Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Emily Freeman rode 500 miles through Indochina on a 100cc scooter. With a sidecar. And a dog. What do you need to be a hardcore biking adventurer travelling the dirt roads of Indochina? A beard? Knobbly tyres on a giant adventure tourer? What about your pet dog? Plus a 100cc scouter that hates hills, and…

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Down to central Spain on a 250,000-mile BMW. There’s no need to ride through France to get to other parts of Europe, what with direct ferries to Spain, Denmark, Holland and Germany. So why Belén and I rode off the ferry in Roscoff at Sam on a wet morning in early April is a mystery…

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Can old Brits tour? Well, the bikes certainly can… Four of us made the trip from Cornwall to Derbyshire – me on my 1959 Velocette Venom, Allan on his ’64 Triumph Trophy and Sid on his ’62 Norton 350. Plus Gunner, who was due to bring his Bonneville, but that seized just before departure, so…

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LITTLE ENGLAND Taking a small bike on a big trip is a great way of seeing places in a new light. Round the world adventurer Nathan Millward heads down through Devon and Cornwall on Suzuki’s new 200cc machine… Suzuki’s VanVan 125 has been on sale in the UK for over a decade now. In that…

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If you’re dreaming of a round-the-world motorcycle adventure, but don’t know how to get started, a Mini Mondo trip will set you on the right track. Travelling the world on a motorcycle, rough camping in the wild, and living every moment to the full is the stuff that all budding adventure riders dream about. But…

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When Doug and Wendy took a big Harley on an organised tour of Europe their co-riders were a little suspicious of the capabilities with such machine. It didn’t take long to prove them wrong! After Wendy said “Let’s do another Motorcyde tour,” it took me a few moments to pick myself up off the floor…

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