Torrential rain, 180-degree bends, a never-ending vista of mountains, snow-fringed passes and hours in the saddle… all part of the Alpine solo adventure for rider Paloma Lence. The Spanish rider clocked up 3,200km in 10 days on her way to the Moto2 Grand Prix in Austria, all on a Triumph Tiger 800 XRT. After making […]

The best time to sweep into Porto is at sunset. Little lights begin to flicker on the city’s hills that lure you into its heart along narrow cobbled streets bordered by cafes and wine lodges. “Wow!” screamed Hanna Johansson as she eased her Speed Twin over the Dom Luis I Bridge spanning the River Douro […]

“My Dad would have been fascinated by the new Speed Twin. He still would have looked for ways to improve it, but I think even he may have struggled.” This are the words of Mike Wicksteed, eight decades after his father Ivan lapped the Brooklands circuit at 118.02mph on the modern-day bike’s ancestor. And five […]