25 Years ago Honda released its middleweight streetfighter – the CB600 Hornet. Its simplistic nature made it a sales success, not only in SA, but also around the World. But now we’re well into 2023 and it was time for change, right? Even though the name is the same it’s a completely new motorbike from the edge of the front tyre to the rear number plate, but does it live up to the previous generation's legacy?

It’s been a few years since I’ve ridden KTM’s flagship Adventure bike, the mighty 1290 Super Adventure R. Not much has changed since then besides a highly revised navigation update and a few other minor changes. Either way it is still one of the most dramatic motorcycles money can buy, for many reasons…

It was only a few years ago when I first had the pleasure of riding the ‘modern’ z900, not to be associated with their two highly desirable retro models, which is the RS range. Oh no, this z900 was a lighter version, and better version, of their long-standing z1000, so to speak.