Martin Fitz-Gibbons

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.

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).

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.

1 month ago | motorcyclenews.com | Martin Fitz-Gibbons

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.