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Toyota GR86

FIRST DRIVE - It's no wonder that cracking Toyota sports car sold out in the UK in just 90 minutes

World Ducati Week

If you like red Italian bikes, you’ll love the World Ducati Week. It’s three days of pure Ducati heaven.

In the land of the Marquez brothers

Motorcycle touring in Lleida

2023 Triumph Street Triples

The final MotoGP round at Valencia might seem like a weird place to launch a new middleweight roadster. But of course, it’s the perfect place for Triumph to launch its new Street Triple range, since it’s that bike’s 765cc triple engine that powers the Moto2 race class, as the control powertrain.

Test fleet: Kawasaki H2 SX SE Tourer

Dave settles back into road riding after the top speed runs last month

Test fleet: Honda NT1100

Riding the NT1100 prompts emotions, but not all of them are positive

Yamaha's Ténéré 700: now that's more like it!

Having tempted Fast Bikes’ Charlie Oakman away from his sportsbike norm with BMW’s F900 XR, we now throw him a little deeper into the off-road sector with the celebrated Yamaha Ténéré 700.

Heated Jacket or Body Warmer?

Maja has been testing a heated jacket and a body warmer from Keis. But what’s the difference? And what should you go for?

Tribal leader

This chief puts a modern spin on American cruisin'

THREE BIKES ONE ENGINE - Ducati Monster, Supersport 950, Multistrada V2 S

The 937cc V-twin engine that Ducati calls the Testastretta 11° is the centrepiece of a family of bikes including the Monster, SuperSport 950 and Multistrada V2. Riding that contrasting trio back-to-back should highlight the pros and cons of one of motorcycling's hardest working powerplants...

Great Winter Ride Antrim Coast Road

Northern Ireland has some excellent routes on offer, with the Antrim Coast Road a perfect winter ride

Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650

Royal Enfield has had incredible sales success with both its 650cc twins and the entry-level 350 Meteor single. So, this machine should break all the registration figures – it’s the new Enfield Super Meteor, which puts the 650 motor in a retro cruiser chassis.

Colombres Rally is ready for 2023

It’s no longer just a playground for old bikes, as modern machines are welcomed to their own event

Test fleet: Yamaha TMAX Tech MAX

Ross finally manages to prize the keys to Yamaha's super scooter out of Mossy's hands

Test fleet: KTM Super Adventure S

Change in season

TRIP OF THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

Suzuki has confirmed that the GSX-R1000 will not be sold in Europe next year, effectively ending a GSX-R family that began the modern super-sports story and has provided many of its brightest stars.

Ducati's Streetfighter range gets new SP2 track variant

The latest Ducati V4 Streetfighter is a total weapon of a bike. But as is the nature of these things, 2023 brings a bit more of the same, with a series of minor tweaks to the engine, chassis and equipment.

Test fleet: Royal Enfield Scram 411

When the Scram met Street Twin and Interceptor…

Test fleet: Suzuki Hayabusa

Stu experiences new levels of anger when his GSX-S1000 GT is knocked over

Take a ride on the wild side

Motocross has always filled my heart with fear. Not curiosity. Not temptation. Just fear. So, it was time to do something about that…

Suzuki's new roadster, the GSX-8S

Launched alongside the new V-Strom 800 DE at Milan, Suzuki’s new GSX-8S streetfighter uses the same 81bhp, 776cc parallel twin engine in a straightforward roadster chassis, with a new steel frame, aluminium swingarm, capable running gear and a midrange electronics package.

Great River Road

Continuing a ride along the course of the great Mississippi River... on an appallingly large motorcycle

Touring The Italian Way

Moto Guzzi's looking to the future with a brand-new engine, electronic suspension and adaptive aerodynamics.

Best bikes of 2023

Best bikes of 2023 Where did 2022 go? Yep, time flies, which is bad for the number of candles on my next birthday cake, but very good when it comes to lovely new bikes. We’ve rounded up the best of the hot, fresh metal that dropped around the EICMA Milan show time, and put it under the MSL magnifying glass. There’s a heap of adventure bikes and naked roadsters, and a few other special treats, too. We can’t wait to swing a leg over all of these sweet machines…

JAY LENO The Collector

There’s nothing quite like opening the throttle of a steam-powered vehicle and feeling the massive torque pushing you forward, like the hand of God.

Buick Roadmaster Wagon

This eight-seater, Corvette-engined wagon is an affordable cult classic

DREAM INTO ACTION

For one entrepreneur, the lure of Italian beauty with American power was not enough: it needed German build quality, too. The result was the Bitter CD

OCTANE CARS OWNING+ DRIVING + MAINTAINING

I HAVE FORM when it comes to Lotus Elans. The reason is simple. It is a sports car so good that it makes even a tepid shoe like me resemble a highly competent driver, and it’s the best of its generation by a country mile.

FLIPPING ITS LID

The Ferrari 575M was a watershed modern-era Ferrari. But it was the Leonardo Fioravanti-developed Superamerica that really opened it up

DESERT RIDER

In 1986, one privateer tackled the Paris-Dakar in his own very special Range Rover Audi Quattro Proto. This is its story