Are You Having Abarth?

Rossi gets a sticker on his fairing, we get a pimped-up XSR900 

Michelin Power RS

Game changer; class leader; market beater; the buzzwords were out in force during the presentation of Michelin’s all-new Power RS, which the French brand claimed to be a ‘watershed moment’ in the evolution of sporty, road rubber.

Dunlop Sportsmart 2 Max

A hypersport tyre for everyday use... is it possible?

R6 Trickery Of The Trade

Yamaha’s R6 is notoriously difficult to squeeze performance out of by using conventional means such as Power Commanders. But via the ECU, however…

Carl Stevens

So, after conceding we had no bike to race (and moaning as much as possible in true teenager fashion), we were given a last minute lifeline to appear at the first round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Donington Park, riding the Total Plant Solutions Ducati Panigale 899 in the Ducati Tri-Options Cup. Keith ‘Bugsy’ Jaggard was the splendid chap who gave us the chance to get some more saddle time, after he upgraded (along with most of the field) to the new 959 Panigale. It meant I was really going to have to pull my finger out to get some good results.

Michelin Road 5

If long-lasting sporty tyres are what you’re after, Michelin’s new Road 5s might be just the ticket.

Ireland Wicklow National Park

Glendalough – Sally Gap – Lough Tay – Enniskerry

Honda CBR1000RR SP

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Getting my hands dirty.”

Ninja Power

Why Kawasaki’s ultra-rapid, but often overlooked, ZX-12R is gaining popularity.

Storm Warning

In 2003 an Italian Tornado blew in and caused quite a commotion.

Back in the Game

Suzuki’s built a real contender; a bike that’s got more than enough fight in it to cause a few black eyes among the litre sector’s elite. And for a tasty price too.

Kawasaki Ninja 650

Say hello to the ER-6's replacement: the entry -level happy shopper that thinks it's a sportbike...

Un-Identical Twins

Nothing stirs the emotions like a thumping big twin, as Bruce and Boothy discovered while double dating Aprilia's RSV-R Factory and KTM's RC8R.

Comfortably Fast

Is it worth trading sportiness for comfort? We sent Boothy on the launch of Yamaha’s new Tracers to find out.

Ten Minutes With... Dean Harrison

We sat down with one of the fastest blokes to ever lap the Isle of Man TT, to get his take on how it feels to be a throttle jockey at the most incredible track in the world…

Never A Lender Or A Borrower Be

If someone you don’t know asks to take your bike out, don’t be a plum.

A Summer Break Of Agony & Ecstacy

There hasn’t been a single Bennetts British Superbike race in the past five weeks, yet even so things have gone absolutely mental. For a summer break it’s had more ups and downs then a whole season of F1, with career-changing injuries, world-level wildcards and factory endurance testing galore. I don’t know why, but it seems like everyone is trying as hard as possible not to make it into the showdown…

Neave Twins

If you’d read last month’s column, you’d have seen that my brother Tom has finally pulled his finger out(and put his shoulder back in) and got himself back on his bike – which is great as it means he’s finally stopped crying himself to sleep at night.

Ducati Hypermotard 1100 Evo SP

It’s been a long time since Ducati unveiled the Hypermotard, yet they’re still cool-looking hooligan machines…

Winter Wonderland - The Euro Trackday Scene

When winter hits, the fun doesn’t stop. It just heads abroad, as Dangerous found out.

Zero Fuel, Zero Fun?

Electric whiz kids Zero tell us that they’ve created the ultimate toy; a full blown electric supermoto with enough torque to pull a house down. But is it the real deal or just an oversized vibrator?

Suzuki GSX-S1000BEN

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Reminiscing about the good times.”

Kawasaki Ninja 400

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Lapping up the last few miles.”

Revolution In Red

Ducati’s original Panigale model remains one of a kind.

Project Ninja

Rob’s been decorating again…

parallel lives

so does the new kawasaki z650 offer the perfect combination of easy-to-ride intensity, as the company claims? we went along to the bike’s launch in spain to find out more...