It’s Britain’s best road test route. A tough 250-mile mix of A and B- roads, a stretch of motorway, plus plenty of towns, villages, blind corners, ballistic straights, and a huge range of grippy to slippy tarmac. There are two cafés, an off-road section for adventure and trail bikes, track time for sportsbike evaluation, and Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground and the dyno for hard and fast data when needed. You want answers? We’ve got ’em.
1 Bells and whistles
There’s a delay getting going, due to the sheer quantity of gizmos. Both have modes, stereos, phone connectivity, heated grips, touch-button suspension, keyless ride, and oodles of switches. The Wing has built-in satnav, too. The BMW’s panniers have central locking, though you still need to press a release and pull a…