Every time you ride your bike, put your helmet on, or get your knee down, a million things happen that you're not aware of. Electrons spin around molecules forming atoms, and atoms are what make everything. We are made of around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms, which ...

for shorties.At tick over you can hardly hear or feel the engine running, which didn’t bother me, but I know some that would prefer their naked bikes more noisy even when standing still. Not to worry as all changes when on the move, especially in a high gear

Street Triple R ... revised for 2009Following on from the phenomenally successful Triumph Street Triple, Triumph is introducing a new, higher-specification version for 2009 – the Street Triple R.With the Street Triple already regarded as the class-leading middleweight streetfight...

generation of naked middleweights while the roads around the Sussex Downs are fantastic for a group ride out. Also, and let's be truthful here, when a Lord of the realm invites you to thrash a few bikes up and down his drive you can't really say no, can you

Hoyles...still sunny-side-up on the Ducati StreetfighterI DON'T know about you, but whenever I hear the word ‘streetfighter’ I instantly think of over-anodised GSX-R1100s with polished rims, nasty paint jobs and third grade models draped all over them.For me, the words ‘Ducati’ a...

Now in its 90th anniversary year, Moto Guzzi has replaced its premium Norge 1200 with the new Norge GT8V.The similar looks don't mean they are similar bikes though, almost 80% of the bike has been redesigned but as Moto Guzzi Brand Manager Gianluca Di Oto stated at the press laun...

We are only about 20 miles into France and things aren't going well. Three naked bikes are slip-streaming each other down the dual carriageway with about a foot separating their wheels. Every now and then point man Daryll tucks in an elbow to check

to bring you the biggest and hardest group test TWO has ever done just to split these bikes. We tested seven of the best naked middleweights - three of them brand new for 2004 - from six different manufacturers on the road, track and city streets, as well

BMW F800R ... click pic for full galleryImages courtesy of Jason CritchellI'M AT the launch of the BMR F800R, and I've just finished the morning road ride. While the others are out on track, I thought I'd fill you in on what BMW's latest middleweight is all about.BMW know that th...

is a bit of a mystery. The faired versions of both the 650 and 1000 were on sale at the start of the year but it has taken Suzuki until mid-way through the UK biking season before the naked machines finally hit the streets.Which is a real shame, both