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Some custom motorcycles stop you mid-step. Bandit9's radical take on Ducati's Monster 821 is less a modified bike than a provocation, asking what happens when an Italian streetfighter wakes inside a piece of industrial sculpture.
Scramblers make sense today, balancing on-road comfort with off-road capability and undeniable good looks. A more approachable riding position and lower seat height make them easier for newcomers to handle and enjoy.
Manufactured in Finland but with a single boutique in Monaco, Verge is not your average motorcycle brand. Their entire range is electric. Each model is radically designed with only the best off-the shelf parts (like Ohlins suspension and Brembo brakes). And they all come with a proprietary
With e-bike sales soaring since the pandemic and outpacing electric cars in some markets, Ducati now offers three models. From the all-mountain MIG-S to our favourite e-enduro TK-01RR, the marque applies its clout to two wheels.
As part of its B Series, an ever-expanding collection of special edition items by creative director Riccardo Tisci, the English fashion house of Burberry collaborated with French motorcycle manufacturer DAB Motors to create a set of top-shelf electric motorcycles for a limited number of…
Starting in Lyon and ending in Paris next to the the famous Eiffel Tower, the Austrian bike phenom Fabio Wibmer manages a gnarly urban freeride unlike we have ever seen before. With a multiple stair set on Montmartre and a huge bridge jump to an almost flat landing at La Défense, Wibmer…
A silent Harley with no engine, fuel tank, oil, gearbox or exhaust? Welcome to the future. The LiveWire by Harley-Davidson is not only a very different kind of motorcycle, it’s going to need to save the ailing American giant. Still, by ditching their classic V-twin for an electric…
Harleys are loved for torque, style and easy cruising, but rarely for aggressive riding. The thirty-thousand-dollar FXDR changes that, a new machine engineered for tight corners and switchbacks. Purists may have their questions.
Seemingly designed by a blind person, we’ve yet to discover a single redeeming feature about Boxx’s 4,000 USD electric moped. After all, the Gogoro S1, costs the same, seats two rather than one, looks better, has 50 per cent more range and has greater torque and acceleration.
Arch Motorcycle Company is an LA-based boutique manufacturer that was co-founded by hard-core rider and actor Keanu Reeves along with chopper whiz Gard Hollinger. “Our partnership was forged around the first bike that Gard made with me,” says Reeves, referring to a custom build that Hol…
Motorcycle brand MV Agusta has had a tough time of late. After facing mounting debts it was forced to implement a drastic company restructure and then lost its powerful minority shareholder, Mercedes-AMG, who clearly had enough of passionate Italians who have little regard for corporate…
Triumph's reworked 2017 Street Triple arrives in three guises, but the explosive 765cc RS — lighter than a Ducati Monster and brimming with electronics — is the one that obliterates the competition.
Every inch the retro heartthrob, BMW's new R nineT Racer takes a proven platform and strips it back, adding some of the most understated and classy cafe racer styling seen on a thoroughly modern motorcycle.
You have likely never watched a missile travelling over 300km/h hurtle past at ground level. To know how it feels, stand at Bray Hill on the Isle of Man for the jaw-dropping Tourist Trophy races.
Founded in 2004 by four Italian enthusiasts, Milanese boutique manufacturer CR&S set out to surprise and transform motorcycling. Their latest model, the Duu, looks set to make the marque genuinely unforgettable.
Can a motorbike really command a six-figure price? At 140,000 euros, the Midual Type 1 manages it, not through gold plating but through two decades of patient perfection and genuinely original, innovative engineering thinking.
Foldable, adaptable and bought by more than thirty million owners, Longchamp's Le Pliage has triumphed since 1993. Inspired by Japanese origami, its light, water-resistant nylon body and Russian leather trims made it an enduring everyday classic.
On the outside, it seems you never truly own a Harley-Davidson; rather, it owns you. So immersive is the culture that even the motoring press gets swept up, as our writer discovers astride a Heritage.
Now under Audi's ownership via Lamborghini, Ducati appears unchanged, following its mind-blowing 1199 Panigale with a scaled-down, more affordable sibling. Yet that is where the resemblance ends, for the 899 is something altogether different.
Many of us are passionate about things. Machines, electronics, mechanical and material things. Things that make our lives easier. Or more exciting. Cars, planes, computers, dishwashers, hairdryers, even high-heeled shoes; somewhere there’s someone with a passion for almost anything you …
Thirteen years after its last all-new platform, Harley-Davidson's Street series marks a bold new direction. President Matthew S. Levatich calls it less intimidating and more inviting, a claim tested by one Arab woman biker.
It is five o'clock on a Thursday outside Kuwait City, and while locals head home, Hussein Salmeen's work is just beginning. This weekend the thirty-eight-year-old is building a motorbike from metal, chassis, fuel tank, wheels and welding torch.
Our 2013 Ultimate Bike is no record-breaker, but the Rumbler is an accomplished all-rounder with retro good looks. A customised Triumph Scrambler, it was built to race Austria's grass-track Tridays Rumble each June.
You may prefer four wheels to two, but Harley-Davidson's new Softail Slim is a welcoming machine for riders moving up to a large-engined bike for the first time, equal parts retro objet d'art and motorcycle.
While the rugged GS and super-fast RR motorcycles fly the flag high for the German brand’s motorcycle division, BMW is not however a company you’d immediately associate with bicycles. The truth of the matter is that any such assumption is misplaced; the Bavarian firm has been dabbling in p
Few names in motorsport conjure up the feel-good factor quite like Barry Sheene. The man was, is, a legend. In the 1970s he became a household name, not just in his native Britain but also throughout the racing world, and to this day remains one of motorcycle racing’s true greats. Good loo
What KKL Gocycle Price 1,895 USD Specs 16.2kg bicycle with a 3-speed sequential gearbox and a 9Ah NiMH battery pack. Why A foldaway, super lightweight bicycle featuring a completely enclosed multi-speed chain-drive and instant auxiliary electric power at the touch of a button. www.gocycle.
What BMW S1000 RR Engine 999 cc inline-4 cylinder Specs 193hp, 112 Nm, 183kg (dry) Why BMW has created this extraordinary bike to take on the competition in the Supersports segment - both the road and the racetrack. www.bmw-motorrad.com As any aficionado will tell you, BMW have been design
MV Agusta is Italy's fiercest sportbikes’ manufacturer yet with Harley Davidson recently acquiring the brand it is time to find out just how this new relationship will affect the distinguished Italian marque.
The radical-looking KTM RC8 may have taken five long years to go from concept to reality but it was worth the wait, it is as bold in its performance as it is in its styling.
With a new distributor in the Middle East, the UK’s Triumph motorcycle company is fast regaining its position as a major motorcycle manufacturer with its alluring range of motorbikes. And as Karim El Imad discovers, the Street Triple in particular is worth closer inspection.
The Suzuki B-King is the most powerful naked bike money can buy. With its unparalleled power, huge street presence and entertainment, this bike is worthy of a salute.
An Indian motorbike is more than just a vintage vehicle. America's oldest motorcycle brand was once the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles. Samer Gharios explores its significance and discovers the brand is about to rise from the dust to become front and centre of the biking world
Quad-biking is no longer just a thrill-seeking sport. As Samer Gharios discovers, the GG Quad bike is one of those perfect breeds that essentially mixes speed with looks giving you a sense of freedom that money can only buy.
Harley Davidson motorbikes have spawned generations of devotees, even producing a cult in Lebanon. Habib Battah traces the journey travelled by the bike brand from being the favourite of Lebanon’s police force to being banned by major capitals in the region. A muscular bald man with a b…