ROOTSY: KAWASAKI ZR-10R

The Best Things In life are free…

Getting a free trackday with a bike that costs the

THE PRICE OF INDEPENDENCE…

What will Brexit mean for bikers? Who knows, but we do know that it ain’t going to make bikes any cheaper…

SKULLY HITS THE DECK...

Remember Skully, the cheeky helmet upstarts offering its fancy new

Honda CBR250RR

Our interest in Honda’s new CBR250RR was spiked when a

THE GRID OF NEWS

Who’s qualified where in this month’s news race?

Geared Up

ALL THE L ATEST, COOLEST & TRICKEST PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

Friendly Races: FIERCE FORM

The 2016 Southern 100 races belonged to one man…

THE GREATEST ROADS IN BRITAIN

Pretend you’ve not read where this road is and perform

EURO WINNERS

Continental manufacturers have made the very best naked bikes for years, and with the addition of Ducati’s new Monster 1200 R this is the best European crop yet…

They Mitas Be GIANTS

Rootsy tiptoed round Brands Hatch to test some new rubber from the (not so far) East…

THE £18,749 TRACKDAY

The price tag may make you weak at the knees, but given the stars on show, the salubrious surroundings and you get a free Yamaha YZF-R1M thrown in for good measure it’s all starting to sound quite reasonable! Welcome to the R1M Racing Experience

Riding Legless

Murray Hambro may have lost both his legs below the knee during service for his country, but that doesn't stop the man doing what he loves – racing bikes. But how different is a race bike adapted for a double amputee? We went to Donington Park to give it a go

Coventry MOTOFEST

What happens if you’re banned from doing the TT by your mum – but still want to open it up on the roads? Riding round Coventry doesn’t sound like it could be the answer, but then again…

TEN MINUTES WITH... Dominique MELIAND

Behind the grey hair, glasses and unassuming looks lies one of motorcycling racing’s greatest exemplars. Dominique is much more than the team owner and manager of the most successful endurance team ever – SERT. He’s a craftsmen, committed entirely to a sport that’s steered his life for over four decades

MAN on a MISSION

Behold the results of one man with oneplan –to build an astonishingly beautiful Suzuki RGV250…

FAST BIKES

• KTM RC8 seat unit, modified with hump and LED

TEXAS TORNADO BOOT CAMP

We summon a raw recruit to take on the most fearsome riding school in America – Colin Edwards' Texas Tornado Boot Camp!

Baby BOOMER

Ducati’s entry level superbike is a fabulous learning tool – that looks a million dollars, but (luckily) costs a fair bit less

Market Place

The V4 engine configuration holds a very special place in motorcycling folklore. In racing it’s won championships in a variety of series in a number of guises by a handful of manufacturers. On the road? It’s special!

RACE SPEC

Thanks to our big SBOTY test, we know the BMW S 1000 RR is the best litre superbike on the market, and in race trim it has been doing the business with Taylor Mackenzie on board. So to see what is changed on

CHOOSING YOUR LINE

Your guide to road and trackday strategies for choosing the best path forward…

ECU, WTF, LMAO, ETC

Flashing an ECU isn’t you showing your bits off to a bike’s brain. It’s the cure for all biking’s ills. Or is it? James from JHS tells all…

WHEN EVENTS OVERTAKE YOU…

When you go and try to make a pass stick, what happens when you get unstuck?

Chatter

Hi Rootsy, and thank you for your reply on the

Travel & Tracks

Southern Spain isn’t short of some stunning roads – and

BENJAMIN: MV AGUSTA F3 800

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Loving the MV F3

ROOTSY: KTM SUPER DUKE 1290 R SPECIAL EDITION

While others have been on big mileage duties on the

CHARLIE: DUCATI MONSTER 1200 R

It’s with great intrigue that I await the feedback on

RIDER: YAMAHA MT-10

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Waiting for THE letter

JONNY: TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE R

Well, if I did a passable impression of a squeaky

ALASTAIR: SUZUKI GSX-S1000F

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Writing a bloody longterm

Pit Pass

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MUST TRY HARDER...

Still viewed as our best current chance of MotoGP success, Scott Redding checks in with FB for his half-term report…

Dangerous Brod Wilson

Silverstone was, how shall I put this, eventful. Like most

Gary Johnson

The best way to describe the heat at Suzuka is

Leon Haslam

Life’s very busy at the minute. It’s been crazy with

Chaz Davies

I’m just back in España after our long haul trip

Steve Parrish

Were any of you lot up at the Barry Sheene