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Pre-2000

THE FIRST YAMAHA: 1955 YAMAHA YA-1 RED DRAGONFLY

1955 gave us the very first Yamaha Motorcycle: The Yamaha YA-1 Red Dragonfly Wars drive advances in technology. By the end of WWII, guns fired more bullets in…
Bike reviews

2021 TRIUMPH TIGER 850 SPORT

   Test Adam Child   Photography Joe Dick It’s just seven degrees outside, and I have a ton…
Pre-2000

SPECIAL K: 1981 SUZUKI KATANA GSX1100 SXZ

It was six months into the restoration of a 1981 Suzuki Katana 1100 when owner Scott Lee and restorer Dave Marett realised they needed to make a…
Bike reviews

BEAST FEAST: 2008 KAWASAKI ZX-14 AND 2021 KAWASAKI ZX-14R

TEST: PETE VORST PHOTOGRAPHY INCITE IMAGES A lot of water has passed under the bridge since the ancestors of the Kawasaki ZX-14R roamed the planet laying waste…
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2021 DUCATI SCRAMBLER NIGHTSHIFT

Introducing the 2021 Ducati Scrambler Nightshift. Ducati launched the original Ducati Scrambler in 1962 aimed at the American market. It was a cool looking bike, it typified the…
Cruiser

STAR TRUCK: 2021 DUCATI XDIAVEL BLACK STAR

Test Adam Child Photography Tim Keeton How stunning is Ducati’s new Black Star, its new flagship XDiavel power cruiser? It’s Euro-5 compliant and produces even more power…
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FAST FORWARD: 2021 KAWASAKI ZX-10R

TEST: PETE VORST PHOTOGRAPH INCITE IMAGES From the time I tipped the new ZX-10R into the first corner after I picked it up from Kawasaki, I immediately…
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GROUND CONTROL: 2022 SUZUKI GSX1300R HAYABUSA

   Test Adam Child   Photography Jason Critchell Back in 1999, I was just starting out as a motorcycle journalist. I…
Bike reviews

OVER THE BARRELS: DUCATI PANIGALE V4 S & V2

TEST: PETE VORST PHOTOGRAPHY INCITE IMAGES When it comes to engine configurations, some brands are very fluid. Look at the big four Japanese brands, for instance, who…
Bike reviews

ROARING FORTIES: R 1250 GS – 40 YEARS GS EDITION

Nineteen eighty was the year of hairspray and perms worn by macho male rock bands who thought spandex was okay. The Jam were singing about going underground,…
Bike reviews

BALANCE OF POWER: KTM 890 DUKE R

TEST: PETE VORST PHOTOGRAPH INCITE IMAGES I rode KTM’s 790 Duke in Spain on the launch of Metzeler’s M9 RR round black things earlier this year and,…
Cruiser

ROCKIN' ROLLER: BMW R 18 FIRST EDITION

   Test David Watt    Photography Incite Images In November 2019, BMW released details of its biggest…