Game Changers Ride on
48 MEN’S FITNESS AUGUST 2016DUCATI
MULTISTADA
1200 ENDURO
■This Bologna-built
icon has been developed
to handle the stress
and strain of of-road
riding. Thanks to spoked
wheels — 19 inches at the
front and 17 inches at the
rear — it’s the business
for long-distance treks.
It’s got electronic semi-
active Sachs suspension(front and rear) and a
30-litre fuel tank. Plus,
a 450km range means
you can nip away for a
naughty weekend with
your new girlfriend
without ever having to
visit a servo.BMWS1000XR
■Quickshift Pro,
ABS Pro, Dynamic
Traction Control,
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment, Cruise
Control, heated grips
and a relaxed riding
position... these are
some of the reasons
why this bad boy is
a critics’ favourite.
It’s a high-performance
real-world roadbike:the 999cc, liquid-
cooled, DOHC,
inline-four, 4 cylinder
engine will be your
faithful companion as
you circumnavigate the
planet via the world’s
great motorways.YA M A H A
XSR700
■If you need a set
of wheels that will
perform in both the
city and country,
this is your monster.
Its taut handling and
punchy parallel twin
makes it easy to
negotiate the busiest
of trac, but it still has
more than enough grunt
for your weekend foraysinto the unknown.
Bike connoisseurs
will enjoy its retro
feel: the two-texture
leather seat, old school-
style headlight and
fastening stay set of
a cool aluminium tank.PERFECT
FOR LEISURE-
CRUISING ON
THE WEEKENDS.HONDA GROM
■It looks like a
streetfighter and
goes like a rocket.
The GROM’s simple
lightweight design is
perfect for zipping
in and out of the
urban jungle and
leisure-cruising on the
weekends. It comes
in a nifty selection of
colours: “Matte Axis
Grey”, “Metallic Pearl
Valentine Red” and
“Lemon Ice Yellow”,
which means you’ll
stand out from the
ever-so-drab pack.
This is the coolest
mini-sport bike on
the market.Nothing beats the thrill of steering hundreds
of kilos of throbbing motorcycle over the bitumen.
Here are MF’s ultimate tarmac titans.Motorbikes mean freedom. Ever since movies such
asEasy Riderand the Aussie classicStoneroared into
the public imagination, hitting the road has become
theabsoluteexpressionofaman’soccasionalneedto
flip his middle finger at the craziness of it all. That’s why we’ve put
together a host of the best bikes for your riding pleasure, the kind
of metallic wunder-beasts that will blast you across this wide
brown land, far, far away from the maddening crowd. It’s time to
get your freedom — and your sanity — back.Adventure
highway
ENGINE 999cc
4-cylinder
POWER 118kW
WEIGHT 228kg
BASE PRICE$22,190ENGINE 1,198cc
4-cylinder
POWER 118kW
WEIGHT 225kg
BASE PRICE$29,990ENGINE 655cc
2-cylinder
POWER 55kW
WEIGHT 186kg
BASE PRICE$10,990ENGINE 125cc
1-cylinder, 4-stroke
POWER 7kW
WEIGHT 104kg
BASE PRICE$3,999M