About Roland Brown

Back in 2019, I was riding the KTM 790 Adventure R, guiding the all-new parallel twin through the desert at the launch of long-awaited pair of middleweight contenders. This …
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A digit on the dashboard, glimpsed roughly a quarter of an hour into my ride, summed-up the extraordinary, arguably unprecedented focus of the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. Is this the best …
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The Super Duke has long stood for nakedbike performance and aggression, stretching back past the first 1290 “Beast” of 2014 all the way to 2005, when the original 990 Super …
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Scramblers are all the rage these days. That’s not scramblers as in old-fashioned motocross bikes – those thumping British singles that wrestled in monochrome mud on televised events back in …
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In one sense the long-awaited Ténéré 700 is very much part of a new generation of mid-sized adventure bikes that form this year’s most vibrant class. The group includes …
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I’d been expecting the new-generation Katana to bring back a few memories, but not quite like this. Back in 1981, I was aboard the original GSX1100S Katana for one of …
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It has to be one of the most thrilling experiences on two wheels. I’m hammering over the brow of the hill on Mugello’s long pit straight, head tucked behind …
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We’ve barely ridden a kilometre from the hotel on the standard 2019 KTM 790 Adventure and already I’ve repeatedly been reminded what a unique, exciting and challenging place Morocco is …
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For an anxious moment, the top of the dune looked out of reach. As I climbed the gentle slope in the Moroccan desert, twisting the 790 Adventure R’s throttle slightly …
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Few bikes in recent history can approach the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701’s ability to turn heads and attract cameras before even turning a wheel. The striking café racer, whose name means …
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