Motorbike

Yes, it's been out for a while but Yamaha never invited us on the launch. We pitch it against London's broken streets and Birmingham's frozen motorways.

WHEN  it comes to scooters we're miles off the European way of thinking: scooters, especially maxi-scooters, rule. Over here in the UK, we just don't get it; scooters are for delivering pizza or getting 16-year olds to work on time.

At a freezing-cold Donington where even the mighty Ron Haslam struggled to get heat in the tyres, we ride Honda's revised Supersport offering. In between mugs of hot tea.

GLORIOUS  Donington Park, the battlefield for some of racing’s great encounters. Rossi vs. Everyone in 2005, Senna vs. The Rain in 1993 and Kiyonari vs. Superpole in 2008.

The GT barges the F800ST out of BMW's range. It packs more power and promises greater touring potential but what's it really like on typical UK roads?

BMW's full-dress F800ST replacement is a value-for-money tourer offering

The definitive guide to buying Triumph’s adventure-oriented middleweight

Ducati have ditched the air-cooled engines in favour of a new 821cc water-cooled lump. Isn't it just a Streetfighter 848 with long travel suspension?

What's in a name? We ride Honda's 'sporty' new 500

We get a feel of Honda's most significant bike of the year

The vanilla version of Honda's new 500cc family, built to sweep the A2-licence-holder market

The next generation's first sportsbike? A2-licence-compliant sporty model offers beginner thrills

Triumph's heavily revised Tiger has gained 10bhp, more torque and a single-sided swingarm but it's the things you don't see that count

Is it zero hour yet for electric bikes?

It's the poster boy for adventure bikes. But what's it like to buy used and live with?

Two-thirds of KTM's 260 technicians had a hand in the 1190 Adventure project. It's a big deal for KTM but will it be a bigger deal for the opposition?

Think of it as a heavily revised and polished Triumph Tiger 1050

Multistrada-fighter and continent-muncher with attitude

I WENT  skydiving once (and once was enough, thanks). The overriding sensation as I fell out of the hole cut in the wall of the juddering single-engine aircraft – besides the feeling of my stomach and I being instantly hundreds of feet apart – was silence.

Retro ride channels the soul of its legendary ancestor

Is the F800GS Adventure just an F800GS with a larger fuel tank?

Sporty 50cc scooter looks racy standing still