Words: Bill Hunter.
Sometimes you just yearn for a lightweight motorcycle with ample power, which is ideal for tearing around on but, power aside, it also needs to look cool, display a trusted household name on the tank, make you proud to be aboard it and, most important of all, it needs an exceptional build quality! Well, let me tell you right now that Suzuki has the answer with its new DR-Z4SM, a quality machine for street use and then some!
Words: Bill Hunter.
Hyper-Naked motorcycles, love them or hate them, they’re here to stay, which is wonderful news to any hard-core performance rider. A fully exposed tooth-clenching contraption that widens your eyes more than falling into a bath full of liquid cocaine could be the attraction, well maybe that’s a bit theatrical.
Words: Bill Hunter.
KTM’s 390 Adventure has always been one of the most desirable, small capacity, Adventure bikes. Its punchy engine, sturdy build quality and affordability account for healthy sales, especially after it adopted the wire wheel conversion. So when we were informed that a more ‘aggressive’ version was on the cards there was a lot of head scratching seen around our office. And, the cost would be around the same price – a very tall order indeed!
Words: Bill Hunter.
Back in 2021 Yamaha gave us a hint of producing a Supersport motorcycle using their iconic CP-3 three-cylinder motor, based on the MT-09 platform. Instantly we all became excited at this delicious proposition, but it has taken the best part of four years to come to fruition. So, the big question is – was it worth the wait? The simple answer is, most certainly a resounding YES!
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