Off-Road
Off-Road
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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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LIMITED EDITION: Tricked out Africa Twins
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The Africa Twin’s an icon with some serious off-road pedigree. Based around Honda’s Paris Dakar winning NXR-750, the original AT has a proper cult following among adventurous riders in the know. The ‘new’ version’s built on that successful formula and ‘historic’ prestige, and since its release back in 2016, it’s established itself as one of…
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OFF-ROAD FUN: Some used bike suggestions
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Yesterday, we featured our test of the CFMOTO 450MT. If you fancy a spot of budget off-road action, you may also consider one of these: Royal Enfield Himalayan 411 2016-2023 / £2000-£4500 The back-to-basics and easy-to manage single from the Indian factory has won legions of fans the world over. It may not be blessed…
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TESTED: CFMOTO 450MT
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There’s more appetite than ever for ‘lightweight’ adventurers – and the Chinese-made CFMoto 450MT ticks a lot of boxes. Adam Child (Chad) has put the 450MT through its paces… CFMoto has come a long way in the 35 years since its formation. The Chinese bike manufacturer, which now has 3000 dealers globally and employs over…
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V-STROM DEAL: Free Panniers
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Suzuki’s new V-Strom 800RE buyers can go further for less this summer with the addition of free aluminium panniers. The offer represents a saving of £980 over the individual items, making packing for that summer road trip even easier and more affordable. Each aluminium pannier boasts 37 litres of storage space. When combined with the aluminium top box, the total carrying capacity…
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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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RECORD BROKEN: 46705 miles
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Two bikers have just become the youngest pair to circumnavigate the world If you’ve got a keen interest in adventure, and you like to know what sort of brilliant stuff cool folks are getting up to, then you’ll likely already be familiar with Suzuki V-Strom-riding explorers Lavi Scholl and Ollie Gamblin. Over the past couple…
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DUCATI: New fully-loaded DesertX
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Ducati’s just revealed a new fully loaded travel-ready version of its DesertX adventurer… Following in the footsteps of the Desert X and the recently released Rally, Ducati’s added another bike to its adventure stable: the Desert X Discovery. Kitted out with bags of goodies to make it ‘the ideal travel companion’, the Italian firm is…
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON: Off-Road Success
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JOAN PEDRERO AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON MAKE HISTORY IN BAJA ARAGÓN, WINNING THE MAXI TRAIL CATEGORY The rider has been proclaimed winner of the legendary Baja Aragón in the Maxi Trail category by performing to the full potential of the stock Harley-Davidson Pan America™ 1250OXFORD (30th July 2024) – Joan Pedrero, elite Dakar rider, has set a…
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VOGE: New DS900X Adventure Bike
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Voge look about ready to take on the established competition with their new DS900X middleweight adventure bike. Chinese firm Voge Motorcycles are flying. They’re knocking bikes together left, right and centre – and they continue to surprise all who give them a proper look, with their value-for-money focus and eye for the important things. We’ve…
