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The bikes below all off er solid to brilliant sport performance. They don’t all compete with the Kawasaki directly as some are premium machines, with features and prices to match. However, they all do the same sport touring job. There are some bikes,

The OEM gearing is fine in urban and unsealed situations. However, for riders contemplating regular highway usage, we'd suggest going up a tooth on the countershaft sprocket. This taller gearing will help smooth the engine at 100km/h. Performance and

This is the bike Benelli probably worries about the most. It's cheaper, lighter, has more suspension adjustment and electronics. It also has a 690cc variant of KTM's LC8-C engine (arguably the best twin in the midsize class). Styling is in a differen

Type: Liquid-cooled DOHC singlecylinder four-valve four-stroke with chain camshaft drive and twin geardriven counterbalancers Capacity: 652cc Power: 45bhp/33.56kW at 6500rpm (at crankshaft) Torque: 55Nm/40.57ft-lb at 4000rpm Compression ratio: 11.5:1

The best-known adventure tourer of them all, the venerable big-bore GS is the bike you have to consider as an option in the class. Although cheaper than the Tiger, by the time you start adding some options to get likefor-like specifications, that sit

Pirelli now has five different ranges of its sporty Diablo tyres, each with different characteristics and designed for different purposes. The stickiest is the Diablo Superbike — track-only slicks with extreme dry-weather performance and no wet-weath

Classic Motorcycles — 32 Great Bikes and Their Road Test Reports is Lester Morris' fourth book, this one an inch-thick collection of his best road tests from the past. Morris' enthusiasm and love of bikes shines through as he takes you back to a time

Here's a great idea: heated electric gloves that can be powered with batteries or hard-wired into the bike and controlled via an app on your smartphone. The Macna Progress RTX gloves have all the protection and comfort features you'd expect in a top-

Riding fast requires a good helmet… critical if you crash, of course, but very important before you even roll out of the pits. The right helmet needs to fit well, offer great vision, be aerodynamic for the high speeds you're going to enjoy, offer ven

Every issue we're giving away this beaut pack of Motul cleaning gear worth $49.95. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is send us a pick of your shining steed and we'll pick what we think is the best shot and comment and the top blok