RiDE’s long-term Hornet SP is ignoring the changing of the seasons and getting on with its key purpose in life: enjoyment

WE’RE REALLY MOTORING NOW, ON THE fastest part of the track approaching a hairpin turn. Above the sound of the Aston DB12’s howling V12, my passenger, Pascal, shouts: ‘Don’t brake, let the car do it!’

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Fifty years ago the biggest name in two-wheeled tourers was born. Funny thing is, in 1975 the original GL1000 was meant to be a superbike…