Changing times

Celebrating the best tall-rounders in the business – machines that combine adventure ergonomics with sports-tourer performance

WHAT’S NEW IN TECH?

WHAT’S NEW IN TECH?

…or ‘modern classics’, as they’re also known. A growing market of motorcycles that blend modernity with the charm and aesthetics of yesteryear. And the options are increasing in shape and size – as RiDE discovers by heading out on three bikes that fulfil the mantra

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED

JUST HOW FAR HAVE WE COME SINCE THE 1980s? The hatchback I’m driving has 324bhp coursing through its front wheels. Deployed with a modicum of skill and mechanical sympathy, that’s sufficient to launch