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Team Bike • This magazine is made by the most talented team of bike journalists, writers and photographers in the universe. Here’s what they’ve been doing this month.

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Honda GB500S gets closer • Honda India’s new CB500 single hints at the spec of a UK-bound GB350S sibling

Himalayan 750 close to home • Royal Enfield’s big-bore parallel-twin adventure bike has been spotted again, this time in the UK

For sale. One talented owner • Steve Hislop’s BSB title-winning, MotoGP-beating Ducati 998RS is up for sale

Open wide, say RR • Next-generation BMW S1000RR spotted in the open at a German trackday

’This GSX-R should not exist’ • Having dodged the crusher, is this the oldest and rarest Suzuki GSX-R750 in the world?

1983 Kawasaki GPz1100 • The Ninja 1100SX’s great-grandfather burned bright but brief - and left quite the mark on a young Roland Brown

Motorcycling’s maddest motors • Crazy for capacity? Delirious for displacement? Nuts for number of pistons? You’ve come to the right place. Professor Jamie Turner reviews the loopiest lumps in the history of biking

GET IN GEAR • The latest word in swanky riding gear, desirable bolt-ons and must-have goodies for your pride and joy

Write Off

‘Switzerland is another level’

Unleashing the ultimate • Ever wondered what it would feel like to pin the throttle on Marc Márquez’s Ducati Desmosedici GP26? Turns out it’s so ludicrous you have to ride a factory World Superbike as a warm-up…

Bike of the Year 2026 • From surging sportsbikes to relaxed retros, affordable adventurers to naughty nakeds, and familiar faces to new brands - our experts pick the top bikes of 2026

THE JUDGES

£8698? Surely there is a catch? • The CFMoto 800MT-ES has semi-active suspension and a very tempting price

Just a Hornet in fancy dress? • Honda CB1000F: heritage aesthetics with contemporary dynamics for £10,599

Complete packages • Does Honda’s long-awaited CB1000GT live up to the standards set by the current sports-touring kingpin - or even our outgoing Bike of the Year?

Honda CB1000GT • Fireblade powerplant, tons of kit as standard, and a price tag that represents a slap in the chops to every other sports-tourer. It might be late to the party – but was it worth waiting for?

Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX SE Tourer • After 15 years of continuous evolution, Kawasaki’s SX sets the sports-touring standard. But does the arrival of a newer, cheaper, more powerful rival leave it lacking?

Triumph Tiger Sport 800 Tour • Everything Triumph do brilliantly, brought together in one great-value, accessible and deceptively capable package. No wonder it won a certain accolade 12 months ago…

Verdict

Bike of the Year 2026

‘The general knowledge of motorbikes was very low’ • MotoGP engineer Cristhian Pupulin has worked for Ducati, KTM and Honda. He explains why the Japanese manufacturers are struggling and how Italian universities help Ducati and Aprilia dominate the championship

Value for money, or just cheap? • Is the £11,599 Moto Morini X-Cape 1200 a big-bike bargain or too good to be...