Road Test

Motorcycle Road Tests

Road Test: 2007 Naked 1000's

Seven 1,000cc streetbikes with no fairings, low top speeds and stacks of attitude. With your head stuck out in the breeze 100mph really feels like 100mph - welcome back to proper biking

Road Test: XB12 v Ducati Hypermotard v KTM 950

Ducati's Hypermotard goes toe-to-toe with KTM and Buell through the vicious twists and turns of a Championship hill-climb event in Wiltshire.

Road Test: 2007 Z750 v FZ6 v GSR v Hornet

Welcome to a world of high tea, cucumber sandwiches, and screaming petrol engines as the naked middleweights tear into...

2007 CBR1000RR v ZX-10R v GSX-R1000 v R1

Is WSB exciting right now, or what? JT's Blade neck and neck with the R1 of Nitro and Troy C. Not to mention Max and the new K7. But what of the road bikes that lie beneath? Yes, what of...?

Road Test: Honda Goldwing vs. Triumph Rocket III

It's a monster mash touring bash on the mightiest mile-eaters motorcycling can muster. Wallflowers need not apply.

Road Test: 2004 Yamaha R1 vs. 2007 Yamaha R1

Yamaha's YZF-R1 goes head-to-head with itself in a bitter, old-versus-new family feud. Niall Mackenzie splits the difference in sunny southern Spain.

Road Test: R1100S v VTR v ZRX1200S v Bandit 1250S

With a price tag of £5549 Suzuki's new Bandit 1250 comes with a huge motor and tons of all-round potential. But is it better than a lightly-used big bore bargain?

Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s

The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain.

Road Test: C-R40 v Enfield Cafe Racer v Bonneville

There are still a few bulldogs out there, bearing their teeth at the foreign hordes. Let's celebrate all things British with a little help from two of our own musical legends. Pip pip and tally ho!

Road Test: R1200GS v. CBF1000F v. Tiger 1050 review

Why let your choice of bike confine your riding experience? Expand your horizons and visit new places with the latest breed of multi-tasking bike.

Road Test: R1200R v. XB12R v. GT650R v Multistrada

Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices?

Road Test: F800S v Derbi v 883R v ER-6N v MT-03

In a fashion conscious market what does it take to stand out from the crowd and attract a new breed of rider? Say hello to the new wave in motorcycle design .

Road Test: Harley-Davidson Street Rod v. Yamaha R1

One man's floor is another man's ceiling. The words 'sports bike' can mean very different things, so we compare two contrasting takes takes on a common theme.

Road Test: RSV-R Factory v. 999S v. F4 1000R

Sometimes you've just got to kick back and let rip. Niall Mackenzie blows away the cobwebs at Oulton Park with a fiery threesome of desirable Italian exotica.

Road Test: GT1000 v. CB1300 v. ZRX1200 v. Griso

Back in the day the Bol d'Or was THE end-of-summer ride out. Using retro-repros TWO is recreating the experience: twins and twin-shocks to the Bol. Let the slipstreaming begin!

Road Test: Night Rod v. M1800R v. Midnight Star

Three V-twins that are massive on everything, especially image. All show and no go? Grant and Niall find the answer in Southend.

Road Test: Kawasaki Z750S v. Yamaha FZ6 Fazer

Forget the humdrum reality of office life and head for the hills. Mundane middleweights slip the bonds of commuter tedium to indulge in opulent Alpine excess. Budget touring, in style.

Road Test: SXV5.5 v. ZZR1400 v. GSX-R750 v. Rocket

Motorcycling with the mostest and living with extremes: Kawasaki ZZR1400, Triumph Rocket III, Suzuki GSX-R750 and an Aprilia SXV5.5. Can too much ever be enough?

Road Test: R1200S v. RSV-R v. CBR1000RR v. 955i

BMW wants us to know their new R1200S is very much a sports bike. But by whose reckoning? Theirs or ours? Sporting all-sorts go to the Alps to find out. And not a race track in sight...

Road Test: Yamaha FZ1 v. Ducati Monster

Psst... Don't tell anyone, but there's a revolution underway: proper sports bike motors wrapped in stripped-down, sharp-steering chassis. Run for the hills! The naked generation is upon us!

Road Test: RS v Raptor v GPR v CBR v Van Van v DT

You're young, dumb and flush with enough cash to fill your tank. Bike mad teens after a groovy 125 to cut their two-wheeled teeth on are spoiled for choice these days, so which to choose?

Road Test: R1200GS v Bandit 1200 v Sprint ST v FZ1

Can an ageing, bum basic £5299 all rounder really offer the best of all worlds against a raft of higher priced, specialist competition? Read on to see where the smart money lies

Road Test: Ducati 749 v GSX-R750 K6 v 675 Daytona

Oversized 600s or underpowered1000s? With choices like these now is the time to think outside the box and dip into the middle ground.

Road Test: CBR1000RR v ZX-10R v GSX-R1000K6 v R1

1000cc sports bikes go ballistic to Majorca. Does the water taste like what it oughta?

Living with a 2007 Honda CBR600RR

Jon Bentman discusses the relative merits of owning a free Honda CBR600RR to review

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