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About Adam Child

Yorkshire born 42, 5'7, Adam Child, or known in the industry as 'Chad' is a multiple UK record holder, and has been professionally bike testing for 20-years, and in that time attended more than 350 bike launches, covering over a million road test miles. International road racer, with race wins at Oliver's Mount, podiums in New Zealand and two top ten Isle of Man TT finishes. Chad is just as happy elbow-down on a race track, kicking up mud off road, or restoring classic bikes...
Latest Posts | By Adam Child
Bike Review | 2025 Ducati Panigale V4 S
9.8
6 days ago

Bike Review | 2025 Ducati Panigale V4 S

This new Panigale is lighter, more powerful and with more technical wizardry than ever before to make it the most advanced road-going Ducati ever. Ducati’s target goals for the V4 …
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Bike Review | 2024 BMW R 12 nineT Test
8.3
2 months ago

Bike Review | 2024 BMW R 12 nineT Test

Producing a retro motorcycle is a balancing act. It’s not about mixing nostalgia with modernity; it’s about honouring the past yet meeting the demands of today’s market. No matter how …
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Bike Review | 2024 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP
9.5
2 months ago

Bike Review | 2024 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP

While Suzuki and Yamaha have decided to bow out gracefully from the 1000cc superbike scene, Honda isn’t ready to hang up its leathers just yet. Instead, it’s taking the fight …
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Bike Review | MV Agusta Enduro Veloce Test
8.7
5 months ago

Bike Review | MV Agusta Enduro Veloce Test

I got the chance to ride the prototype to the Enduro Veloce, then called the Lucky Explorer, exactly two years ago in July of 2022. The bike was in a …
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World Launch: Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition
7.9
2 years ago

World Launch: Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition

It has been a decade since Pierer Mobility, who own KTM, snapped up Husqvarna from BMW. Since then, the brand has gone from strength to strength, last year launching the …
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Review: BMW E Power Roadster electric
5 years ago

Review: BMW E Power Roadster electric

As I’m handed the key to the prototype, I’m already grinning in expectation and excitement like a child on Christmas Eve. Throwing a leg over the E Power Roadster I …
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Interview: Keanu Reeves and Gard Holinger, ARCH Motorcycles
5 years ago

Interview: Keanu Reeves and Gard Holinger, ARCH Motorcycles

ARCH Motorcycles is the brainchild of co-founders and business partners, actor Keanu Reeves and celebrated custom bike builder Gard Hollinger. Adam ‘Chad’ Child caught up with Keanu and Gard to …
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Review: 2020 ARCH KRGT-1 Cruiser
9
5 years ago

Review: 2020 ARCH KRGT-1 Cruiser

The Arch KRGT-1 receives 20 major changes for 2020, featuring 150 newly designed components. We travel to Los Angeles, California, to test the new 2032cc powered bespoke and handmade machine. …
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Teaser: BMW E-Power Roadster electric bike, drag race versus S 1000 R…
5 years ago

Teaser: BMW E-Power Roadster electric bike, drag race versus S 1000 R…

I’m at BMW’s highly guarded Miramas test facility, in the south of France, sitting in perfect silence on BMW’s E-Power Roadster concept bike – and about to participate in a …
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