Reading the road

Want to know the key to fast, safe riding? Then read on, my friend

Three great reasons to go small

After a recent flurry of exciting small sportsbikes, we took a closer look at the new machines for 2022

What have FRAMES ever done for us?

Motorcycle frames are far from simple contraptions just keeping all the important bits together. Here's why...

EXIT LIGHT, ENTER NIGHTSTER

Since Harley-Davidson's Evolution-engined Sportster range was killed off, the new-for-21 Sportster S didn't quite fill the void, and many fans of the Milwaukee brand were waiting for a model that was a little more traditional in style and attitude than last year's S proved to be.

Built for sprints, not marathons

Top speed of 27mph and a 23-mile range for £3005? Does Yamaha NEO'S hit the sweet spot of inner-city commuting?

Dales Circular

This is a decent length route, spanning 166 miles right across the length and breadth of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and taking in some of the best roads it has to offer. It's doable in a single stint, but if you don't quite fancy a full day in the saddle, you can easily break it up into two smaller, bite-sized chunks

Charging into adventure

Electric bikes could become tomorrow's exploration machines

2022 Harley-Davidson Pan America

With Harley Davidson making a big deal about its new Sportster replacement - the Nightster and it's Revolution Max 975T powerplant, it's easy to miss the fact that Harley hasn't left the rest of its range wanting.

Foggy!

Thirty years on from his first World Superbike race win, Carl Fogarty remains one of Britain’s best-loved bikers. So what made him so good on a bike and so beloved by race fans? And how did he manage to transcend the relatively niche sport of bike racing to become a household name?

Test fleet: Suzuki GSX-S1000 GT

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Teching it to the Max

Yamaha has updated its tech-rich scooter for 2022

The road to Nasareth

North Wales and Snowdonia - castles, lakes and mountains

Like a raging bull

The new top dog in Yamaha's MT range is a beast that also scrubs up well for more civilised duties...

Restrictive practice

Suzuki's new 950 version of the GSX comes in restricted and full-fat versions, so does it give you the option of two bikes for the price of one?

LEAN AND MEAN (AND GREEN)

No longer a novelty for technology-obsessed bikers with a penchant for the unusual, electric motorcycles are here to stay

Giving it time

Secret to a good trip? The west coast of Ireland, and enough time to appreciate it

Don't leave home without...

We all have our essentials that we pack when we go for a ride. But what are the things that tour guides, adventurers and big-mile riders never leave home without? We asked them...

Albania plus

After Albania, Serbia and Romania, Jeremy Torr heads west

A question of SPORT

Harley-Davidson's Sportster S has a famous model name that dates back to the Fifties - but is it really one of the family? Picking the Sportster highs and lows from 65 years of production should provide the answer...

SPOTLIGHT ANGELS OR DEMONS?

How environmentally friendly are electric motorcycles?

Test fleet: Honda NC750X

It’s not always pleasant, but riding through winter has some positives

The biggest of the big

Dave takes the big guns from the States and Japan out to see who’s the champion of the super-heavyweight class…

The perks of being NAKED

This unassuming bike has a special place in Suzuki’s range

Test fleet: Suzuki GSX-S1000 GT

Oh go on then, just a little spin…

BMW K1600 SIX IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

The K1600 range of bikes enjoys a special place in the touring segment, exchanging punches with the likes of the Honda Gold Wing and the biggest American touring machinery. But what makes this six-cylinder beast such an important player in the elite-level touring game?

Husqvarna Norden 901 BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

This is a hugely important bike for Husqvarna as the dirt-bike specialist enters the highly competitive adventure market for the first time with the all-new Norden 901

Corniche de Devonde

North Devon’s rocky coast, with French directions

ALTERNATIVE ADVENTURE

Honda’s reworked its rugged X-ADV into a smaller and easier to manage package based around the engine from its Forza 350 and SH350. Could the ADV350 be about to make adventure motorcycling even more accessible?

ALL THE COOL KIDS TRAVEL LIGHT

How much prep and tech does it take to ride from Coventry to Tehran? Not a lot, figured the Marshalls who had a strict no intercoms policy, and didn’t even bother with a map…

When Maja met... KATIE

Katie Hand, 16, made sporting history when she became the first female rider to claim Thundersport GB’s coveted Superteens championship. She spoke to Maja about how she started racing and what her plans are for the future