Touring Bikes
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Yamaha to recall XSR900s over wiring harness fears
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Yamaha to recall XSR900s over wiring harness fears. Yamaha is having to recall at least 251 XSR900s in Japan over fears to do with the wiring harness. According to our Japanese sources, the recall is going to be issued by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport office and so far 251 bikes have been identified…
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Indian launches the Chieftain Dark Horse
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Indian launches the Chieftain Dark Horse. Indian has launched the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse, a blacked-out bagger. It’s black, very black. It costs £19,599. Powered by a blacked-out version of the Thunder Stroke 111 engine (1,811cc) and using the same chassis and suspension as the Indian Chieftain, the new Chieftain Dark Horse comes from the factory…
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1,400 miles later – touring Scotland on Triumph Street Twin
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We got our hands on the new Street Twin and rode it 1,400 miles in the Scottish Highlands. You might be surprised about how it fared as a tourer. It might not have been the best idea ever to go touring in Scotland on a Triumph Street Twin in early April. It’s not exactly a…
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World launch report: Yamaha MT-10
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By Bruce Wilson In the two years since Yamaha’s launch of its MT-09 triple, over 65,000 MTs have rolled off the Japanese brand’s production lines. It’s an impressive number which is surely set to rocket following the release of the family’s flagship MT-10. New bike, borrowed tech The MT-10 is the fifth addition to Yamaha’s…
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VIDEO: Triumph Street Twin – 1,400-mile test in Scotland
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We put the Triumph Street Twin through its paces in Scotland. The smallest bike in the Bonneville range is designed more for towns and cities than the the Scottish Highlands, but it performed surprisingly well as a tourer. The test consisted of 1,400-miles covering everything from motorways to mountain passes, and whatever we threw at the bike, it handled…
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VIDEO: Triumph Street Twin – Scotland test first impressions
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We took the Triumph Street Twin for a 1,400-mile tour in Scotland. It’s not exactly a natural-born tourer, but it performed surprisingly well from the village lanes to the Higlands, and mountain passes to motorways. Here’s our first thoughts after the test:
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Honda’s secret designs for the MORPHING tourer in 2017 – REVEALED
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Honda’s secret designs for the MORPHING tourer in 2017 – REVEALED. Honda’s next step in motorcycle evolution is going to be tourers and sport tourers that actually change the footrests, footboard AND seat construction underneath you as you ride. With the morphing seat patent it shows how both the rider and pillion seats change shape…
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Indian introduces ‘Frontier 111’ custom Springfield
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Indian Motorcycle has just revealed the Frontier 111, the first custom Indian Springfield. The bike has been crafted by Len Edmondson of Azzkikr Custom Baggers from Phoenix, Arizona, and Indian calls it a thoroughly modern retro bagger that features classic lines and contemporary, artistic flare. The Frontier 111 has a skirted front fender, a leaf-spring…
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Exclusive: New Honda mini-Africa Twin for 2017 (official drawings)
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At last year’s Tokyo Motor Show Honda revealed a ‘concept’ CRF250 Rally, the small capacity Africa Twin, based on the current CRF250L. According to Honda this was just a concept, not planned for production at the time, but it was pretty clear from the start that this was always going to be a part of…
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Honda’s new Gold Wing REVEALED. DCT, rider tech and more mpg coming. OFFICIAL drawings for next gen bike
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Honda’s new Gold Wing REVEALED. DCT, rider tech and more mpg coming. OFFICIAL drawings for next gen bike. Honda’s Gold Wing may have a few weird and whacky ideas pending in its future, but for the next phase of the massive mile-eater the big bike is getting a host of tech to make thing much…
