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18 May 2020

FREDDIE SPENCER'S 1985 HONDA NSR500

In 1985, Freddie Spencer rewrote the record books by winning the 250cc and 500cc grand prix titles in one season. Back in 2015, Freddie talked us through the trials behind the triumph

Bike Tests
17 May 2020

A CENTURY IN THE MAKING: BROUGH SUPERIOR ANNIVERSARY

For its 100th anniversary Brough Superior has built a suitably old-fashioned bike with new-fashioned technology

Bike Tests
14 May 2020

125CC 1338KM 24 HOURS

In 1954 KTM’s founder rode from Paris to Vienna non-stop to prove the reliability of his firm’s new 125cc motorcycle. Sixty years later, how did KTM’s RC125 cope with the same challenge?

Bike-tests
12 May 2020

TWO-STROKE R6?

Here's one good reason to bring back the two-bangers - but is it really feasible?

Bike Tests
10 May 2020

BACK IN BLACK: HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOWRIDER S

Classic looks, modern power, sharper handling – could the new Softail Lowrider S be the Harley-Davidson you’ve been waiting for?

Bike Tests
08 May 2020

MOUNTAINS INTO MOLEHILLS: 2020 ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN

It’s easy to scoff at adventure bikes that aren’t festooned with all the mod cons, but it turns out getting back to basics can be just as much fun

Bike-tests
08 May 2020

READY TO RACE: 2012 KTM 1190 RC8 R

How dId KTM’s flagship superbike stand up to the brand’s motto when we tested back in 2012?

Bike Tests
07 May 2020

STEALTH TRADING: DUCATI MONSTER 821 STEALTH

New graphics, a quickshifter and flash forks – does it a better Monster make?

Bike-tests
04 May 2020

EL BASTARDO

Take a look at your bike; now imagine taking an angle grinder to it. Imagine the man hours of development that made your bike what it is, and then imagine rubbing them all out in a shower of sparks and blistering tubular steel. You’ve reached the point of no return. You’re no

Bike Tests
29 April 2020

BAKKER'S HALF DOZEN

What do you get when you cross BMW’s most powerful engine with the German firm’s most successful platform? The Bakker K 1600 GS!

Bike Tests
26 April 2020

RODE ISLAND RED

Hours and hours of consecutive off road seat time went into the making of this test. The Honda Africa Twin made it easy

Bike Tests
21 April 2020

POWER OF TEN: BENELLI TNT 135

It might look ridiculous, but Benelli’s little-big-bike is a serious contender in the commuter segment