Bikes

BMW Motorrad’s R 12 line-up expands with the Dakar special that reminds of the original R 80 G/S. It is, of course, the R 12 G/S.  In 1980 BMW Motorrad produced an enduro bike with a boxer engine, dubbed R 80 G/S. Now, 45 years on, there’s a new version, the BMW R 12 G/S, featuring long suspension travel, cross-spoke

Royal Enfield now has six machines powered by its 650cc parallel twin engine. The latest is this, the Bear 650, a scrambler. So when I went to pick up the Royal Enfield Bear 650, the chap tasked with the handover commented, “I’ve done 80km over the weekend and fell in love with it.” Which of course you take with a

In a bike world long ruled by ‘more is better’, motorcycles like the Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel make you rethink things. Adventure bikes like these – now the default tourers – bask in moderation and they’re all the better for it. Take the time to soak in the environs you’re passing through. This will canter at a trot, but

The KTM AG board has announced that the company has expanded its relationship with its long-standing partner Bajaj. It has also secured Bajaj as its main investor. Gottfried Neumeister (above) CEO, KTM AG stated: “Today we have been given the opportunity to continue the history of KTM. “Together with our long-standing partner Bajaj, we were able to work out a