Many years ago there was a German scooter called the Einspur Auto, which literally translated means single-track car. That concept never caught on back in the 1950s, but in the traffic clogged 21st century, many of us may well end up commuting in...

The BMW F650, better known as the Funduro, has been one of the success stories of the 1990s for the German company, with over 64,000 units sold. The heart of its appeal is the simple, easygoing nature of the Rotax derived single cylinder engine, which...

There aren’t many motorcycles that can do everything very well. Tour, scratch, commute and maybe hit 90mph on a farm track in rural France on your holidays. But the BMW R1150GS is that rare thing, a bike for all seasons. Now with its biggest ever engine...

A V-twin pushrod engine, which can trace its roots back to the Italian armed forces vehicles of WW11, might not be your choice of motive power for a sports motorcycle. But Guzzi had little choice for the last 30 years, than to work with what they know....

Some bikes simply look right from any angle and the DB2 is one of them. Powered by the Ducati 900SS motor from the early 1990s, the Bimota DB2 has swoopy, all-enclosing bodywork that gives this bike a rakish, ready-for-action style. Because of that Ducati...

Perhaps the final step along the evolutionary road for Bimota and their association with the 900cc Ducati V-twin engine. Fitting the late 1990s 90 degree twin from the boys at Bologna transformed the DB machine, as the motor was much more reliable, and a...

Bimota have launched a naked bike so user-friendly, that you could commute, tour or take a trackday on the DB6 Delirio. But this is still a Bimota of the old school; expensive, beautifully intricate and very much a personal vision of its designer, Sergio...

The successor to the SB6 had one very significant change; a fuel injected GSXR750 Suzuki motor, delivering even more horsepower. The SB7 was another step along the road for Bimota in refining their unique vision of what the ultimate sportsbike should be...

Bimota refused to lie down and another batch of bikes has been assembled, based on the famous World Superbike race winning machine, Which Anthony Gobert took to victory in Australia. Can this latest bike revive Bimota’s fortunes? Chris Pearson rode this...

Take a good look at the Suzuki TL1000R, or the S variant, and you might wish the Suzuki had made their big V-twin sportbike a bit funkier looking. Then cast your gaze over the voluptuous curves of the Bimota SB8R and realise the truth; Japan may make some...

The TB series of Bimota machines have an impressive pedigree stretching back to the early 1980’s, but the 1990’s YB11 is perhaps one of the more unusual models, in that it’s almost a sports tourer. With an engine lifted from Yamaha’s Thunderace 1000, the...

The Ducati 888SSS was the factory’s ’racer for the road,’ before the stunning 916SPS appeared. Developed in the late 80s from the 851 production racer model, the ’triple eight’ was immediately hailed by the press as a classic Duke in the making. A mouth...

Single cylinder bikes are definitely an acquired taste, but paying ten grand for a tuned up Funduro probably doesn’t sound that exciting to a BSA Gold Star owner. That was the fundamental problem with Bimota´s rather fetching looking Supermono. Despite...

Tesi means test or theory in Italian and started life as an engineering exercise back in the 1980’s at Bimota, before appearing to lukewarm praise in the 1990’s. The bike has been regarded as a something eccentric ever since, but as few manufacturers,...

Not many people know that BMW once publicly declared they were finished with making flat twin powered machines, and saw their future bikes being exclusively fours and triples. But the K1200RS is proof that they made the concept work, even if BMW bike fans...

BMW make some outstanding twin cylinder bikes, that are loved by bikers who want to go the distance on two wheels. But what about beginners, or commuters, who simply don’t need an 1100cc sized bike? Enter the F650CS Scarver, a unique looking all-rounder,...

Touring on a Ducati is a contradiction in terms for most bikers. The Italian machines are renowned for many things, but bimbling along admiring the scenery isn’t usually top of the list. So, the ST2 sports-touring model was a bold step for the Bologna...

Most retro machines offer great biking because they are essentially stripped down versions of the company’s sportsbikes. The Honda Hornet is a slower, more comfy variation on the successful CBR600F model, which is one of the best starting points in modern...

Here’s a fascinating fact for you; out of the 17 million or so two-wheelers manufactured worldwide each year, about 12 million are scooters under 125cc. Most are made in Asia and used by ordinary people as their only means of transport. Honda make this...

Sometimes, small is beautiful, as the Gilera CX125 demonstrated many years ago. Single sided swingarm, hub-centre steering, fully enclosed race style bodywork – the Gilera had a specification that out-posed a Bimota, at a fraction of the price.Although...