Motorbike

Despite the Tuscany-Tibet name, Aprilia says you are allowed to do Reading-Watford and several other routes too on its new Pegaso. So we found out whether the bike's a dirt monster or one for the roads

Our Niall gets down and dirty with the KTM 450 EXC

Shippey lives the dream and spends some time with the H-D V-Rod

England experts every British sportsbike to do its duty. But can the Daytona beat the awesome CBR600RR and Kawasaki ZX-6R?

If pound notes are more important than lap times these 600s offer the best compromise of race replica handling with real world practicality. New and secondhand these still top the sales podium

Indeed. Relax into the luxurious world of the touring machine as Honda's seminal Wing hitches its skirts and hangs with some twin cylinder company

600cc sportsbike in the CBR mould. Only a dodgy clutch lets it down

The WCM team built a Grand Prix bike around the bones of a Yamaha R1 in less than 14 weeks. Niall Mackenzie tests the impressive Harris WCM GP bike

British MotoGP rookie Chris Burns rides a Grand Prix bike built around the bones of a Yamaha R1 in less than 14 weeks by a British team. Niall Mackenzie tests the impressive Harris WCM GP bike.

Want pose without a Harley? Want performance without pain? With the cosmopolitan cool of a night at the opera alongside the open road potential of your average sportsbike, Ducati's Monster S4 and Aprilia's Tuono could be just what you need...

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?

Europe's second best-selling 750cc to 1000cc bike from 1991-2001. Says it all really.

The WSBK paddock are now heading to the UK for the seventh round

IN 2003 600s took a step forward with a new ultra-sporty breed appearing rather than the all-round bikes they'd always been.

Just like the old 2-strike RV but with 4-stroke power and balloon tyres

Personally I’m a fan of new technology, as long as it works well and enhances my life. But new technology that hinders me really pisses me off. Take digital cameras, which seem to have a 10-second delay between pressing the button and the picture being taken as an example.

A suped-up ST3 with Ohlins rear suspension and ABS brake system - Ducati's all-new top of the range sports tourer for 2006

Niall Mackenzie rides CCM's 404 DS.

992cc fuel injected motah for the Monster range is still air-cooled, but has twin plug heads and packs a meatier punch. The definitive Monster?

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The kind of motorcycle that makes you want to become a desperado and ride off into the sunset in search off cheap Mexican beer and women