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DUCATI STREETFIGHTER V2 S On track...
The fast group of a track day at Donington Park is a pretty far stretch from the natural habitat of the plucky Streetfighter V2, but that's exactly where I found myself on it – and actually loving it.
2 min |
January 2026
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DUCATI STREETFIGHTER V2 S On the road...
Sometimes you jump on a bike and just know straight away it's going to be good.
5 min |
January 2026
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TRIUMPH TRIDENT 800 - MIDDLEWEIGHT MAYHEM RELOADED
Triumph has fired another shot straight into the middleweight naked class with the arrival of the all-new Trident 800, a bike built to crank up the chaos in city streets and back-road blasts alike.
1 min |
January 2026
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CLASS OF 2025 TRACK ATTACK
When it comes to getting a proper grasp of a sportsbike, there’s nothing like giving it a proper flogging on track. So, following on from Big Mac’s deep dive into these four reprobates last month, having been in the saddle tearing up His Majesty’s highways, it’s time to crank things up a notch and bounce a few limiters off the walls around our favourite rollercoaster Cadwell Park. Armed with little more than a genny, some tyre warmers, and late autumn sunshine, here’s what went down when we let them off the leash...
10+ min |
January 2026
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UNIDENTICAL TWINS
They might share the same ethos, capacity, and scantily-clad demeanour, but the DNA of these sub-litre headbangers couldn't be more different. The question is, which one should you crave most? We hit the road and the track in a bid to find out...
2 min |
January 2026
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KTM 990 DUKE On track...
It's fair to say that on track I didn't enjoy the KTM as much as I did on the road. By living in the upper half of the rev range all of the time, it just felt that I couldn't really access the KTM's strongest points.
2 min |
January 2026
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NORTON MANX R – THE ONE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR...
It's been a long time coming... Norton's finally pulled the covers on its much-anticipated Manx R. A sculpted, compact missile dripping in engineering art, the Manx R throws out wings and gimmicks in favour of clean, muscular lines and obsessive detailing.
1 min |
January 2026
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REVITALISED RETRO
Honda's old-school CB1000R is worth a second look.
2 min |
January 2026
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YAMAHA XSR900 LONG LIVE THE KING
Yamaha's Sport Heritage range has always nailed that balance between past glory and present performance, but the new 2026 XSR900 GP might just be its crown jewel.
1 min |
January 2026
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RALLY RAID REVIVAL KAWASAKI'S NEW KLE500
Kawasaki’s legendary KLE name is back for 2026, reborn as a midweight, rally-styled adventure bike ready to take on the world.
1 min |
January 2026
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PICK YOUR POISON...
To say that both these bikes exist in the same class is itself a win for all of us.
1 min |
January 2026
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Christian Iddon
I left you at the last column having just won a race, and I then went and stuck the Kawasaki back on the box at the very next round.
5 min |
January 2026
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Is now the time to go naked?
DUCATI HYPERMOTARD V2: THE RETURN OF THE LEGEND
1 min |
January 2026
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MARK ADAMS' SUZUKI RGV 250
Welcome to our project-themed paradise - a place where readers like you take a few snaps, tell a few tales, and get to show us what they've been grafting away at in their garages. This month, Mark Adams gives us an idea of his journey restoring his childhood RGV250.
6 min |
January 2026
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In the sportsbike corner…..
While industry statistics paint a picture of doom and gloom in our cherished world of two-wheeled madness, the new goods unveiled at this year's EICMA show paint a wholly different picture, with more models on the cards than we have space to cover within this section. So, stay tuned for part two next month, while you salivate over this selection of fresh metal...
2 min |
January 2026
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For the big-distance hitters……
HONDA CB1000GT - COMFORTABLY FAST
1 min |
January 2026
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BEAT THE BUDGET: £5K THRILLS
To help you blow that five grand stashed down the back of your sofa, we've flagged up 10 cracking bikes that can be had for that figure or less...
10 min |
January 2026
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BEWARE THE CONTRACT
Had a crash? Fancy a free hire bike? Well, you might want to think again...
2 min |
January 2026
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Looking for adventure?
DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 RALLY - THE ULTIMATE GLOBE-TROTTING WEAPON
2 min |
January 2026
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HONDA V3R 900 E-COMPRESSOR
Of all the bikes on show at EICMA, Honda's V3R 900 E-Compressor was the one that truly pricked our imagination.
3 min |
January 2026
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HARRISON REPLICA FIREBLADE
Honda UK is celebrating Dean Harrison's double Superstock victories at this year's Isle of Man TT with a seriously tasty limited-edition Fireblade SP – a replica of the bike he rode to glory on the Mountain Course.
1 min |
January 2026
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RFN WARRIOR KIDS SX-E400 AND SX-E700
I can't remember the first time I rode a motorcycle, but I reckon I must have been about eight or nine years old.
3 min |
January 2026
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PIPE DREAMS... THE SC-PROJECT STORY
Going from launching a brand-new company to seeing your exhausts on a MotoGP bike in just three years sounds like a fantasy, but that's just what SC-Project managed to do when it started out. We spoke to the Italian exhaust firm about just what goes into a race exhaust...
7 min |
January 2026
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PROJECT CORNER CHRIS JENNINGS' BANDIT 400 TURBO
Welcome to our project-themed paradise - a place where readers like you take a few snaps, tell a few tales, and get to show us what they've been grafting away at in their garages. This month, Chris Jennings shares his turbo'd Suzuki Bandit 400.
5 min |
December 2025
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V4 R: ACCESS ALL AREAS
While expected, the news of Ducati's 2026 V4 R still landed as a welcome shock in our inbox, with the even bigger surprise being an invite to Bologna to get up close and personal with the 998cc V4 powerhouse, engineered to unleash a potential 239hp at 16,000rpm.
10+ min |
December 2025
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LONGTERMER KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX SE
There has been a recent addition to the family; I've become a proud grandad, and the ride to the hospital to welcome my first grandson after a long day at work on a warm summer evening filled me with energy and joy at the thought of seeing him for the first time.
6 min |
December 2025
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OLIVER LONGTERMER SUZUKI GSX-R125
Well, another month of riding has gone by already and, unfortunately with it, the summer.
4 min |
December 2025
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HONDA CBR1000RR-R SP - FIREBLADE
So much has been written about Fireblades over the years and decades that still being able to ride and write about one - and be able to say that today's version is properly badass - makes me very happy.
5 min |
December 2025
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SUZUKI SLASHES PRICES AND DROPS FINANCE RATES
Suzuki GB has just made life a bit sweeter for anyone eyeing up a new bike, announcing a realignment of on-the-road prices across its range with some models getting a chunky £1000 chopped straight off the tag.
1 min |
December 2025
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BATTLE OF BRITTEN
Few motorcycles have captured the imagination like the Britten V1000, a hand-built marvel that not only redefined what a racing bike could be, but which took on the world's biggest manufacturers... and won.
10+ min |