Adventure Bikes

  • Harley-Davidson recalls 27,232 bikes over possible clutch failure

    Harley-Davidson recalls 27,232 bikes over possible clutch failure

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    So here’s another recall that affects many thousands of motorcycles – thankfully from out British perspective it appears that so far no UK motorcycles have been effected, but if we hear different we’ll let you know. The bikes in the recall announced by the National Highway Safety Aministration (NHTSA) are under the spotlight because the…

  • Video: New Givi ad is styling off-road on the Africa Twin

    Video: New Givi ad is styling off-road on the Africa Twin

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    Check out this video released by luggage company Givi. It’s of an Africa Twin kitted out with the company’s panniers, topbax and tankbag being put through its paces. It’s an ad, but at more than a minute long it’s a pretty good ad with the Honda looking bang tidy in action – and it gets…

  • BMW teams up with tech company Rever – it’ll mean much more going on between your bike and phone

    BMW teams up with tech company Rever – it’ll mean much more going on between your bike and phone

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    BMW has teamed up with tech start-up Rever which is kind of a digital hub for bikers who want to share and plan great routes to ride, where to go and other things of interest to the two-wheeled community. For the German company to join up with a firm like this shows how seriously BMW’s…

  • Japanese mag goes with updated images of H2GT, a Honda Grom 125 AND CBR250RR (which might be launched on Monday…)

    Japanese mag goes with updated images of H2GT, a Honda Grom 125 AND CBR250RR (which might be launched on Monday…)

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    Check out this gorgeous cover of the Japanese motorcycle magazine YoungMachine which has just appeared with the much-awaited H2GT in full flight. It’s a computer-generated image of the bike that will be part of Kawasaki’s 2017 line-up, we first told you about the bike back in February when insiders told us that the iconic hyperbike…

  • Ducati launches Taste of Joy app for Scrambler riders (looks pretty sweet for those up for some Italian miles)

    Ducati launches Taste of Joy app for Scrambler riders (looks pretty sweet for those up for some Italian miles)

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    Taste of Joy, Ducati Scrambler’s App for motorcycling and street food enthusiasts. Over 150 addresses of Italian street food points, from north to south, offering typical cuisine and original menus Taste of Joy also provides countless motorcycling routes to explore The new Ducati Scrambler App also shows you where to find petrol stations in Italy…

  • More patents suggesting Honda Transalp is back

    More patents suggesting Honda Transalp is back

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    We have just been sent these patent drawings that suggest Honda is planning to relaunch the Transalp, which was discontinued in 2012. Since its original launch in 1987, the Honda Transalp took the guises of XL400V, XL600V, XL650V, and XL700V. We’re not quite sure where in the current line-up this new model would sit as…

  • Triumph Tiger Sport 2016 launch report – absolutely brilliant

    Triumph Tiger Sport 2016 launch report – absolutely brilliant

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    WORDS: John Milbank, editor MSL – PHOTOGRAPHY: Allesio Barbanti and Matteo Cavadini   Thank you, Europe. Without your rules and regulations we wouldn’t have some of the world’s best engineers finding the solutions that bring us even greater motorcycles… The Tiger 1050 was launched in 2007, effectively carving its own niche as a ‘Sports Adventure…

  • Casey Stoner turns his hand to Enduro school riding

    Casey Stoner turns his hand to Enduro school riding

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    After riding the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro on the hillsides around Bologna, Casey Stoner decided to take part in the DRE Enduro at the new off-road riding school from Ducati. Following the 2016 World Ducati Week and its mass of fans (81,000 attendees from all over the world) Stoner spent a couple of days…

  • Put a virtual Africa Twin in your garage with the new Honda app

    Put a virtual Africa Twin in your garage with the new Honda app

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    If you want to see what the new Honda CRF100L Africa Twin would look like in your garage (or in your living room if you prefer) without actually buying one, here’s your chance: the new Honda Africa Twin app. The app uses CGI, advanced 3D modelling and augmented reality to allow you to use your…

  • My bike review: 1991 BMW R65GS

    My bike review: 1991 BMW R65GS

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    Personal fitness trainer, 56-year-old Duncan Evans reveals his home-built custom… I served my apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer, then worked my way through a number of industries finishing in aerospace, before being a trainer for the past ten years. I started riding at 14 and got an FS1E at 16, before a new RD 200…

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