Motorbike

Expensive new but affordable now, Jon Urry has a second look at Triumph's sporting middleweight

The spitting image of Donald Sutherland in bad light, Kev Ash reports back on Aprilia's 750cc Shiver

The boys from TWO give the big four's litre superbikes a going-over

Sons getting embarrassed by their mums as we went last-minute Christmas shopping on the best sport-tourers in the country

Just a Bandit with a full fairing? Jon Bentman flies to France and discovers the new GSX650F is a bike that’s much greater than the sum of its parts

An easy learner friendly machine, or a bike with about as much soul as a sandbag? Honda’s middleweight goes for function over style...

Jim Bowen managed to completely spanner a ZX-10R the last time we put him on one. He has never been to the Qatar MotoGP circuit. So, who better to make a complete arse of himself...

It’s just like the 1098 but smaller, right? Er no, actually it isn’t. Ducati has taken a completely new change of tack with its 848

BMW finally go for the jugular with their most focused sportsbike ever. It looks stunning and sounds glorious, but does it have any teeth?

Naked bikes and rude place names. Is there no level to which the TWO test team won't stoop to for a cheap laugh? Apparently not.

Gilera says:

Derbi says: Very rigid aluminium double-beamed supporting frame; lateral monoshock, together with an upside-down fork, are just some of the features that make these scooters a benchmark of agility and stability. Derbi says:

Yamaha says: On a limited budget? Thinking of buying a low-cost model from an unfamiliar manufacturer? Instead, check out the Vity.

It's like this. You're on a 950cc V-twin. You're in third gear, you're powering out of a turn, and you've got the rear spinning. It's about two feet out of line. And it's staying out there, because you've planned this and you can do it. You are, my friend, rear wheel steering.