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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
Road test: Kawasaki W800 Street and Café
Insidebikes’ road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child travelled to Japan to test Kawasaki’s new heritage range, which can trace its routes back to the W1 650 of 1965. But does it sound and ride as good as it looks? The now obsolete ‘old’ W800 was in desperate need...
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