
Phil West
Journalist
A vastly-experienced motorcycle journalist and bike tester, Phil West is also an ex-Executive Editor of MCN, former Editor of Bike and What Bike?, author of numerous motorcycle books and has ridden virtually every bike of the last 30 years.

Top 10 cheapest adventure motorcycles of 2024
Think you need bags of cash for a do-it-all ADV that can do both the muddy stuff and road riding? These 10 bikes prove otherwise
The best motorcycle textile jackets | motorcycle jacket buyer's guide
We pick some of the best textile jackets you can buy for touring, sports and around-town use

The top 7 best female stunt riders
...and three times women riders were overlooked by Hollywood

New BMW R12 nineT joined by R12 cruiser
BMW has revealed a new version of its retro-styled R NineT, and it's brought along a sibling

Top 10 motorcycle museums to visit (at home and abroad)
Which are the best motorcycle museums to visit over winter – both home and abroad? Let Visordown guide you…

10 motorcycle trends to look out for in 2024 - both good and bad
Following a slew of new reveals at EICMA, we’ve a fair idea of how the industry’s looking for 2024

Does the 2024 Honda CBR600RR prove supersport bikes are back for good?
Is the supersport 600 class really dead? Judging by Honda's new CBR600RR and other developments in the class, maybe not

Top 10 Best Yamaha Ténéré models
Yamaha has made a huge variety of different Ténérés over the years, so we’ve tried to make sense of them all

The BMW M1000 XR is a bonkers 200bhp hyper adventure bike
The faster, lighter, slicker XR is set to take on the new Ducati Multistrada V4 RS, but for a lot less money

The Top 10 'Revived' British Brands and the stories behind them
With the recent successful revival of great British motorcycle brand BSA , which follows similar recent revivals of Norton , Brough Superior and more, it seems many of the greatest historic names in British motorcycling are now back in business.

The Top 10 biggest-capacity motorcycles in 2023
Is bigger better? Take a look through our list of the biggest-capacity motorcycles you can buy today and decide for yourself

How the BMW GS saved the company and changed the motorcycle world forever
The reveal of BMW’s all-new R 1300 GS is a landmark moment not only for BMW – but for motorcycling in general

Top 10 torquiest production motorcycles
Power is all very well but torque is the often-overlooked metric that can define a bike’s appeal. Here are the top ten torquiest motorcycles you can buy today!

The top 10 most expensive motorcycles of 2023/2024
We take a look at the bikes that you can buy today and ride out tomorrow with a big hole in your bank account

New BMW F800/F900GS trio revealed
It's bye-bye F750/850 and hello to the F800/900GS and Adventure, which bring with them bigger engines and more stuff

20 years of the Ducati Multistrada – a retrospective
This autumn marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most famous and significant biking dynasties of all – Ducati’s Multistrada.

Top 10 weirdest Harleys – ever!
WITH Harley-Davidson recently celebrating its 120th anniversary and with the imminent launch of its two most sophisticated models so far, the

Triumph Bonneville: The British legend through the ages
The Triumph Bonneville is arguably the most famous ‘classic’ British bike of all and today’s modern incarnation remains the definitive ‘retro’.
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