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A chat with the champ
Having clocked some laps on his bike, we then turned the mic on Toprak for a bit more insight.

Honda CBR600RR Buyer’s Guide
If you’re not fussed about winglets and rider aids, the 2013 600RR is a cracking, much cheaper alternative to the latest and greatest version.

Three of a kind
Is bigger better? That’s the question we sought to answer, with three very different sportstourers.

Project Corner: Speed Triple
A labour of love, Will’s Speed Triple special is definitely worthy of some attention

BMW CONCEPT RR

PLANET FAST BIKES - NEW METAL, NEWS & REVIEWS

2 mins

YAMAHA XZR900 THUNDERBOLT

Another concept supersport machine, but at the opposite end of the scale from the BMW on a number of fronts.

2 mins

MV AGUSTA SUPERVELOCE 1000 AGO

With the financial collapse of parent firm Pierer Mobility at the turn of the year, MV Agusta finds itself operating as an independent outfit once more, separate from KTM and the other firms in that group. It's issued an update from boss Luca Martin, detailing how it's setting up new logistics, parts supply, and a new dealer network, with the UK an important part of that. The firm also said it's working on new bikes and new engines, which it certainly needs to do.

2 mins

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 mins

YAMAHA TRACER 7 AND 7 GT

With 2025 updates for the MT-07 and Ténéré appearing late last year, the only real surprise with this release is that it's taken so long. Actually, there's one more surprise about the 2025 Tracer 700 and GT, but we'll come to that in a minute (can you feel the suspense building?).

1 mins

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 mins

A CHAT THE CHAMP...

Toprak Razgatlioglu has endeared himself to fans across the world for his happy, relaxed persona, one that’s often in contrast to some of his competitors.

4 mins

OLD SKOOL-COOL

Two decades on from its launch, we take a blast down memory lane with Suzuki's game-changing K5 Gixer.

10+ mins

THE WILD CHILD

Having waxed lyrical about Suzuki's game-changing GSX-R1000 K5, it's only right to look at the rivals it was up against. As it happens, just the year before, the major players from Japan decided to unleash a fresh raft of firepower onto the market, with the ZX-10R stealing the limelight for being the new wild child of the scene.

3 mins

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 mins

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 mins

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 mins

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 mins

WHO NEEDS WINGS?

If you want a top-rate supersport bike, an older generation of the Honda CBR600RR is a hard act to beat.

6 mins

THREE of a KIND

These three might represent the same genre, but they could not be more different if they tried. The question is, which size of sports-tourer ticks more boxes?

3 mins

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+ mins

RATED RUBBER: ROADTEC 02

We love a control tyre, but choosing the right one for a test of this nature is not always easy... a ride covering 1000 miles, suiting different-sized bikes, on a trip covering everything from motorways to goat trails - and perhaps the odd bit of precipitation, too.

3 mins

MID-SIZED: YAMAHA TRACER 9GT

I've had the chance to enjoy Yamaha’s 900cc CP3 motor a few times in the past and it’s undeniably a peach, but I'd not ridden it dressed as a Tracer 9.

5 mins

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 mins

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 mins

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 mins

KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX SE

Ever heard of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon? Well, neither had I.

5 mins

PROJECT CORNER WILL KITCHENER'S TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE

Welcome to our project-themed paradise... a place where readers like you take a few snaps, tell a few tales, and get to show us what they've been grafting away at in their garages. This month, Will Kitchener's shares the journey of his Triumph Speed Triple build.

6 mins

SLIPPERY SUBJECT

SLIPPERY SUBJECT If you crash because of a vehicle fault or poor service, where do you stand?

2 mins

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 mins

Christian Iddon

Old man Iddon had a few wise words for young Max...

4 mins

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