Motorbike

TWO's James Whitham reports back from the launch of KTM's sharp new RC8R

Niall Mackenzie puts Suzuki's 2008 GSX-R750 through a year of abuse. How will it hold up?

Sometimes bikes are launched that fail to excite and slip under the biking radar for one reason or another. We find three of the best.

Once upon a time they built unassuming bikes that were so good from the word ‘go’ that they didn’t change once during their production run

Large, simple and underdeveloped. But enough about our intern, Ian Stewart, Whit’s XR1200 proves that it’s as much fun as its owner

Aesthetically terms, the Kisbee scooter is stylish and prestigious with a fantastic finish. The slender silhouette, that streamlined wind-deflector giving it a dynamic look, its elegant chrome headlights, the design is decidedly modern: you've got it - it's a Peugeot.

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Aprilia launched the Shiver in 2008 but you probably wouldn’t have ventured to Italy on that bike, the Aprilia being the properly naked machine it is. The GT, however, has a skimpy bikini of a top fairing that changes the Shiver from a get-to-work bike into a proper tourer.

ABS on a 600 Supersport, boosted mid-range and beautifully suspended.