Orwell Motorcycles News & Events | Orwell Motorcycles

Card image cap
30/06/2025

Test ride: Weighing up Kawasaki’s sporty Ninja 500 SE

I still love motorcycling but wonder if I still need a big, powerful naked bike. A 200-mile ride in torrential rain on my Kawasaki Z900RS left me regretting buying a naked motorbike. And, as the years pass, my bike seems to be getting heavier when wheel...

Tags: NewsTest rideKawasakiOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
02/06/2025

Test ride: What a blast — Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

Royal Enfield makes such good use of its two air-cooled engines that customers are almost spoiled for choice. The 350 single engine powers four different models while the 650 twin goes into six motorbikes, all of which have a charm and character of thei...

Tags: NewsTest rideRoyal EnfieldOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
25/04/2025

Test ride: Star quality – Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 Celestial

Nostalgia sells and one of Royal Enfield’s great strengths is that it sells great-value retro motorbikes. That is one reason its sales have just topped one million worldwide in a financial year for the first time. What I like about Royal Enfiel...

Tags: NewsRoyal EnfieldTest rideOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
01/04/2025

Test ride: Heightened sense of adventure – Royal Enfield Himalayan

The original Royal Enfield Himalayan has earned a cult following as an honest, no-nonsense, go-anywhere adventure motorbike. So it was going to take something special to replace it while retaining all the worthy talents that made it such a success. T...

Tags: NewsTest rideRoyal EnfieldOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
01/08/2024

Test ride: Charging into the future – Kawasaki Z 7 Hybrid

A quarter of a century ago I drove the original Toyota Prius hybrid saloon, the world’s first mass-produced petrol-electric hybrid car. The rest is, as they say, history, writes motoring writer Andy Russell. The Prius propelled four-wheel motoring...

Tags: NewsTest rideKawasakiOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
31/05/2024

Test ride: Bigger is better – Kawasaki Z500 SE

I have fond memories of the 500 twin which put me back on two wheels after a break of 13 years and revived my love of motorbiking. It was powerful enough to be fun, but not frightening, forgiving of any errors as I regained my confidence and sensible an...

Tags: NewsTest rideKawasakiOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
29/04/2024

Test ride: Cruise control – Kawasaki Eliminator 500 SE

Nostalgia is a big seller so no wonder many brands put a modern spin on past favourites. Kawasaki is particularly good at it. The retro Z900RS is a huge hit, the red and black GPZ900-inspired Ninja 40thanniversary models are eye-catching and now Kawasak...

Tags: NewsTest rideKawasakiOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
29/03/2024

Test ride: Sporty spice – Suzuki GSX-8R

It wasn’t the best time to take the new Suzuki GSX-8R out for a test ride. That’s no reflection on the 8R. I really enjoyed riding the naked 8S but my next bike (don’t tell the wife as she thinks my current mount is a keeper) must have...

Tags: NewsSuzukiTest rideOrwell Motorcycles
Card image cap
30/11/2023

Test ride: Less is more – Suzuki V-Strom 800RE

You don’t always appreciate something until it’s gone. I liked my V-Strom 650 but was not passionate about it. It did everything I asked of it without fuss. It rode well but was not exciting. To be honest, I took it for granted, says motorin...

Tags: NewsTest rideSuzukiOrwell Motorcycles
© Copyright 2025 Orwell 2025. All rights reserved
Admin Login  | Privacy & cookies

WE WILL RECEIVE A COMMISSION FOR INTRODUCING THIS TRANSACTION TO A LENDER. The amount is available from us on request, typically either a fixed fee or a percentage of the amount you borrow. The payment we receive may vary between finance providers and product types, the payment received does not impact the finance rate offered.

Powered by DealerWebs DealerWebs