It seems that everyone in the news is getting excited about the enhanced flavour of BMW’s water-cooled R1200GS Adventure, but I’m too short to be interested in something that’s even taller than the standard GS. Plus, I hate spoked wheels, and don’t have any intention of taking a 250kg motorcycle off-road. And I’ve never actually…
I finally got myself organised and booked test rides on BMW’s R1200RT and R1200GS. I’ve ridden BMW boxers before – an R1150R when I was shopping for the Bandit and my uncle’s R1150RT in Canada last year, so there really shouldn’t have been many surprises. Neither 1150 had blown me away at the time, but…
Five months since my time with the Bandit was cruelly cut short, and four months since a new 2013 Triumph Street Triple R took its place in my garage. My RoadTrip map tells the whole story – the bike has barely been more than 50 miles in any direction, but I’ve still managed to put…
What to make of Honda’s “New Concept” bike? Half of the motorcycling press seems to be hell-bent on damning Honda for building the two-wheeled equivalent of a minivan – for taking a motorcycle, and then stripping out all the things that made it fun. They would say that they’ve taken a two-seater sportscar, added five…
Boy Meets Bike 