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Reviewed: BMW R nineT Pure

BMW’s brilliant retro-inspired roadster – taken back to its most basic and affordable There’s no denying that one of the most successful of all the retro-styled roadsters currently in fashion is one of the bikes that kicked the whole trend off – BMW’s R...

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Motorbike Reviews

Reviewed: BMW F850GS Adventure

Why BMW’s F850GS Adventure is worth considering over its bigger brother While BMW’s best-selling R1250GS Adventure is rightly considered as the definitive adventure bike, it’s little brother, the updated F850GSA, isn’t nearly as celebrated. And that’s a...

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Reviewed: Ducati Diavel 1260 S

The original Ducati Diavel redefined the performance cruiser, this latest one does it again Until 2011 the idea of a V-twin cruiser with the sophistication and performance of an exotic superbike was simply ridiculous – but Ducati did it anyway with its...

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Reviewed: BMW S1000RR

The old S1000RR was an immediate winner on the road (and roads). This all-new one is already a winner on track, too. Insidebikes takes to the track to see what’s different… Superbikes have always been about evolution rather than revolution, and big leaps...

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Top five… forced induction motorcycles

Forced induction motorcycles While turbo and supercharging has been an important part of motor car engineering for over 40 years, forced induction has been a very small niche in motorcycling. A brief craze for turbocharging motorbikes took place in the...

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oddballs set to become future classics

Top five… oddballs set to become future classics? Predicting the future is notoriously unreliable and accurately working out which current or nearly current motorcycles are going to become future classics is harder still. We’ve had an in-depth look at...

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It’s back! Triumph revive the mighty Rocket 3 with 2458cc engine!

Triumph has revived its monster Rocket 3 power cruiser with two all-new, 2458cc, versions which will go on sale by the end of the year.   Having announced a premium new Rocket 3 TFC (Triumph Factory Custom) bike back in May, the announcement of the...

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KTM to produce 790 Adventure R Rally – ‘because it can’

KTM is set to make a limited edition of 500 hardcore examples of its KTM 790 Adventure R, called the 790 Adventure R Rally, with full factory off-road suspension. According to a company spokesman, the Austrians have built the extreme new model ‘because we...

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Motorbike Reviews

Road test: Yamaha Ténéré 700

Yamaha’s new-for-2019 Ténéré 700 is one of the most eagerly anticipated motorcycles of the year. Since the first Dakar inspired concept bike was trailed in 2016, there’s been no shortness of interest in the latest bike to wear Yamaha’s famous off-road...

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Reviewed: 2020 KTM enduro range

When it comes to off-road bikes, KTM remain the boss bikes. The Austrian brand outsells its rivals in the UK and abroad and has just unveiled its seven bike enduro range for 2020. We sent experienced road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child along to ride them all...

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Motorbike Reviews

Yamaha XSR900

In a world of ever-expanding choices of rider aids, connectivity and increasing array of specification, the XSR900 (and smaller-capacity XSR700) shun almost all of them in favour of a more pure riding and ownership experience. In terms of the basic bike;...

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Motorbike Reviews

Road test: Yamaha MT-10 Tourer Edition

Yamaha’s MT range has been the modern-era saviour of the company and had managed to not only lift the Japanese firm’s profits, but also create bikes that appeal to a much wider section of motorcycle riders. The MT-10 Tourer Edition is the latest addition...

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