Want to travel at pace, explore the smallest of back roads, then pick down paths that aren’t even roads? You’ll be needing the oomph, presence and easy speed of a decent-sized engine, combined with the 21in front wheel and big-clearance suspension of a legit off-roader. But which is best? Four fantastic adventure bikes, three glorious days of highways and byways, two tempting newcomers – and one clear winner. The establishment won’t be happy…
This month we’ve also headed to the West Midlands with a Triumph Bonneville and a Royal Enfield Bullet to discover how much of the British bike industry’s legacy still remains, ridden Norton’s new Manx R with a 1953 Manx Norton at one of England’s most historic circuits, poked round every inch of Moto Guzzi’s futuristic new factory, joined a couple on a 15,000-mile ride through North America, taken BMW’s R1300RS on track – oh, and we’ve even tempted BSB champ Kyle Ryde back on Team Bike’s Honda RC30 to battle hordes of modern superbikes at Spa once again.
All this and plenty more, only in Britain’s best-selling motorcycle magazine – out now.