touring

Hi Having ridden bikes from the age of 8 - 20 I then had a very long break and came back to bikes during lockdown at 58 with a F800 GSA. Now I am the proud owner of a 2020 Scrambler XC So an old newby. Cheers Chris

Living in Australia, the wide open spaces are always beckoning. My previous ride, a Multistrada 1200 S Touring was well- suited to covering big distances across various types of roads and terrains. Changing to the Thruxton 1200 R was a “heart over head” decision and a bit of a risk. However, I...

Luggage and cruise control on a Thruxton ready for long rides

Yea verily, hard times make hard motorcycles, and in the decade that’s passed since the Great Recession, it seems like the grindstone that is the marketplace has produced not only some amazing high-tech motorcycles, but also many more winners to satiate the poor, who will always be with us – now...

The BMW GS line basically owned the Adventure-Touring category before such a term even existed. But that doesn’t mean competition didn’t exist. Such a competitor came from Aprilia, as it tried its hand at something resembling a GS competitor. The year was 2001 and the bike was the 2002 Aprilia...

I'd love to start this by saying thay I couln't sleep so I got up and went for a ride but that wouldn't be strictly true as I'd been planning this for a while. You foriegners, that's non South Africans, may be aware that South Africa consists of nine provinces, a bit like the states of the...