BIKE TESTS
HONDA VFR800F 1998-2013
Despite stumbling early with V4-powered bikes, Honda mastered the concept, as demonstrated by the VFR800
First ride - Indian FTR 1200 and FTR 1200S
It had to happen. After Indian Motorcycle’s two full seasons of utter supremacy in the 2017-18 American Flat Track (AFT) racing seasons after a 70-year absence from racing – winning 17 of the 18 races held in the 2018 season – America’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer has
Custom cool - VTR Customs BMW R 80 RT Polizia 1.9
There’s a perverse pleasure at play when you take an ex-police bike a turn it into supercharged NOS-fed drag racer
Aussie launch 2019 Yamaha WR450F
The MX-inspired WR450F is only getting faster – and giving you more good reason to become a phone zombie
Harley-Davidson VRSC 2001-2017
Design input from Porsche and liquid cooling?! The V-Rod’s launch turned the world of old-school Harley on its air-cooled head
Quickspin - BMW HP4 Race
Unless you’ve got a signed MotoGP or WorldSBK contract in your pocket, you will never ride anything better around a track than this
First ride - Honda CB1000R
It’s taken a while, but Honda’s got back into the supernaked battle with what it reckons is the ultimate espresso motorcycle
Classified Moto's Junior Honda CT70 scrambler
Having both custom bikes and a custom shop, John Ryland is 2-for-2 in the dreams-made-real stakes. But he had one left
MV AGUSTA BRUTALE 800RR
The MV Agusta Brutale 800RR is the alpha male of the middleweight nakedbike class. Its inline three-cylinder DOHC engine has 798cc, not the largest on test – that honour goes to the 799cc KTM – but it is by far the most powerful, pumping out 103kW and 87Nm. Almost everythi
BMW F 850 GS
The new BMW F 850 GS is something special. BMW have certainly made the focus of this bike to be far more off road oriented than previous years. It's ability through some of the toughest adventure trails I've ridden were undoubtedly impressive... yet you could tour in style
RACER TEST - ELF5
In a time when having the courage for nonconformity paid off, French-based ELF produced a series of eccentric yet competitive 500cc GP machines. This is the last of the line
First ride - 2018 Yamaha Tracer 900 and Tracer 900GT
Yamaha’s updated Tracer 900 and up-spec Tracer 900GT bring more value to its top bang-for-buck sports-tourer