A magical, mystical island stuck in the middle of the Irish Sea is a real mecca for motorcycling. And we're not talking bingo here. Where better to pitch two pricey sports tourers against a pair of cheaper all-rounders?

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. We’re not getting any younger and we’re not getting any faster either. So, can sports tourer trips to the seaside ever be more fun than a noisy trackday on one of those new fangled rocketships? Or are they the spawn of Satan? Simon went west to find out