At the end of the day...

Dave and Rupert rate the bikes in the same order: Yamaha MT-09 first, Kawasaki Z900 in the middle and Triumph’s Street Triple R last. For Dave, “The Yamaha is the most fun and the most versatile. Easy.” Rupert agrees: “It’s not for everyone but that sense of fun is bigger than the fun of the slightly more austere brilliance of the Kawasaki.” “The faster you go, the more composed it gets” And the Triumph last? “It’s my least favourite on the moors,” says Dave. “And after the A1, it still is. It’s not horrible or offensive, and when we hit roundabouts you can feel its sportiness because it stops, turns and grips. That’s when it comes into its own. But it has the least wind protection, which limits it. As a Sunday…

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RiDE United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2018

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