Motorcycle Road Tests

Class of '84: Suzuki Katana 1100 v. Kawasaki GPZ900R

1984. A great year for films, a seminal year for music, and the year Kawasaki stole Suzuki’s Katana 1100 thunder with their all-new watercooled GPZ900R. Overnight, superbikes had suddenly entered the computer age

Living with a 2009 BMW R1200GS Adventure

John Cantlie's long term impressions of the BMW R1200GS Adventure

Looking For Travis: KTM 990, Transalp, BMW HP2

A KTM 990, Honda Transalp and BMW HP2 get stuck into the muddy action at the WRC Wales Rally as we go searching for freestyle legend Travis Pastrana

Bloodlust - Honda NR750 vs. Ducati Desmosedici

Honda’s NR750 and Ducati’s Desmosedici are two of the most stunning bikes ever built. Each are worth £40,000 and both were developed from pure GP technology. There may be an incredible 16 years between them, but exclusivity this rare is timeless

Short Way Round - adventure bikes test

If you want a bike to have fun on, to commute on, to explore and maybe even have an adventure on, then you really need one of these.

Living with a 2009 Kawasaki GTR1400

Ben Miller sends some time with the GTR1400 and finds ten reasons to love and hate it

Living with a 2008 Suzuki GSX-R750

Niall Mackenzie reviews the 2008 Suzuki GSX-R750 throughout a year of abuse

Longest Test: Harley-Davidson XR1200

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

Road test: Aprilia Tuono vs. Triumph Speed Triple

Last year Aprilia's Tuono and Triumph's Speed Triple topped the street bike sales charts in the UK. What makes these bikes catch rider's imaginations

Living with a 2008 KTM 990SM

Barry Tavner's track record with bikes is dismal. Did this KTM ever make it through the year without being written off or stolen? Find out..

Living with a 2008 Ducati Monster 696

James Whitham's review of the Ducati Monster 696. What's it like to live with?

Living with a 2008 Triumph Street Triple

Jon Urry is a lovely chap and he's quite tidy on a motorcycle y'know? He reviews this Street Triple for a year for your delectation

Living with a 2008 Honda Pan European

Naughty Johnny Cantlie pinches a Pan Euro from Honda for a quick review

Pack Instinct: SM510R vs. 690SMC vs. SXV550

When you absolutely, positively, have to go completely stark raving mad this weekend there is only one path to take

Aprilia SL750 Shiver vs Triumph Street Triple

The pool of great-looking alternative sports machines continues to grow, welcome then, to the Shiver and Street Triple

Road test: 2008 KTM 950SM vs. Ducati Hypermotard

What would get you out of bed an hour early in winter just to play on deserted roads? try the new KTM 990SM or Ducati’s Hypermotard. It certainly worked for us...

KTM Duke VS Kawasaki ER-6n

The KTM690 Duke and Kawasaki’s ER-6n have plummeted out of the ugly tree, clattering every branch along the way. is that all?

Living with a 2008 KTM 950SM

Mr Tavner styles it on the KTM 950SM, designer stubble optional

Living with a 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R

Jon Bentman reviews this fine Kawasaki motorcycle for your pleasure. Or so he told us.

Living with a 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6

Andy loved his R6 and rolled around on it like a cut-price Rossi. Here's his review

Legendary Supersports - 2008 600cc Test

Whitham is joined by British greats to assess the supersport machines

Spot the Difference - 2008 Supersport 1000 Test

The latest batch of thousand cc superbikes are so fast, efficient and similar to each other that it’s now almost impossible to tell them apart. Niall and James put forward the argument that in 2008, it really doesn’t matter which model you ride anymore...

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.

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