Adam Child

1 month ago | cycleworld.com | Adam Child

For those who can recall 1994 and the first-ever Triumph Speed Triple, well done; it was a while ago. Much has changed since then, both in motorcycling and at the Hinckley HQ itself, but the Brit manufacturer’s flagship streetfighter—or super-naked, as we might call it now—has endured and evolved, culminating in the 2025 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Adam Child

Adam Child 26 February 2025 11:10am GMT If you didn’t know better, Marc Márquez could easily be mistaken for an elite downhill skier. A tell-tale winter tan and pearl-white smile, plus a deep, cheekbone-lean fitness point to a life dedicated to shaving tenths of a second on the slopes. There’s self-confidence, too, a quickness to the eyes, and, despite being only 5ft 7in tall, a powerful athleticism that separates him from the throng of holiday skiers in the restaurant. Márquez is eating...

2 months ago | cycleworld.com | Adam Child

Time passes, things change, and machines evolve to suit the shifting needs of humankind. Which could be why there’s a notable trend among manufacturers to install 17-inch-diameter wheels, front as well as rear, in their crossover and adventure motorcycles. BMW did it with the S 1000 XR and, last year, with the M 1000 XR too. Ducati did it with the Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak and, more recently, the Multistrada V4 RS. At a stroke, the crossover concept was reshaped.

2 months ago | cycleworld.com | Adam Child

We usually start a road test of new motorcycle with a summary of its exciting technical updates and innovations, but the standout revelation for the all-new Honda CB1000 Hornet SP is not its stunning, sweetly retuned 2017 Fireblade engine or its sumptuous TTX 36 Öhlins shock or even is its Brembo Stylema stoppers. No, it’s its price. Somehow Honda has brought a show-stopping, 155 hp naked to town for under 10,000 pounds sterling in the UK.

Jan 6, 2025 | cycleworld.com | Adam Child

Triumph has done something a little bit special in producing a race version of its new road-going Daytona 660. Yes, manufacturers have produced race versions of production streetbikes before but the Triumph project differs from most because all the race components necessary to transform it into a razor-sharp track tool are available to the public via Triumph’s website or project-development partner, PHR Performance.