For as long as I can remember, I?ve been mad about sportsbikes. In fact, growing up I was one of those people that thought anyone riding anything else could ?do one?. It?s a foolish and entirely immature attitude to have, I now realise. Now I?m a bit older and I?ve learnt that the world doesn?t revolve around people like me, I?ve discovered there?s more to life than sportsbikes, and that I really ought to give adventure bikes a chance.

In actual fact, it probably doesn?t have a lot to do with the fact that I?ve grown up because if the truth?s know, I haven?t grown up; I?ve just got older. What I have done, though, is had the opportunity to ride whole host of motorbikes. Some have been absolutely brilliant, others have been shit? but there have been brilliant ones and shit ones in every category. The point I?m trying to make is that a bike doesn?t need to be a sportsbike to be any good.
But although I have learnt that there?s a ton of enjoyment to be had from riding any bike, I still can?t help getting excited about the prospect of a day riding a sportsbike. Especially if it?s the latest and greatest, streak-of-lightning version. I still don?t get excited in the same way about the thought of a day on an adventure bike. And I?m not sure why, because if I?m being 100% honest with myself, I know I?d have just as good a day. I might not drag my knee left, right and centre (well, just left and right, actually), and do 100mph wheelies, but that?s alright, because you can...