Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

HERALD BRUTE 500

Test Ride Group

Herald’s made a big leap forward with the release of its raucous, stripped-back custom-style single – the Brute 500. It might not be the most obvious of choices in a back-to-back test with the brand-new BSA Gold Star and the much-loved Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, but the (mostly) British-built naked is similarly spec-ed, similarly priced and probably could appeal to the type of riders BSA and Royal Enfield are aiming their bikes at: young, trendy types (not necessarily the old boys who remember the originals from back in the day).

We’ve tested our fair share of Herald Motor Company’s bikes over the past few years, so we’ll spare

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