Cruisers
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Guzzi Le Mans Radical to take on R-nine-T
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Made by a small engineering workshop not far from the Czech republic, this is the awesome Radical Guzzi cafe racer. The engine is a Guzzi Griso V-twin lump, taken from 1200 to 1450cc and kicks out 135bhp at the rear wheel. Builder, Stefan Bronold says he was so keen for some genuine character with the…
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Video: BMW Scrambler concept
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Video: BMW Scrambler concept. We’ve shown you pictures of the R-nine-T BMW Scrambler concept bike, the ‘Concept 22’ and here’s a walk-around video of the bike to further whet your appetite. The bike looks pretty good in the pics, we like it, and it looks just as snazzy in the video. What do you…
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster review
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster | $65,000 (around £43,150) | 121bhp@5100rpm | 140lb-ft@2000rpm | 2163cc air/oil cooled triple camshaft OHV V-Twin Tested by Alan Cathcart Photos by Phil Hawkins As Design Director of Ducati, Pierre Terblanche was responsible for such landmark models as the Multistrada, Hypermotard and MH900e. He briefly joined Alabama, USA-based Confederate motors to…
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2015 Kawasaki Vulcan S review
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Kawasaki Vulcan S review | £6099 (£5949 until April 1st 2015) | 61bhp @ 7500rpm | 46.5lb-ft @ 6600rpm | 649cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos by: Double Red After conducting some serious market research, Japanese power-house Kawasaki has launched the brand new Vulcan S, with a focus on ergonomics, style…
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2015 Moto Guzzi V7 II review
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Moto Guzzi V7 II | From £7134 | 744cc | Four-stroke, air-cooled, 90° V-twin | 48bhp I 44lb-ft Words: Tony Carter Photos: Milagro The V7 range has been nipped and tucked for 2015. With three models in the range – the Stone, Special and Racer – each with their own styling as well as…
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Herald Classic 250 and Herald Café 250 review
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Herald Classic 250 and Herald Café 250 review | £2842 | 21bhp | 14.4lb-ft | air-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke Tested by: John Milbank Photos: Joe Dick After the popularity of the HMC Classic 125, a larger capacity bike was inevitable. The company is looking to develop a keen following with its range of bikes, so all…
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2011 Kawasaki W800 vs Triumph Bonneville | Group test review
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Kawasaki W800 vs Triumph Bonneville: Two modern retro-styled roadsters, and great bikes in their own right or a poor nod to a time gone by? Steve Rose and Bruce Wilson took used examples from 2011 for a ride to find out… Steve’s ride on the Kawasaki W800 It’s 6am somewhere in middle England. The sound of a lone…
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Yamaha Dragstar | Used motorcycle buying guide
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Every month Steve Cooper from the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club picks out another great example of classic oriental metal When it comes to buying a Japanese cruiser, you’re well served by the four big manufacturers. Since the late 1970s they’ve all offered a wide range of models: from 125cc learner bikes right up to the…
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Midual Type 1 review | World first ride
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Midual Type 1 €140,000 | 1036cc | 4-stroke flat-twin | 107bhp @ 7800rpm | 72.3lb-ft @ 6000rpm Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Kel Edge It’s increasingly difficult to dream up any new way of building a four-stroke motorcycle engine – with Honda’s MotoGP world title-winning V5 RC211V being the last notable such example over a decade ago – but…
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2015 Indian Scout review
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Indian Scout £10,399 | 100bhp@8000rpm | 72-lb-ft@5900rpm | 1133cc liquid-cooled V-twin Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. Indian has made a big impact since being reborn with a range of…
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