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Brutale, but less brutal • The 2026 MV Agusta Brutale 950 promises practicality as well as performance – and we’ve ridden a prototype

Titter ye not • New Honda WN7 electric bike isn’t as mad as some would have you believe. For sensible two-wheeled japes, it makes total sense

0-62 in 2.52sec • Spotted a new Diavel V4 RS at the traffic lights? Best leave them to it

Be like Bez • Marco Bezzecchi has been hassling the Ducatis in MotoGP recently. Now you can buy the trackday version of his race bike - the Aprilia RSV4 X-GP

'Ped antics' • Allen Millyard isn’t the only ace engine builder. Florian Hauser has just completed his first home-made two-stroke triple, aged just 24…

2007 Suzuki B-King • Concepts rarely reach production, but Simon Hargreaves recalls when Suzuki over-promised and under-delivered…

Less is more or more for less? • Professor Jamie Turner explains why peak horsepower numbers are sometimes falling despite engines getting bigger, smarter and newer

GET IN GEAR • The latest word in swanky riding gear, desirable bolt-ons and must-have goodies for your pride and joy

'I got into the leading ten off the start. Then I was hit from behind…'

'Who needs an adventure bike?'

Sports-touring showdown • Kawasaki’s Ninja 1100SX SE and Yamaha’s Tracer 9 GT+ take on a two-day, 450-mile road trip to crown Japan’s best all-rounder

Half a century of sports-touring • Next year marks five decades since the birth of the sports-tourer. These are the landmark bikes that laid the path to long-distance lap times…

So, does BMW's R1300RS move the game on? • Nearly 50 years after its forefather created the class, does BMW’s latest sports-touring boxer deserve a place among the greats?

More sense than money • Agility, thrashability and versatility – and all without needing to sell a kidney. Step forward three of the most complete new bikes you can get for £10k

Suzuki V-Strom 800RE • A slimmed-down Strom with more comfort, stronger brakes and sharper steering – and now with £800 off. What more do you need?

Triumph Tiger Sport 660 • Easy-going, mild mannered, user-friendly fun. But when the need comes to provoke it, does the Tiger roar convincingly?

Yamaha Tracer 7 GT • Now with all the bells and whistles for a full Gran Turismo experience, but has the famously frisky Tracer 7 grown up too much?

Verdict

Has electric found its place? • The Stark Varg EX is a road-legal enduro that leaves 450s in its dust. It’s unreal

'Liberty want to invest in MotoGP to bring it to more people' • US media giant Liberty have bought MotoGP rights holder Dorna. What does this mean for the future of motorcycling’s biggest championship? Dorna chief commercial officer Dan Rossomondo lays out Liberty’s vision

TrialGP • After seven years away, the planet’s best trials riders returned to the UK in September. Bike was there to watch physics get defied,...