All news by author: Geoff Hill

Geoff Hill delves into Samarkand’s beautiful history and rebirth amid huge investment from local tycoon Bakhtiyor Fazilov, who’s made billions from gas, oil and property

Only a very good rider or an idiot would take a 170bhp, 275kg, 27 grand bike off-road. Enter Geoff, left, although when he was told to hit the dirt, he really shouldn’t have taken it so literally. Ask the seagull

The Japanese company’s 500cc machines are perfect for A2 licence holders but fun for more experienced riders, and this latest addition is a fabulous combination of being incredibly easy yet hugely satisfying to ride

Our man Geoff just couldn’t get on with Honda’s latest version of its midrange, midprice adventure tourer – at first. But after he sat down and gave himself a good talking to, by the end of the day, he was a happy chappie once again

Triumph has sold 130,000 of these since they were launched in 2007, and it’s the world’s best naked sports bike, so the boffins at Hinckley must have been mad to try making it even better. Answer – they are, and it is

Well, if only because Geoff was frozen solid on it. But even though all his bits fell off in the cold, he still loved its sleek looks, user-friendly riding position, ballistic acceleration, brilliant quickshifter and trademark Triumph clinical handling

In 2006, Geoff rode a Triumph Tiger 955i the 16,500 miles of the Pan-American Highway from Chile to Alaska, then had to hand it over to the local dealer in an emotional farewell. Now he’s on a mission to bring it home. Watch this space...

This Italian-designed and Chinese-made bike is the love child of a scrambler and an adventure bike, but although it ticked all the boxes, it didn’t make Geoff leap off and sing selected hits from La Scala operas

At under seven grand, the X-Cape could be your ticket to touring, and although the engine is a bit lacklustre and the screen made Geoff deaf, it’s got impressive specs and a lot going for it at the price

Smaller, lighter batteries with better range, more charging points, especially in rural areas, ebikes which don’t look too wacky and even the ability to pick your bike’s sound are all on the cards as we count down to a possible 2035 petrol ban

The latest scooter from the Italian manufacturer made Geoff come over all Audrey Hepburn, but once he’d come to his senses, he declared this the best Vespa yet, with more power, better suspension and brakes, and new tech