BIKE (UK) - 1 Jan 2025
Filthy rich
‘You scrap with the thing – it wants to bite you...’
10 acres of bouncy bits
2025 new bikes: the 13 models that matter
Proper naked sportsbikes
Scrambler 1200’s Corsican caper
Comedy in Wales
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20 years on top
Suzuki GSX-8R v GSX-R750 Nerdy screw thread wisdom Why V4s rule Motogp
‘Stepping on to planet adventure is a giant leap for Mv-kind’
The 2025 new metal that rocks
Street Triple 765 R v 990 Duke v MT-09
120mph average in a wobbly three-wheeler
Hapless flailing in the GS Challenge
OUT & ABOUT
MV AGUSTA v PEAK DISTRICT
LETTERS
LIVING WITH
GS CHALLENGE
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: LANGEN
INSIDE
NEW BIKES
TECH
GROUP TEST
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: DUCATI
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: YAMAHA
ADVENTURE BOOM
HEAD TO HEAD
KNOW IT ALL
BEEN THERE, GOT THE T-SHIRT
AHEAD OF ITS TIME
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: MV AGUSTA
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: HONDA
HEAD TO TOE
THE BEST TYRES FOR YOUR…
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WHY I LOVE MY…
THE MAT OXLEY INTERVIEW
LISTINGS
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: KTM
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: ROYAL ENFIELD
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: BMW
13 BIKES THAT MATTER: TRIUMPH
ISLAND HOP
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Big value big Hornet
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THERE’S AN SP, TOO
RIDING POSITION
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ENGINE
Perfect combo?
ENGINE ELECTRONICS
SUSPENSION CHASSIS
Perfect combo?
SUSPENSION CHASSIS
ENGINE ELECTRONICS
Connoisseur’s headcase
Meanwhile in aero-land...
ENGINE
ELECTRONICS
HEADLIGHTS
Single, handsome, looking for fun...
REFRESHED THRUST
ONE BIKE, TWO ROLES
MEASURED TECH
MT-07 gets rorty
ENGINE
ELECTRONICS
CHASSIS
MT-07 gets rorty
Polished to perfection
Moving the benchmark
Reassuringly simple
DESERT READY
SAME… SORT OF
What they do best
SHINY GOLD BITS
EASIER TO RIDE
British Diavel nearly ready
ENGINE
WEIGHT
SUSPENSION
Like a nuclear armchair
BACKING IT IN
ALL VERY KTM
Panigale for the people
ELECTRONICS
WEIGHT
SWINGARM
Quite epic enough, ta
ENGINE
Weise Recon Jacket
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Ruroc Eox Photochromic Visor
Oxford Armourlite Hoodie
Alpinestars Crestone Gore-tex Gloves
V4 Victory
V4 Victory
2003 2024 Honda CBR600RR
Head to head
‘A Grand Prix weekend that cemented my love of bikes’
‘Variety feeds the addiction’
High class
High class
The good, bad and indifferent
The rise – and rise – of the adventure bike
The rise – and rise – of the adventure bike
Are we actually adventuring?
THE GLOBAL BOOM OF THE GS (AND BMW MOTORRAD)
Has adventure changed the industry?
Will the GS bubble burst?
HOW BIG IS THE SCENE?
Growth of the ABR Festival
Most recent festival
HOW BIG IS THE SCENE?
No one said it has to be...
What’s the attraction?
‘You get home from the TT and you want to slit your throat’
‘You get home from the TT and you want to slit your throat’
Ben and Tom Birchall CV
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KTM 990 Duke
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KTM 990 Duke
Triumph Street Triple 765 R
Pay for your Street Triple R
Triumph Street Triple 765 R
Yamaha MT-09
Yamaha MT-09
Pay for your Yam MT-09
Verdict
HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
How to ride a big bike on dirt
WP
‘It’s not the camshafts – it’s the finger followers’
Treasure island
Treasure island
Corsica: deserted roads, amazing scenery, no one goes
Retro adventuring
Thing of the month
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Champs first time out
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Run out of juice
It’s only weather
T’ra to a favourite
Clobber for teens
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Mother, is that you?
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