Fast Bikes UK
A cut ABOVE
Honda totally rewrote the Fireblade's direction when it launched the RCV-inspired CBR1000RR in 2004. It was, and still is, a very capable and pleasurable litre bike.
3 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
The Frame Game
A motorcycle without a frame is up there with a house without a roof... you kind of need 'em. Over the years we've seen hundreds of differing shapes, styles and stiffnesses, made from a multitude of different materials. Which one's best? Well, that's a very good question. Here's why...
4 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
BEST OF BOTH
In many ways, the 2004-2006 Yamaha YZF-R1 is a bit of a contradiction. Why? When it was unveiled in 2004, this generation of R1 was claimed to be the first motorcycle to boast a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio, with Yamaha boldly stating it weighed 172kg and produced 172bhp.
3 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
OXFORD NOMAD: MODULAR LIGHTWEIGHT LUGGAGE
What’s a motorcycle trip without luggage? Painful, is probably the truth, which is a word I'd also use to describe some soft luggage I’ve used on motorcycles over the years.
2 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
When Nebraska beat Modena
The Pontiac Tojan was claimed to be the world's first 200mph production vehicle. This prototype is a unique survivor
8 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
SMOOTH operators
The restrained style of Humber's Super Snipe and Hawk delivered robust, sub-Jaguar luxury with a particular kind of everyman appeal
8 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
TEN KATE RACING: YAMAHA WORLD SUPERSPORT R9
Remember when the supersport class was a simple deal? Thousands of Japanese 599cc inline-fours and a couple of £100k Ducati 748s which would blow up but look amazing while doing so (j/k 748 fans!!).
1 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
Boxing clever
The iconic Ford Transit has made an indelible mark on Britain's automotive landscape. Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 gather for a 60th-birthday celebration
7 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
WORLD SUPERBIKES SLAYER: TOPRAK'S Bullet
It’s not every day you get to knock around with the World Superbike champ, let alone head out for a spin on his title defending M 1000 RR, but that’s how Rennie passed the time at Cremona recently, getting under the skin of BMW’s Bullet before trying it out for size...
8 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 3
VW's first bid to extend its range from the Beetle has largely vanished, but it makes a sound classic buy
5 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
CATERHAM CSR TWENTY
The limited-run CSR hits a sweet spot of dynamic performance and compliance
2 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT...
BMW's not reinventing the wheel with its ever more popular mid-weight naked F 900 R... but it has changed them, plus a few other bits, for this latest iteration.
8 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
OLD SKOOL-COOL
Two decades on from its launch, we take a blast down memory lane with Suzuki's game-changing K5 Gixer.
10+ min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
SMALL BUT MIGHTY: TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 660
We all love an underdog, right? Well, that's what I kept telling myself as I lashed my soft luggage on the Tiger Sport 660, trying pretty hard to ignore the smug looks on Dave's and Rich's faces.
10+ min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
Simon TAYLOR
Trackside photographers often get a better view of a race than anyone else, even though they may not realise what their camera has seen until they go through the results afterwards - in the old days, when they developed the film in the darkroom and saw the negatives. Sometimes their work can provide vital evidence to explain incidents or resolve disputes.
2 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
Corps d'Esprit
As the seminal Lotus supercar celebrates its 50th anniversary, the creative minds behind its birth reunite at Hethel, its spiritual home
10 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
THE GREAT ESCAPE
An MGA meets the equally beautiful landscape of northern Portugal for a twisting, historic and sunny road trip that too few have yet discovered
8 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
Here's what you could have won
In 1967, 'King of the kustomizers' George Barris created four attention-grabbing promotional cars for oil giant Esso to give away as prizes
8 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
ROUNDING off
So, three bikes, three opinions, one winner? Nah, that would have been way too easy. In reality, each of us concluded that our bike was the best, and only begrudgingly gave praise to the rival machines out of sight and under our breaths. After 1000 miles in the saddle, on such a diverse route, we'd probably just come to accept that our bikes were great in some areas and less good in others. But the worst thing of all would have been rendering a rival's pick better than our own... so we didn’t.
2 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
BMW CONCEPT RR
PLANET FAST BIKES - NEW METAL, NEWS & REVIEWS
2 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
THE HEAVYWEIGHT: BMW K1600GT
Given that the ‘sports’ element of sports touring might err too much on the side of cramped rearsets and bars that put more stress on your wrists than the most extreme Only Fans sites, I opted for a bias towards the comfort side of things for our blast northwards, with a big bruiser Beemer as my steed for the trip.
4 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX SE
Ever heard of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon? Well, neither had I.
5 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
KOVE 800 X RALLY 250
Smart-looking Chinese bikes are becoming like London buses - lots appear all the time, and they're pretty cheap and efficient. There is less chance of being stabbed on one, though. Probably.
1 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
Christian Iddon
Old man Iddon had a few wise words for young Max...
4 min |
August 2025
Classic & Sports Car
THUNDER DOWN UNDER
A passion for homegrown muscle cars has led one Aussie enthusiast to gather one of the finest collections of Ford and Holden V8 greats
7 min |
August 2025
Auto Express
BMW M3 to ditch carbon fibre for a sustainable alternative
BMW has developed an all-new material as a more sustainable replacement for carbon fibre, which is now ready for development and set to be used on the brand's production cars - including the new electric M3 within the next few years.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
Auto Express
Edition 50 is the most powerful Golf GTI ever
REVEALED Special edition marks anniversary for Volkswagen’s icon
2 min |
June 25, 2025
Auto Express
DACIA DUSTER
Our SUV is perfect for family-friendly adventures
3 min |
June 25, 2025
Auto Express
MIKE RUTHERFORD
IT’S been a manic few weeks. And here’s the proof: my A-Z of the final days of the first half of 2025... on planet car.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
Autocar UK
GOLF GTI MARKS 50TH WITH POTENT HARDCORE SPECIAL
VW's new GTI Edition 50 packs 321bhp and is tuned for rapid track pace
3 min |