Motorbike

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?

A journey of pain, suffering and 573 miles to Cornwall on a temperamental supermoto, a 50cc sportsbike and an unstable quad.

It’s early 1980 and the threat of the four-stroke invasion hangs heavy in the air. Yamaha and Suzuki have been slugging it out for two years in what may be the final fling for the air-cooled strokers

Would the average rider be better off on one of the latest generation of super-fast streetbikes instead of their usual superbike? We hopped from a CB1000R to a CBR1000RR and back again to find out...

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...

I've been riding the Aprilia for less than 20 yards, in fact I haven't even made it out of the office car park, and I've already got into trouble.

The 2006 Rocket III is a monument to excess, and that's exactly why we loved it so much.

Special excess: a claimed 197bhp

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

Just what is a sports-tourer these days? Used to be a middle-for-diddle model with zero sex appeal, but these days it could be anything from a superbike with luggage to a purpose-built mile-muncher...

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?

BMW know that the market for this bike in the UK is limited.

IF YOU WERE as surprised as we were that Aprilia could not only get their V4 project right first time, but then offer it to us fully laden with GP technology and exotic cycle parts for a penny shy of fifteen grand, then the launch of the more affordable ‘R’ version can only be go

In this molly-coddled, nappy-wearing world Kawasaki stick out like a sore thumb. The Kawasaki marque has always been about power and speed and despite ever-increasing legislation they stick to their guns. Big Kawasaki guns. For this, they are to be saluted.

The bigger version of the 450, more power, bigger balls. Nutters need only apply

Perfect for slicing through sleepy country towns and getting stern lectures from not-so-sleepy country coppers. This fiery twin has got what it takes to entertain

Andy Hogan and John Stevens share a 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R for a year. Here's their review