A couple of years ago I would have struggled to see myself riding a BMW F900 XR. I was really only interested in sportsbikes, and the XR is not one. But here I am with the XR, and although it’s still early days, I’m rather enjoying it. Times change, circumstances changes, and maybe people change, too.
What’s going on?
Why have I always loved sportsbikes? I’m not entirely sure, but I have been a sportsbike rider with Fast Bikes magazine for most of my riding life, and my main interests have always revolved around power upgrades, dragging my knee, and generally speaking, riding fast bikes. That’s just how it’s been. So, what’s changed?
In the last couple of years my joy of riding fast