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Adventure Motorcycle of 2015
By Tom Roderick Last year, it was BMW's fabulous R1200GS sharing the MOBO in this category with KTM's brilliant 1190 Adventure, as each excelled in their own particular ways. This year the tie was broken by the stunning new 1290 Super Adventure, an amalgamation of the 1190 and the audacious...
Published on August 12 2015, 18:41
Source: www.motorcycle.com
2015 Triumph Tiger 800 XRx in Caspian Blue Triumph's Tiger 800 and Tiger 800 XC adventure tourers, introduced for 2011, impressed us with their torquey in-line triples, good handling and versatility, earning Rider's 2011 Motorcycle of the Year award. The street-focused Tiger 800 had cast wheels...
Not since an Honorable Mention in our 2010 Bike of the Year awards has BMW's R1200GS made this list. Not that it wasn't deserving of honors, but we've been enamored with the 800cc middleweight dual-purpose bikes such as BMW's own F800GS and Triumph's Tiger 800. The GS has been so good at its...
Yeah, we know, calling a tie seems a cop out and a way to avoid pissing off one of these two manufacturers. The truth is, we haven't yet been able to compare these adventure models directly. But one thing is clear: There are no better bikes for exploring far-flung roads regardless of their...
By Tom Roderick Ducati's selection of Scrambler models (Icon, Urban Enduro, Classic, Full Throttle) are modern interpretations of scramblers from Ducati's past, but if you compare the now with the then, the new bikes bleed their heritage from most angles, with the V-Twin engine being the most...
Motorcycle Live 2015 Report by Alice Dryden for webBikeWorld.com Background On a global scale it might be overshadowed by EICMA in Milan, but for bikers in the UK, Motorcycle Live, which takes place at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre, is the big one. This year's show ran from 28th...
By Tom Roderick To date, the 's perch atop Streetfighter Mountain remains unassailable. Last year's two-time winner – Bike of the Year and Best Streetighter/Hooligan – returns this year retaining its Best Streetfighter title. From our initial First Ride Review of the SDR to its winning three...
Not to let Ducati have all the half-year fun, BMW Motorrad too is posting impressive sales figures for the first half of the year, with the German marque reporting a 10.5% sales increase in the first six month of 2015, compared to the equivalent time period last year. BMW has sold 78,418...