Motorcycle First Ride Reviews

No traction control, no fancy cranks and no need - the boss is back. Niall Mackenzie falls for Suzuki's new big GSX-R

Surely one of the most technically advanced motorcycles on the market, the K1300R is a bike that does its best to do everything, brilliantly. And, quite honestly, pretty much nails it...

KTM’s mighty Adventure gets the R treatment, creating the most hardcore adventure bike on the market. But when the standard version’s so damn good, is the R an essential overlander or a cynical marketing exercise?

Niall Mackenzie goes walkabout with a pair of Yamaha’s budget bikes in the Australian outback. Disappointingly, Jenny Agutter is nowhere to be seen.

BMW is taking the fight to the Japanese hypertouring behemoths. The K1300S brings a touch of European class to the party

KTM’s first superbike hit the mark last year with a blend of awesome performance and comfort. Now the R is upon us, is the RC8 a match for Ducati’s mighty 1198?

Taking up where the popular SV650 left off, the new for 2009 Gladius has a lot to live up to. Is it as sharp as the Roman sword it takes its name from?

The Yamaha R1 promises to be a genuine breakthrough, making use of a crossplane crankshaft developed in MotoGP to deliver smooth, even power. Will this radical new technology put the R1 ahead of Honda’s awesome current-generation Fireblade?

Niall brushes elbows with Troy Bayliss at the launch of Ducati’s new big-bore superbike. It’s a monster machine that will put hairs on the inside of your eyelids, let alone your chest...

Special excess: a claimed 197bhp

After years of trying (and failing) to make a decent streetbike has Honda finally got it right?

MF rides the new MV Agusta F4 in ‘proper’ British weather

Who better to sample BMW's 2009 S1000 RR, the most eagerly awaited bike of the year, than three times British Superbike Champion Niall Mackenzie?

Roland Brown fires back his first thoughts on Kawasaki's new 1000cc naked

Rob Hoyles reports back from the launch of Aprilia's RSV4-R. How does it compare to the super-trick Factory version

After passing my CBT, I chose Yamaha's YZF-R125 as my first foray into biking, but did it prove too tall and too sporty for town riding?

If we bought motorbikes using our head alone, Buell would be out of business. Will the 1125CR help Buell onwards and upwards?

Suzuki’s latest 125 is a street-smart supermoto, ready to do battle with the urban rat race at a sedate pace.

If you're after a slice of custom cool but don't want to sacrifice your savings, or marriage, check out the latest Harley Softail

We ride the 2010 Fat Boy Special on the world launch, is it more than just a new paintjob?

We report back from the launch of the new for 2010 Harley-Davidson range

After glimpses of brilliance on the bike's wet launch at Misano, Visordown has finally tested the new V4 Aprilia back-to-back with the best 1000cc sportsbike out there, Honda's CBR1000RR Fireblade

TWO's John Hogan reports back from the launch of Derbi's new 125s in Barcelona

Punchy, easy-to-handle Terra takes confident Cat and her girly hands through the test and for country weekends