2005

Splitting Heirs: Kawasaki ZX-6R 2005 v 2007

Kawasaki's ZX-6R has a reputation of being a serious track tool, wild to the point of instability. The 2007 model is both heavier and less powerful. Is this progress or a backward step for the 6R?

Used Bike

Niall's Spin: Honda CB600F Hornet

In 2005 Niall Mackenzie had a short fling with the Honda Hornet, here's what he had to say

Used Bike

Buyer Guide: Aprilia Tuono

The ultimate buying and owning guide by the people who know these bikes best: those who’ve bought them, run them, broken them, fixed them, spent money on them and more

Used Bike

Used Test: Haga's 2005 Yamaha R1

Our very own James Whitham goes out on Noriyuki Haga's ultra-trick Yamaha R1 WSB racer - and finds out that things have changed a bit since his day...

Used Bike

Used Test: Ducati Desmosedici GP5

Ducati have kept it simple, but the Desmosedici is on the cusp of greatness. Niall bagged a go

Road Test

Road Test: R1100S v VTR v ZRX1200S v Bandit 1250S

With a price tag of £5549 Suzuki's new Bandit 1250 comes with a huge motor and tons of all-round potential. But is it better than a lightly-used big bore bargain?

Road Test

Road Test: 2005 1000cc Superbike Review

There's a stretch of autoroute south of Clermont Ferrand that is the perfect tonic to the preceding several hundred miles of motorway monotony - if riding four of the world's finest litre bikes can ever be considered monotonous.

First Ride

First Ride: 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650-650S

Suzuki's trusty Bandit has swollen in capacity for 2005, but is this enough to put the planet's longest-serving middleweight back in the frame?

First Ride

First Ride: 2005 Honda CBR600RR

Two years on and the all-conquering CBR600RR gets its first major revamp. Has the best just got better? Crash test dummy Niall flies to Estoril to find out.

First Ride

First Ride: 2005 Yamaha YZF-R6

A number of performance-enhancing tweaks make this year's R6 a faster and more exciting proposition. Riding tips from Valentino Rossi not included...

General

Big Bang Theory - Virgin Yamaha R1

Big bang motors have arrived in BSB. Virgin Yamaha's R1 breaks the mould, not the rules

Road Test

Living with a 2005 Triumph Speed Triple

Someone rides around on a Speed Triple

Road Test

Living with a 2005 BMW R1200RT

Giles finds another BMW that he loves, the R1200RT

Road Test

Supersport Superstars - 2005 600cc test

How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...

Road Test

Fireblade History: The Gathering

There's no bigger name when it comes to big sportsbikes than the FireBlade, and that was all the excuse we needed to line up every model since 1992 for a right good knees up at the wooded and wicked Oulton Park