Touring Bikes
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Our latest FREE weekly MoreBikes app is now LIVE
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The latest issue of our FREE weekly MoreBikes app is out now. Full of the stories, kit reviews, features and news that matters – and some silly stuff and videos that don’t really matter but will make you smile. Doesn’t cost a penny and you can get it from here: Here’s the app! At…
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All Year Biker: Cleaning with meaning
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By Chris Moss A lot of us aren’t fans of cleaning our bikes. All Year Biker is though. And they have a specific treatment plan to remedy years of neglect. Keeping a motorcycle clean and in good cosmetic shape can be quite a science. Doing it really well requires the correct procedures and appropriate…
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Around the world in under 100 days on a Victory Cross Country
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Around the world in under 100 days on a Victory Cross Country. A Swiss endurance rider is aiming to break the ‘all continents’ world circumnavigation record by motorcycle aboard a Victory Cross Country – the standard record stands at 120 days and two hours. Swiss biker, Urs Pedraita – aka Grizzly, is aiming to complete…
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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…
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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…
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Can-Am Spyder RT-S review
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Can-Am Spyder RT-S review | £24,199 | 115bhp@7250rpm | 96lb-ft@5000rpm | 1330cc liquid-cooled, in-line triple Tested by: John Milbank Photos by: Joe Dick “I don’t get it,” has been the most common response when I’ve turned up at my mates’ homes on the Spyder. “Why would you want that?” and “You might as well…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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WORLD EXCLUSIVE FIRST REVIEW: Motus MST and MST-R
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Motus MST and MST-R | From $30,975 | 1650cc | 165bhp@7800rpm | 123lb-ft@5000rpm | Liquid-cooled 90º V4 four-stroke Tested by: Alan Cathcart and Images: Phil Hawkins The first American four-cylinder streetbike in the past 70 years has now reached production – a bike whose patient development since 2008 has resulted in a unique machine…
