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1 week ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Jim Moore |Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Jon Urry |Ben Purvis
Bike journo for a quarter of a centuryOverall BikeSocial rating4/5Yamaha ramped up the supersport 600 market in 1999 with the launch of its original YZF-R6, a smaller sibling to the then all-conquering R1. The R6 boasted more power, a more sophisticated chassis, and a level of finish not seen in the class up to that point, taking supersport 600s from being built-to-a-price disposable middleweights into genuine sub-750cc superbikes.
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1 week ago | 
motorcyclenews.com | Jon Urry
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2 weeks ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Jon Urry |Ben Purvis |Michael Mann
Overall BikeSocial rating4/5A long, long time ago, in a galaxy not too far away, six grand could get you quite a lot of brand-new bike. Back in 1996 it’d get buy a box-fresh Suzuki Bandit 1200. In 2025, however, it barely gets you a posh 125 (), an electric commuter (VMoto Stash) or a 300cc scooter (Honda ADV).
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2 weeks ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Jon Urry |Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Ben Purvis |Michael Mann
Massively experienced road testerOverall BikeSocial rating4/5The RT has long been the go-to mile-munching option and is BMW’s best-selling touring model. With a firmly established worldwide fanbase, the RT attracts loyal customers who tend to put serious miles on their bike and then chop it in for the next generation when it emerges. Which is exactly what happened in 2006 when the R1200RT replaced the R1150RT in BMW’s model range.
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3 weeks ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Jon Urry |Ben Purvis |Michael Mann |Steve Rose
Massively experienced road testerOverall BikeSocial rating4/5In 2009 Yamaha dropped a bombshell – they released an inline four sportsbike that wasn’t a ‘normal’ inline four, it was a ‘crossplane’ inline four (and certainly not a big bang!). The first such road bike to be released, Yamaha had drawn from their MotoGP project (which also now ran this configuration) to develop a unique sportsbike.
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1 month ago | 
morebikes.co.uk | Jon Urry
During its third update, BMW made its class-leading sportsbike more compliant. Words: Jon Urry Pics: Mortons ArchiveThere is a well-trodden path when it comes to litre sportsbike development which every manufacturer seems to inadvertently follow. The first generation is always a bit wild and unruly as they over-step the mark to create an instant impression. Two years later, the manufacturer tries to rein in their beast through small chassis calming modifications.
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1 month ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Ben Purvis |Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Jim Moore |Jon Urry
Motorcycle Journalist Overall BikeSocial ratingTBAFor the last couple of years BMW’s R 1300 GS has had a monopoly on the company’s all-new 1300cc boxer twin – but for 2025 that’s all changing after a rapid-fire launch of three additional models based around the same motor. The R 1300 RS is the last of them and completes the R 1300 lineup to consign the previous R 1250 range to the history books.
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1 month ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Steve RoseBikeSocial Publisher |Steve Rose |Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Jon Urry
Overall BikeSocial rating5/5If we bought bikes based on what we need ahead of what we want, UK motorcycling would be a one-make series and we’d all be riding a Honda NC750X. This affordable daily rider makes a flipping good tourer, goes well down twisty back roads, is cheap to run, reliable and holds its value too.
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1 month ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Ben Purvis |Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Jim Moore |Jon Urry
Motorcycle Journalist Overall BikeSocial ratingTBABMW’s model range might have been dominated by a series of best-selling boxer GS adventure bikes over the last two decades but there’s an area where the company has an even greater depth of expertise and longer heritage: tourers.
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1 month ago | 
bennetts.co.uk | Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Ben Purvis |Jim Moore |Jon Urry
Overall BikeSocial rating4/5It may be a middleweight when it comes to capacity, affordability and agility, but Triumph’s Tiger Sport 660 has always had heavyweight ambition as an authentic all-rounder. Launched in 2022, Triumph took their hugely popular Trident 660 roadster platform and mutated it into a multi-skilled masterpiece, courtesy of a higher riding position, longer suspension, a protective half-fairing and a larger fuel tank. Three years later the Tiger Sport 660 gets its first update.
