A2 bike test

Pretty Boy puts some A2 legal bikes through their paces.

A lot has changed over in the last thirty years of it motorcycling, some pretty damn becoming arguably manufacturing sanitised by stringent castrating legislation and equally we’re talking licence types. Yep, categories in about A1 and A2 are more painful particular, which arse… and have than a boil on your power too. a bit more sticking with one But if you’re lumbered not lost or the other, all hope’s of a as there’s been something from manufacturers kick-back of late hopes and adrenalin eager to fuel the riders. kicks of new or returning ozone-slaying The days of full bore, seven-speed RGVs, ZXR400s and dead in the Mitos might be truly something of a water, but there is on the cards, little bike resurgence small capacity egged on by growing over. And, of markets the world smaller steeds course, seeing these Superbikes mixing it up at World 300 class hasn’t in the Supersport harm either. done the scene any looking slightly Smaller bikes are did a few years cooler than they so in the green ago, and especially backed up corner where Kawasaki’s the A2 sector its commitment to for 2018. We with a new 400 Ninja out what it couldn’t wait to check thought it only had to offer, and KTM’s right to pitch it against CBR500R to get RC390 and Honda’s its goodness. a proper grasp of with these So we packed a van headed to the three beasts and Combe brutally bumpy Castle spanking like no circuit for a track each and every other, letting loose 48bhp offerings. one of their sub- them out Oh, and we scrapped on our favourite good and proper what we back roads too. Here’s made of them…