IMAGES: MARK MANNING
Edging ever closer to that bus pass? Does your back protest anytime your Eeyes spy a sportsbike? Are you always abroad exploring new roads? Or are you simply looking for something that offers more versatility in your dotage?
In previous years, you would have had to make serious compromises to obtain a blend of comfort and anything resembling sporting talent – but evolution is a wonderful thing. Nestling somewhere between supernakeds and sports-tourers is this pair of European nut jobs. You’d think cosy mile-munching, frenzied A-road sessions, lethargic commutes and the occasional trackday wouldn't be possible without any detrimental concession, but this pairing proves that 100mph wheelies followed by 200 miles in the saddle is effortlessly feasible.