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Singapore sling Putting Piaggio’s agile style to work in the tropics It was all very different from my last ride in Singapore, when my long-serving XL250 Honda refused to fire at the start of the […]

Magic Mongrel Much more than just a Sport with a dual seat A hybrid, according to one of my dictionaries, is “an organism that is the offspring of two parents that differ in one or […]

Gixxer Lightning Refinement is the go for 2012 Photos Keith Muir The legend that is Suzuki’s GSX-R range has been at the forefront of superbike and supersport racing for many years now. For 2012, the […]

Hear it roar Getting the effect without surgery Among the Amazons, breast surgery didn’t mean inserting silicone pads. It meant removing one so you could use a bow without it getting in the way. Tough […]

The big boys come out to play WORDS: STUART “BIG BOY” WOODBURY  PHOTOGRAPHY: NICK WOOD Adventure. Let’s ponder that word for a minute; what does it really mean? Is it threading your way through heavy […]

‘X’ hits the spot Take one VFR800 … Photos Graeme Baynes Honda’s VFR800 sports tourer has long been one of the marque’s most popular bikes, and with good reason. To leverage that fantastic V4 engine […]

Playing on the Boulevard Here’s what we’ve been doing to our Suzuki Boulevard CT50T. Long-term loan bikes are always a lot of fun because you can give your imagination free rein. What did we think […]

Scoot for all seasons While we had it, it’s key was the most fought over The name is a reference to the Big Daddy of all the Hondas, the flagship of the fleet, the 1800cc […]

Houston, we have liftoff Mike Grant went to see the latest Rocket launch in Texas. Triumph launched its original Rocket III just over three years ago in front of an awe-struck motorcycling community. “Launch” was […]