Bikes Mel sat on

Not reviews. Sit tests, from 5ft.

Mel sits on it, moves it round a car park, stops on a slope, hunts for the side stand, reaches for the clutch, and says whether it made her grin. Glyn chips in where he rode it too. She can't tell you one bike is better than another, and she won't.

Low view of Mel on the white Trident 660, her boot hanging clear of the tarmac

Staffordshire Triumph, Stoke-on-Trent · 4 October 2026

5ft rider versus the Trident 660

My first ever triple. Also my first time looking at finance figures in a showroom and walking away. Nobody tell the Z650.

Mel striking a pose beside the black and red Hornet in a pub car park

Smiths Honda, Chester · 20 September 2026

5ft rider versus the Hornet 750 E-Clutch

I really wanted to love it. I didn't drop it, I conquered a fear, and I found out a lot about my left hand.