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High-Tech Italian All-Rounder
The V4 Rally’s ergonomics, driveline and handling make it an easy bike to live with. Remember the good old days when motorcycle brands had specialties Kawasakis were a little mad (okay, a lot mad),...
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A New Crossbreed of Adventure
Mimicking their larger siblings, these models offer on- and off-road accessibly in a very competent, smaller package. Originally released in 2020,the KTM 390 Adventure was a good entry-level...
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On Point for the Road
The Ibex 800 E makes a very good travel bike. In case you haven’t noticed, Chinese motorcycles are here to stay, but not in the form in which they were first introduced to Canada. In the early...
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Italian Ingenuity
The Tesi H2 Tera uses an unconventional centre-hub and swingarm steering system. Where to start is my big question. Do I lead with the fact that the new Bimota Tesi H2 Tera is a supercharged...
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The Legend Lives On
On road or off, this high-tech GSA is still the king of adventure bikes If you wanted to buy a big-bore BMW GS Adventure in 2024, you had to settle for the R1250GSA. I say “settle” because it was...
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Adventure, Italian-Style
Big on power, design and long-distance comfort. Ducati recently launched the latest Multistrada in the town of Gubbio, Italy. The mountains surrounding this ancient city provided the ideal backdrop...
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More Sport Than Adventure
Honda has made changes to the newest Africa Twin Adventure Sports to enhance its cornering prowess Honda’s Africa Twin has always been the most committed of big-bore Japanese adventure bikes....
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Better Late Than Never
MV Agusta enters the ADV market with a very competent premium product, and with that comes a premium price tag. Some riders might not want to hear it, but adventure bikes are the two-wheeled...
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A New Eagle Has Landed
Moto Guzzi seems to have stepped up its game to produce a Best-in-Class ADV bike. Born in 1921, Moto Guzzi is Italy’s oldest bike manufacturer in continuous production. Covid forced the...
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The Perfect Motorcycle?
The first motorcycle I’ve ever tested where I didn’t want to change anything. Okay, almost anything. I think I might have found the holy grail. A motorcycle that needs absolutely no modification....
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Austrian Rocket
The “monster” of adventure bikes needs space to stretch its legs. The biggest anomaly about KTM — at least, the biggest anomaly other than “Why orange” — is how they have built a...
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An Adventure Tourer That Deserves Respect
While the Versys 1000 doesn’t have enormous horsepower, it is comfortable and quite capable of long-distance travel, and won’t break the bank. With the horsepower race going on, it’s pretty...
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