2021 Aprilia Tuono 660
When word got out about the RS 660, we were all pretty gosh darn excited. We rode the RS last year and, despite not being able to firmly place it in a particular motorcycle genre, were pretty impressed with its peachy little engine, the way it handled and its space-age tech. That said, the...
2021 Ducati Monster

When you’ve sold as many Monsters as Ducati have – more than 350,000 – you know you’re onto a winner. But whilst the Monster 1200 always seemed to be exactly what it said on the tin (a Monster), its smaller sibling, the Monster 900 never seemed quite as monstrous as I’d have liked….

2021 BMW S 1000 R

BMW has finally given the S 1000 R a long-overdue update; it’s 5.1kg lighter, it’s got a new chassis and yes, before you ask, it does include the newer spec S 1000 RR based engine… sort of. Ok, it’s not in the same 200bhp+ state of tune and you don’t get shifting cams, but essentially, it’s…

2016 Ducati Diavel Carbon + more new Ducatis
Days after revealing the Monster 1200 R, Ducati has unveiled its latest 2016 steed: the lightly revised Diavel Carbon. Many ‘insiders’ suggested the Diavel (and the Monster) would utilise the Multistrada’s engine, complete with Desmodromic Variable Timing, but these insiders seemingly base their inside knowledge on uncalculated assessments inside... Read more
Limited Edition MV Agusta F3 RC
Fresh from selling out of WSB-derived F4 homologation specials, MV Agusta has just announced it will be offering a very limited run of its World Supersport championship contender, the F3 675 RC, plus a few hundred of the ‘meatier’ 800s. Although Jules Cluzel spannered himself at the weekend, the... Read more
60th Anniversary Yamaha YZF-R1
Calm down, calm down. Today’s Yamaha announcement at the Bol d’Or isn’t the all-new R6, R8 or an R1 SP as some were suggesting. Instead, Yamaha has treated the entire Supersports range to some yellow paint for 2016 to mark the firm’s 60th anniversary, with the spec’ sheet remaining... Read more