It’s strange that Honda’s big bruiser can seem so forgotten alongside the likes of the mean green Kawasaki ZRX family and the pukka air-cooled Yammy XJRs, but they’re still great bikes! We took a look back at Honda’s CB1300. You…
It’s fair to say that the ol’ TDM was a bit of an under-achiever in the UK’s sales charts, nevertheless it’s a pretty capable bike, when you scratch the surface. This bug-eyed beauty was first imported into the UK back…
Honda VTR1000F FireStorm 1997-2005 When looking back to the late 1990s, we can now see that there was a big fashion for V-twin motorcycles. It was understandable that with a resurgent Ducati having cool road bikes like the 900SS and…
Classic rides of the Pre-Pensioner The next in our series where Classic-Motorbikes.net looks back at the machines enjoyed by those of us now in our 50s. What made them memorable and why we loathed or lusted after them? GSX 1100E…
Here we look back at Tadao Baba’s last FireBlades – the 929 and the lovely 954cc CBR900RRs! The original Honda CBR900RR FireBlade hit the sportsbike world like a thunderbolt in 1992 and it took a good six years for the…
For us the ZX-12R is a strange creature, because while it promised 200mph motorcycling (it didn’t quite deliver that) it has still become a well-loved machine, perhaps thanks to its quirky looks. It is 20 years now since the Kawasaki…
This convenient combination of tail bag and fully fledged backpack recommends itself as a versatile companion for any tour – no matter whether by bike or on foot. Features: Universal fit for seat and rack Suitable for bikes with high…
It took the middleweight supersports fight to the Japanese – but did the TT600 and related Daytona 600 and 650 really have what it took to beat them? And what are they like now? At the end of the last…
It may not have had the kudos of its fully-faired ST ‘brother’, but the RS wasn’t a bad bike by any standards. It’s better still, now it’s in the bargain basement… Twenty years ago Triumph was just beginning to challenge…
Back with another series where Classic-Motorbikes.net looks at the machines once enjoyed by those of us now in our 50s. What made them memorable and why we loathed or lusted after them? Yamaha 1.1 Martini Stranger than fiction … Motorcycling…
