Former Honda chief development rider, ex-Honda Racing UK boss, and Bonhams specialist writes for MCN

1995-2004 BMW R1150GS ADVENTURE

Today they’re called adventure bikes, but 40 years ago we knew them as ‘giant trailies’. Can Honda’s original Africa-ready big twin turn Rick’s gaze to distant horizons?

How the Ténéré 700 was the catalyst for the new middleweight adventure category

t was the best of croissants, it was the worst of croissants. Yesterday I experienced all-butter nirvana at an impromptu patisserie pitstop somewhere outside of Grenoble. Today I’m click-clacking arou

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