Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
MESH APPEAL
Stay protected, even in the blazing sun...
2 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
TOURING
Your rides Expert advice Places to go
1 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Test fleet: Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX SE
Early breakfasts, upgrades and the frequency illusion. Andy has an eclectic life!
5 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
CONCEPT CORNER
Last month was a corker when it came to mad concept bikes. There were lashings of them as usual at the Bike Shed Show in London, including factory-backed machines from Yamaha and Royal Enfield. Meanwhile, BMW had its normal presence at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on Lake Como in Italy, with a glimpse into the future of its 1000 RR superbike class. Enjoy the madness, and try to work out what we might see hit production in coming years...
2 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Alpinestars Corozal V2 Drystar gloves
Tested by Alan Dowds | £105 | www.alpinestars.com
1 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
2025 Voge DS625 X
Fancy your adventure touring a bit smaller, lighter and cheaper? Then the Voge DS625 X might be right up your alley. The Chinese brand was one of the first to add premium chassis kit to its well-priced machines, and the new DS625 comes with Nissin wave-disc brakes, fully-adjustable KYB suspension and Metzeler Tourance tyres on the wire-spoked rims.
1 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
From bridge to sandwich
As a well-known end point for a ride, Helmsley has its attractions, but you don't have to take the obvious route to get there
3 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
HEADLIGHT REFURB: STRIP THE UV, FIX THE SCRATCH
THE UV, FIX THE SCRATCH
3 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Test fleet: Honda NT1100 DCT ES
I was heading to Wales anyway, but being free to explore things further saw me take advantage of the NT1100's go anywhere, anytime ability a little more.
4 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Trilobite Parado doublelayer AAA jeans
Tested by Dave Manning | £239.96 | www.trilobitemoto.com
2 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Puncture Repair Possibilities.
One of the niggles we motorcyclists have at the back of our minds, especially before a trip, is the problem of having a puncture. Even if you don't have a crash as a result, losing inflation to a tyre is bound to cause inconvenience so, like a good boy scout, it pays to be prepared.
4 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
MORBID' Fascination
The Italian name has its roots in racing, but the re-born Morbidelli brand has moved its focus from track performance to real-world practicalities and useability
8 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
The fastest sofa in the west
Ducati XDiavel V4
6 min |
August 2025
BBC Top Gear UK
ROAD RUNNER
We've seen racecars for the road before... the new Porsche 963 RSP takes things a little further
6 min |
August 2025
BBC Top Gear UK
Carbon copy
The use of carbon fibre in fancy cars is commonplace these days, and it's caught on in the watch world too
1 min |
August 2025
BBC Top Gear UK
BMW iX XDRIVE60 M SPORT £107,000
REMEMBER WHAT BARACK OBAMA SAID about putting lipstick on a pig? BMW doesn't.
2 min |
August 2025
BBC Top Gear UK
BOV
If you’ve not been to the ’Ring, you must go now says JB
2 min |
August 2025
BBC Top Gear UK
THE DEVIL DRIVES PRAGA
Track car for the road, you say? Time to see if Praga's bold claim for its Bohema is fact or fiction with a roadtrip... and breaking every lap record along the way
10 min |
August 2025
BBC Top Gear UK
JAECOO 7
WHY IT'S HERE: To discover what it's like to live with an oddball Chinese SUV
1 min |
August 2025
BBC Top Gear UK
ZR1 STAR POWER
Welcome to America, where more speed means (a lot) more horsepower. Looks like the new Corvette ZR1 got the memo...
6 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Test fleet: Suzuki V-Strom 1050 Tour
The big V-Strom is a happy shopper, although Dave is not!
3 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
BMW MOTORRAD CEO Markus Flasch Interview
Markus Flasch, 44, has been CEO of BMW Motorrad since November 2023. The Austrian-born engineer joined BMW in 2015, and in 2018 became CEO of its high-performance M Division.
10+ min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
The Summoning OF EVERYMAN
‘Everyman’ – an allegorical figure representing a universal, unnamed character who is familiar to all, or a constant amongst change - might seem an odd way to describe a motorcycle but in the case of the new Triumph, it is surprisingly fitting...
7 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Cadwell Park Summer Bike Bash
Just a last quick reminder the Lincolnshire track's summer shindig is a couple of weeks away, with the Classic Bike Trackdays team setting up special celebrations for not only the Suzuki GSX-R range (celebrating 40 years of production), but also the same brand's RG500 and RG400 models (race and road-going versions), and also the groundbreaking GSX1100EFE, all of which also celebrate a 40th anniversary.
1 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
2025 Yamaha Tracer 7 and GT
Need to know New models Industry info
3 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Test fleet: Yamaha Tracer 900GT
Last month, we introduced you all to this year's two-wheeled entertainment chez Dowds - the 2025 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT. We marvelled at its new matrix headlight arrangement, like the eyes of an exotic tropical spider. We appreciated its extensive suite of techno-luxury gizmos: colour dash, semi-active KYB suspension, IMU-assisted rider aids, electric screen, cruise control, keyless ignition, fuel cap and pannier locks. And we nodded sagely at the latest 890cc 119bhp three-cylinder motor...
2 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Ultimate Addons universal fit phone holder
Tested by Dave Manning | £29.99 (£49.99 with mounting kit) | www.ultimateaddons.com
2 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
DO IT all
Honda's all-rounder has received some noticeable upgrades for 2025, plus some other quite significant changes that are not visible upon first inspection. Are they worthwhile and able to keep this popular model selling as well as it has been so far?
7 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
Replacing a tyre? A mere nothing...
°ve written a number of columns about my Moto Guzzi in the past. Perhaps you're tired of hearing about it (it’s a 2014 V7 Special, known in Guzzi circles as a Series One). If that’s so, you could skip this one. I’m writing it in hot blood, having just replaced the bike's rear tyre.
4 min |
August 2025
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure
From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean
After dodging hurricanes in the Appalachian mountains, Willie heads south-west to the Atlantic before following the coast north... and back to New York.
8 min |