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Out of Africa...

...and into your garage. The history of Honda’s seminal Africa Twin adventure bike

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BMW go back to the future with R 12 G/S

Retro adventure bike pays homage to early ‘80s icon

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Stirring up a Strom

The story of Suzuki’s oddly-named adventure bike range

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2024’s best selling motorbikes

The British motorcycle market took on a slightly different complexion in 2024, as many bikers downsized. These are the bikes we were buying…

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Why 2025 is the year of the ‘sensible’, more affordable motorcycle…

Goodbye £20k adventure bikes and 200bhp nakeds… 2025 looks like the year when smaller and more affordable bikes make their way into our garages…

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Honda’s electric (and other) dreams

Will the arrival of the world’s biggest manufacturer invigorate the market for two-wheeled EVs in 2025?

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Does Honda’s V3 concept signal a future for petrol motorcycles?

Are reports of the demise of the petrol motorcycle greatly exaggerated? Honda’s recently revealed ‘supercharged’ V3 concept engine suggests there’s more life in the internal combustion engine than some might lead you to believe…

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Insidebikes’ 2025 motorcycle racing preview

It’s that time of year when the lights go out on our favourite bike racing series, but what are the big stories to look out for? Let Insidebikes guide you through the season ahead, and the stories we can’t wait to see played out on the racetrack…

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Buzzin’ about the Honda Hornet

Honda’s rebooted Hornet 1000 looks like being one of the best selling bikes of 2025, so what better time to look back on the history of this popular name from the past?

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Meet the lucky winner of our Yamaha MT-09 giveaway!

Out of thousands of entries, one long standing Carole Nash customer has ridden away with an unforgettable prize.

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Top five… adventure motorcycles for 2025

Every year manufacturers come out with new and more advanced machines they hope will inspire us, and 2025 is no different. We’ve picked out five new or updated adventure motorcycles we think will be significant in the year to come…

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2025’s top 125cc scooters

There are updates galore for the UK’s best-selling powered two wheelers in 2025

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2025, the motorcycling year of the….

As we enter another year, the Insidebikes team takes a look at the 10 hot topics we expect to be dominating the headlines in 2025…

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Welcoming 2025’s new classic and vintage motorbikes

It’s a happy birthday to these very special motorcycles…

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Top five… automatic motorcycles for 2025

Is 2025 the year of the automatic motorcycle? With BMW, KTM and Yamaha all introducing bikes with automated gearshifts over the past few months, we thought we’d take a look at some of the models leading this revolution.

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Bus lane blow for bikers

Government says it has no plan to encourage greater uptake of motorcycles but MCIA is ready to talk

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Top five… bucket list bikes you can buy today

Come on! Have a go on one of these legends while you still can

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KTM takes ‘pit stop’ as it enters voluntary administration

Woes continue in Austria as bosses take emergency action in attempt to save business

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What’s it like to ride the automatic BMW R 1300 GS Adventure off-road?

BMW’s new Automated Shift Assist brings automatic transmission to the best selling GS adventure bike range. But what is it and what is it like to ride off-road? We asked Adam Child to give us his first impressions…

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Top five… (Italian) sportsbikes for 2025

Superbikes may not be as popular as they once were, but these five beauties prove we still love a sexy sports bike. Is it any coincidence that these stand out sports bikes for 2025 all happen to be Italian…?

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China rising? Will we all be making the change to Chinese in coming years?

With brands like Kove, CFMOTO, QJ Motor and ZXMOTO all making moves, is now the time to take Chinese motorcycles seriously?

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China rising? Will we all be making the change to Chinese in coming years?

With brands like Kove, CFMOTO, QJ Motor and ZXMOTO all making moves, is now the time to take Chinese motorcycles seriously?

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Video review: EICMA 2025 - new motorcycle highlights!

Milan’s bike show is the biggest in the world. Here are our highlights…

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Motorbike Reviews

Reviewed: Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST

Can street orientated version of Harley’s first adventure bike help it hit the mainstream?

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Reviewed: Benda Napoleonbob 500

Mad name aside, the Benda Napoleonbob is a cracking little motorcycle, says Phil West…

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Motorbike Reviews

Reviewed: BSA Bantam 350

Latest offering from revived brand is a lightweight champion

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