Motorbike

For 2016 the new KTM 690 Duke is more powerful and more refined, but are its manners fit for a king?

THE  Duke is the foundation of KTM’s road range. It’s the bike that took the Austrian manufacturer from the dirt to the road, laid the groundwork for its range of road bikes and is a shining example of KTM’s commitment to single-cylinder engines.

Is the baby Panigale still a baby? Or does Ducati now make two superbikes, one big the other massive? Read the first full and considered review of the 959 Panigale.

I KNOW  what you’re thinking. You’re thinking ‘what in the world is with that exhaust?!’

Visordown's Ben Cope rides the new Ducati 959 Panigale on track at the launch at Valencia in Spain

Yamaha has hipster-fied the popular MT-07 to make the new XSR700. So is it worth the £500 extra? Visordown found out at the launch in Sardinia.

Light, mischievous and a lot of bang for not too much buck

The refined hooligan

TAKE  the badge off this Husqvarana 701 Enduro and what have you got? A  KTM 690 Enduro R LC4 .

THIS  was the second of two new Husqvarnas launched in Portugal during the same week.

The Lexmoto ZSF 125 might be really cheap, but is it value for money? Watch our verdict here.

A 'new era' for Husqvarana or a KTM for £200 extra?

Every now and then, Ducati produces a very special Monster. Watch our verdict on the latest.

Visordown's only road tester with a 'man bun' is sent to Sardinia to ride Yamaha's XSR700

'WE'VE  seen our friends in Bologna doing well so we're jumping on the hipster band wagon,' joked Shun Miyazawa, Yamaha's project manager during the presentation of the XSR700. The joke fell flat... perhaps because there's truth said in jest.

The two newest, hottest sub-400cc A2 sports bikes set against each other

With a range of new Royal Enfields on the way, we give the firm's current flagship another look

It's got new suspension and wheels and blacked-out exhausts for 2016. It looks badass - but is it?

With a range of new Royal Enfields on the way, we give the firm's current flagship another look

Another batch of R1Ms is coming to the UK for 2016. Find out what the higher-spec R1 is like on road and track.

Ben Cope rides the new Monster 1200R at the launch at the Ascari circuit

The Ducati Monster 1200R is a special kind of beast, an uber-indulgent track bike that offers great performance but is not as competitively priced as its rivals from KTM and Triumph.

Harleys: not fast and often not particularly practical. So why do so many people love them?

The base-model R1 recently beat Ducati’s 1299 Panigale S in a Visordown back-to-back test - so what in hellfire is the higher-spec R1M like?