESTED: KTM 1390 Super Duke
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Bigger is better as far as KTM’s new Super Duke goes. Johnny Mac gets stuck in with the massive twin on track and gives us his take. For all its available performance and technical features, the Super Duke absolutely nails the one thing any motorbike must deliver above all else – fun. In the company…
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TESTED: Ducati DesertX Rally
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Bruce Wilson hits the deep, sandy stuff to see whether Ducati’s latest adventure bike should be on your wish list. It’s not every day I wipe blood from my lips, dirt from my eyes, and arch my back in agony. Then again, it’s not every day I return from hitting the desert on a 211…
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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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LONG TERMERS: BMW R12 nineT
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Chad begins his journey with the big beemer… Welcome to my long-term R12 nineT. Forget about the unusual name, this is the first serious revision of the decade-old R nineT boxer twin, and perhaps the most gratifyingly blended retro yet to come from BMW for some time. Some regular readers who know my road racing…
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The best Evoluzione: Ducati 1098 and 1198
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Old-school looks with modern performance, the Ducati 1098 and 1198 models offer the best of both worlds.
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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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LONG TERMER: Suzuki GSX-S1000X
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Stu Baker’s clocked up 1k on the big mile-muncher in a month, here’s his thoughts thus far: I was sad to say goodbye to Suzuki’s fabulous GSX-8S, but I’ve been more than compensated for with the arrival of the GSX-S1000GX. I was intrigued when I first saw pictures of it last year, because I have…
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TESTED: Lexmoto RSS 125 Scrambler
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For a 17-year-old, there’s nothing quite like that first taste of freedom that comes from two wheels, an engine and the open road. We’ve put on our rose-tinted specs to see if Lexmoto’s RSS 125 is the tool for the job. Here’s what our man Richard Graham has to say… I suspect that if you…
