Motorbike

BMW's R nineT just got a big new problem

The middleweight retro bike scene has become as busy as a barber’s at a custom bike show – but which is best?

Is it really a new SV650, or an updated Gladius? We're not sure it matters when it's this good.

A month of firsts: first service, first track day on this bike and the first faulty dash seen by KTM

Thanks to its motorcycle underpinnings, the Integra's got a well sorted ride and engine, but its lack of storage leaves it feeling compromised

THE  Honda Integra looks like a maxi-scooter, but it’s actually a motorcycle gone incognito because underneath the scooter-shaped façade is an engine and chassis shared with the NC750X.

Has Honda made the updated CBR500R and CB500F the ideal A2 bikes?

Honda has given the 2016 NC750X more storage space, better suspension and improved DCT, so it's now more comfortable and functional than ever

Updated for 2016, Yamaha's MT-09 remains unbeatable for the price

Ducati’s new Multistrada 1200 Enduro comes out swinging, with genuinely good off-road performance and road handling to match

So you're after a retro bike with character are you? Step this way

Who needs big bikes?

The Bonneville T120 is exactly what it needed to be – a true Bonneville, and nothing less.

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BMW's R nineT just got a big new problem

IT'S  funny how riding a bike can change your mood and mind-set. The machine that just did it for me is the new Triumph Thruxton R.

Updated adventure bikes prove you don't have to spend a fortune to join the BMW family – but you need to decide how you're going to use them before choosing

More power, less weight. Those are the traditional headline claims every time a bike is updated, aren’t they?

Yamaha’s updated flagship tourer proves it can tackle twisties - even on track

THERE’S  not much consensus on what makes a sports-tourer.

The 2016 SV650 isn't quite the bold aluminium-framed naked sportster it was when it first launched, but it's still endowed with a big sense of fun, especially for new riders.

FOLLOWING  its release in 1999, it didn’t take long for the SV650 to become one of the pillars of Suzuki’s range and in 2000 it was the second biggest selling bike in Europe (behind the  Ba

For sports-touring in a hurry

VISORDOWN  Editor Steve Farrell has just been on the launch of  Yamaha’s MT-03  and says it’s the latest small bike that’s fun, engaging, and yet has a power figure that’s unlikely to allo