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Not every great Friday morning ride needs a litre bike. BMW’s new F 450 R brings a tempting alternative: a compact naked with twin-cylinder power, approachable dimensions and enough equipment to make bigger-bike owners look twice. Sharing its engine platform with the F 450 GS, the new roadster swaps the adventure brief for tarmac...

Some motorcycles make you plan a coffee stop. This one makes you look for where the tarmac ends. KTM’s new 2027 690 Rally takes the 690 Enduro R platform and adds the equipment that makes longer off-road journeys more tempting: a rally tower, a windscreen and approximately 20 litres of fuel capacity. KTM positions...

An Aston Martin for the Sunday morning ride? Now we’re talking. After two track-only motorcycles, Aston Martin and Brough Superior have unveiled the AMB 002 Roadster, their first road-legal collaboration. Just 300 examples will be built worldwide—and this time, the destination can include a coffee stop rather than a pit lane.

Honda has made plenty of motorcycles that belong on a racetrack. This one made its debut on a runway. At Milan Fashion Week, Honda and Onitsuka Tiger revealed the Onitsuka Tiger Honda Mid Sports Concept — a sharp, yellow-and-black sports bike created to mark the beginning of an unlikely but surprisingly natural collaboration between...

Ducati has officially entered the supermoto game — and it hasn't done it with a road bike wearing smaller wheels. The new Desmo450 SM is Ducati's first purpose-built racing Supermotard, a 63.5-hp, 109kg competition machine derived from the Desmo450 MX and designed specifically for the tight corners, brutal braking and sideways riding that define...

125 years after Indian Motorcycle first appeared in 1901, the American brand is celebrating the milestone the way motorcycle people would want it to: with motorcycles. Indian's 125th Anniversary Collection takes three of its most recognisable machines — the Scout Bobber, Chief Vintage and Challenger — and gives them individually numbered, painstakingly hand-painted anniversary...

The Stark VARG EX produces up to 80 horsepower, more than 1,000 Nm of claimed rear-wheel torque and does it without a clutch, gearbox or even the possibility of stalling. And strangely, those aren't the most interesting things about it. The EX is Stark Future's enduro-focused version of the VARG platform,...

Harley-Davidson has taken a Heritage-flavoured Softail, stripped away the luggage, dropped it closer to the ground, painted almost everything black and given it a name straight out of the Wild West. Meet the 2026 Harley-Davidson Deadwood — possibly one of the simplest-looking motorcycles Harley has launched in years, and arguably one of the most...

Motorcycling in the UAE has always had one slightly unusual characteristic: plenty of people love motorcycles, but not everyone wants — or needs — to own one. Some riders have a bike sitting in the garage that needs looking after through Dubai’s long summer. Others live here but only ride during the cooler months....

Superbikes normally collect trophies for lap times, race wins and horsepower figures. Industrial design awards? Not quite as often. Which makes the latest accolade for the Norton Manx R rather interesting. Norton’s new V4 flagship has picked up a Bronze award at the 2026 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) in the...

Late August in the Gulf is still very much summer, but motorcycle riders know what is coming. Give it a few more weeks and the early-morning rides get longer, the mountain routes start calling again, and garages across the UAE begin waking up from their annual heat-induced hibernation. For adventure riders, that means Hajar...

Motorcycle goggles are one of those pieces of riding equipment that nobody really questions. Foam against your face. Strap around the helmet. Lens in front. Done. That basic recipe has survived decades of motocross, enduro and desert abuse with remarkably little fundamental change. But 6D Helmets — a company already known...

LiveWire handed Richard Rawlings an S2 Alpinista. Gas Monkey Garage gave it 1970s chopper attitude, zero exhaust pipes and one very uncomfortable question for the purists. There are certain things motorcycling has taught us not to question. Italian bikes should be dramatic. Adventure bikes should eventually get dirty. And a...

There is a point where an adventure bike stops needing more horsepower and starts needing the right kind of horsepower. The Suzuki V-STROM 800DE may be sitting in one of the most competitive corners of the motorcycle market, but a recent hard-use test by MotorcycleDaily suggests Suzuki has got that balance remarkably close.

Sometimes a bike doesn’t need more horsepower, more range or another riding mode. Sometimes it just needs to look meaner. That appears to be the thinking behind Zero Motorcycles’ latest addition to its X Line accessory catalogue: new black bodywork kits for the Zero XE and XB, giving the brand’s compact electric off-roaders a...

Five limited-production motorcycles, two very different personalities, and some serious King of the Baggers attitude. Harley-Davidson’s 2026 CVO range may be its most ambitious factory-custom lineup yet. There are Harleys, and then there are CVO Harleys. For more than a quarter of a century, Harley-Davidson’s Custom Vehicle Operations program has occupied...

Indian Motorcycle has made a serious statement in the American V-twin scene with the launch of its new in-house performance arm called the American Racing Operations, or ARO. It wouldn't be incorrect to say that this will take on Harley-Davidson’s long-dominant Screamin’ Eagle lineup. ARO (pronounced “arrow”) is set to deliver factory-developed performance parts, race-inspired upgrades and tuning solutions for...

Ducati is marking its 100-year milestone in proper enthusiast fashion. The Italian bike maker has come up with the Collezione 100, a curated set of 10 limited-edition motorcycles, each inspired by defining moments from the brand’s rich legacy. Every model in the collection carries a distinct vintage influence, but ties it together with subtle, premium detailing. You’ll spot Centenary Bronze...

Metzeler is pushing tyre tech in an exciting new direction with its adaptive DynaTread system, designed to quite literally change how your rubber meets the road when the pace picks up. First seen on the Roadtec 02 back in 2024, the patented tech has now made its way to the sportier Sportec 01 and the more track-focused Sportec 01 RS....

Ducati has sharpened its single-cylinder supermoto line-up with the arrival of the Hypermotard 698 Mono Nera - a darker, meaner take on its already capable street motard, set to hit dealerships from June 2026. The Nera effectively rounds off the 698 Mono family, bringing a stealthy aesthetic and a few choice upgrades to the lightweight platform. Draped in deep black bodywork,...