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General
Head to head | 2021 Honda CB1000R vs 2021 Suzuki GSX-S1000

We look at the Honda CB1000R against one of its closest competitors, the newly updated Suzuki GSX-S1000

First Ride
2021 Suzuki GSX-S1000 road and track test and review

To find out what the newly updated 2021 Suzuki GSX-S1000 was like to ride, we went to Yorkshire for a track and road test

New Bikes
Three new 1000cc MV Agustas for 2016
MV Agusta's CEO unveils plans for revamped litre-range
MotoGP
Simoncelli tests 1000cc Honda at Motegi
"I completed 50 laps and quickly felt confident with the new bike, setting similar lap times to the RC212V."
MotoGP
Video: Yamaha 1000cc M1 in testing
Hear the sound of the 1000cc Yamaha M1
MotoGP
Sound of the Honda 1000cc MotoGP
Honda's 2012 MotoGP caught in testing at Sugo
General
Electric bike beats petrol rivals
Single-gear bike, based around a Suzuki GSX-R750 takes on 1000cc superbikes
Used Bike
Half Price Sale: £5k used sportsbikes
With new litre sportsbikes costing upwards of £10,000 the used market is booming. But at £5k are these bikes half the performance as well as half the price?
Road Test
The Edge - '09 R1, GSX-R1000, ZX-10R, Fireblade

A radical new R1 and a spanking new GSX-R taking on the mighty Fireblade and much maligned ZX-10R, the scrap for 1000cc supremacy is closer than ever...

MotoGP
Stoner: 1000cc engines will suit me better
Return to big bore racing the right decision, says former world champ
Road Test
Spot the Difference - 2008 Supersport 1000 Test

The latest batch of thousand cc superbikes are so fast, efficient and similar to each other that it’s now almost impossible to tell them apart. Niall and James put forward the argument that in 2008, it really doesn’t matter which model you ride anymore...

Road Test
Road Test: CBR1000RR v ZX-10R v GSX-R1000K6 v R1

1000cc sports bikes go ballistic to Majorca. Does the water taste like what it oughta?

Road Test
Road Test: 2004 Supersports Test - 1000'S

Take sixteen of the best sportsbikes in the world to a circuit for three days, put them on identical tyres, add thirteen journalists from ten different countries and you have the most comprehensive test ever.

Road Test
Litre Beaters: 2003 1000cc test
When you absolutely, positively have to go as fast as possible from one point to another there is only one class to turn to. But when the siren goes off is the new GSX-R still the fastest way to get to a nuclear bunker?