Ben Purvis

6 days ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

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1 week ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

With the launch of the all-new Panigale V4 for 2025—including a completely new chassis, dual-sided swingarm, and revamped aerodynamics—the Panigale V4 R homologation machine that represents Ducati in WSBK and as its range-topping street superbike is a step behind. That’s not going to be the case for long as new documents from Ducati show there’s a new version on the way for the Panigale V4 R in 2026.

1 week ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

It’s instantly clear that big, American touring bikes in general, and Indian‘s Roadmaster in particular, are the inspiration for the first full-dress tourer to emerge from rapidly growing Chinese brand QJMotor. But there’s one key difference: This has a V-twin engine that measures just 385cc in capacity.

1 week ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

The term “sport-tourer” covers a huge array of modern bikes, but the very genesis of the breed as we know started back in 1977 with BMW’s R100RS—the first mass-produced motorcycle to get a full fairing. With the new R 1300 RS BMW continues down the same path, albeit with more than twice as much power as the original and an array of technology that 1970s riders couldn’t have even dreamed of.

2 weeks ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

BMW‘s boxer RT models have been setting the standard for tourers since the 1970s, and nearly half a century on from the first generation’s launch the new R 1300 RT is the biggest redesign seen in years. BMW has piled on more technology and practicality in a bike that’s already renowned for both. It’s been a couple of years since BMW introduced the new 1300cc boxer twin in the R 1300 GS, so it’s long been clear that more boxers based on the same engine were destined to join the range.