Motorcycle First Ride Reviews

The updated Yamaha Tracer 9 GT + boasts more tech, revised ergonomics and radar-assisted cruise control for 2023

The 2023 Yamaha Niken GT gains technological and mechanical updates for this year, boosting the performance and usability of the leaning multi-wheel machine

Alex is out in Antibes, France, to ride the Route Napoleon on the 2023 Suzuki GSX-8S. Could this be the naked motorcycle worth checking out?

The sunny Spanish hills outside Girona, north of Barcelona, provided an idyllic base for historic American firm Indian’s press launch of the new Indian Sport Chief performance cruiser.

The Harley-Davidson Breakout is back in the global line-up for 2023, and we flew to California to try out the eye-catching cruiser

If nothing exceeds like excess, the Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary can only be classed as a winner

Honda’s 471cc parallel-twin unit finds its way into a Scrambler format - Alex heads to sunny Seville to review the 2023 Honda CL500.

For the press test of the 2023 Ducati Streetfighter V4 S we headed to Spain and the Andalucía circuit

This is a slightly different review than normal for Visordown, as we took the Ducati MIG-S E-MTB for a spin along some local trails

The big Suzuki V-Strom 1050 finally gets dirty with adventure spec upgrades for the 2023 model year

We’re out in India for the global launch of the newest cruiser which is sure to be a hit in the UK - the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650.

The 2023 Honda CB750 Hornet is an old name revived with an all-new design and parallel twin-cylinder 90hp engine

Whether after a Scrambler or Street flavour for your next naked motorcycle, the new Moto Morini Seiemmezzo 650 has been specced up to provide a classy alternative.

With 100 years of heritage behind them, it’s time for the 2023 Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello to take the Italian marque into the future - with active aero wings!

An iconic name makes a resurgence, and the 2023 Norton Commando 961 impresses at the UK launch in the North Wessex Downs.

To find out what the Honda NT1100 is like to live with, Toad has spent the last couple of weeks touring and commuting around the UK

Does the new Zero DSR/X adventure motorcycle tick all of the right boxes to be a conquering force in the adventure touring segment?

Visordown has spent the last month getting to grips with the Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory for this road and track review

A London tour on the new Maeving RM1 electric motorcycle, with elegant style and endless pint-sized fun. The learner-friendly 125cc of the future?

Fresh-faced and sports styled, we head out to Lightning Storm Motorcycles to review the Sinnis GPX 125, the CBT & A1 legal budget sports bike.

The re-engineered Norton V4SV has landed, boasting billet aluminium everything, full carbon bodywork, 185bhp and 193kg dry weight

Made in America, ridden in the Alps. We were out in Chamonix near Mont Blanc, France, to test out the new Indian Pursuit (2022) touring motorcycle.

To try out the updates to the Fireblade CBR1000RR-R SP 2022 we went along to the 30th anniversary celebration for track evening at Donington.

The 2022 Yamaha XSR900 gains the updates of the latest generation MT-09 and MT-09 SP, although some not insignificant chassis tweaks up the ante further