motorcycle review
Clean Sheet Brutale
Riding the prototype promises a more refined and accessible customer version. Mind-Blowing! That’s the expression that the marketing mob at MV Agusta has...
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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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A Resurection of the Beginning
A skunkworks project that inadvertently established a new genre of motorcycling. Like so many great discoveries — penicillin, Velcro and, yes, Viagra — BMW’s GS was an accident. Okay, not quite...
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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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Getting Dirty on Three Wheels
The three-wheeled ADV solution Everybody likes the idea of adventure travel on motorcycles, even non-riding normies (as I write this, Itchy Boots’ book is on the bestseller list and Ewan McGregor...
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Touring Excellence
Meet the most advanced touring motorcycle on the planet. Every generation of Bayerische Motoren Werke’s RT — and there have been at least six major revisions — brings with it trepidation....
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Triple Threat
Taking on all other engine configurations, Italian-Style. Twins, goes traditional lore, are torque monsters of motorcycling. Four-cylinder bikes, meanwhile, rev to the moon. Never mind that many a...
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The Classic Bobber
What you see is what you get, and then some. At first glance, the 2025 Harley-Davidson Street Bob test bike I’m about to mount really piques my interest. Adorned in a bright yellow finish (which...
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A More Refined Hooligan
Advanced electronics and high-tech suspension oozes confidence in all riding conditions. We were just off the southern coast of Portugal to ride the 2025 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS, and the...
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Harley’s Sportiest Touring Machine
Reminiscent of the FXRT, this Low Rider ST brings back fond memories. I might be a little biased towards the 2025 Harley-Davidson FXLR Low Rider ST. You see, it reminds me of the 1991 FXRT Sport...
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Setting A New Benchmark
A completely redesigned Multistrada V2 for the mid-displacement crossover market is the lightest in its category. Ever since its release in 2003, the Ducati Multistrada has been a mainstay in the...
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Contemporary Cool
A confidence-inspiring bike for new riders but entertaining enough for the experienced rider. In 2022, to better align the Street Twin with its bigger, sportier brother, the Speed Twin 1200, Triumph...
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