Suzuki V-Strom 1000XT First Impressions
Does “oodles” have a Japanese equivalent? I hope so, because in terms of power and low-down torque the Suzuki V-Strom 1000XT is certainly deserving of…
Anlas Capra RD review; impressions over 6,500 miles
Anlas is a tyre brand new to the UK, and given the explosion of interest in adventure travel it’s not surprising that they already have…
Benelli TRK 502 X – First Ride
The new Benelli TRK 502 X will be arriving in the UK this summer. To find out how it compares with the standard model, Iain…
Sinnis 125 Terrain review – Tested by Helen Lloyd
Helen Lloyd has ridden the length of Africa and beyond on a 225cc Serow, so who better to test the Sinnis 125 Terrain – a…
Benelli TRK 502 Test – 2,000 Miles Around France
Continuing our long-term test of the Benelli TRK 502 in advance of it being on show at the Overland Event, earlier this month Iain Harper…
Benelli TRK 502 Long-Term Test: First 1,200 Miles
The Benelli TRK 502 is the Italian brand’s new middleweight adventure touring model, and we’re evaluating one in a long-term test before this year’s Overland…
Mitas E10 Tyre Review
Mitas E-10 4,500 miles review Being an Adventure Motorcycle Tyre must be the lousiest job in the tyre world. For example, a track day tyre…
Royal Enfield Himalayan (Carb version) First Test
The first time I rode from Delhi to Chandigarh, it was with my mate Paddy Minne on two Royal Enfields, on the first leg of…
2017 Harley-Davidson Road King
Ridden by Geoff Hill There is something quite wonderful about swinging a Road King through a series of sweeping bends, with the woods of Washington…
Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin
The clutch is dead… long live the clutch (or life with an Africa Twin DCT(CRF1000D).
WK400 Trail review
… as this 400 Trail has the potential to make a great overlander…
CFMoto 650TR the final report?
After nearly 6 months’ use, should it stay or should it go back to the importers?
Triumph Tiger 1200 Explorer
if it’s a big machine you’re after, this is one you really should consider,
CFMoto 650TR Long-term test update
We did a 2,000 mile ‘long-weekend’ test on one of these 70bhp 650 parallel twins about 18 months ago and you can read the full…
KTM 1190 Adventure
Ha ha ha ha ha. That may not be the most intellectually robust or journalistically responsible way to begin a bike review, but it is perhaps the most succinct.
Yamaha XTZ 1200 Super Ténére review
At Overland we believe that a bike review should be a realistic test. Riding around for a couple of hours or a long weekend is not the same as living with a machine everyday and experiencing it on various terrain, in a loaded state. So we headed to North America where Yamaha Canada kindly leant us a 2012 model XTZ 1200 Super Ténéré for a 4,000-mile fortnight on mixed surfaces, circumnavigating the Great Lakes.
Honda 800 Crossrunner
I’d ridden just over 300 miles before it came to me; that sound. Honda’s 800 Crossrunner emits a distinctive noise when the throttle is pinned…
Honda NC700X
Much of the Honda NC700X design is based on an underlying principle of challenging motorcycling convention. A New Concept (NC) as the name claims.
Metzeler Tourance EXP – tyre review
The old Tourance was a classic. But that’s not a cry for the unattainable past
CFMoto WK650TR review
It may bear an uncanny resemblance to Honda’s ST1300, but this is no V4 shaft-driven police mount