Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Test fleet: SUZUKI GSX-S1000F

There are few things more scary than high winds when you’re riding. I had to ride over 200 miles in gale-force winds this month on a round trip to Yorkshire and I don’t mind admitting it scared the beejesus out of me. It was no problem on twisty A roads where I had the shelter of trees, houses, hills and hedges, but unfortunately most of

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