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Panigale beware • New CFMoto V4 SR-RR prototype signals a new name is joining the superbike arms race in 2027

Koolest K100 • Auto Fabrica are famous for high-concept builds, but this BMW K100 is surely their finest yet

Motocross going silent • New Yamaha YE-01 concept enters the battle for motocross’ future

Forkless future? • Indian design chief hints that this girder concept may spawn production bikes

250bhp and underpowered! • Yamaha's ageing R1 dominated BSB in 2025 despite being 20bhp down on newfangled Ducatis, BMWs and Hondas. And it could do it again in 2026. Here's how

2010 BMW S1000RR • Simon Hargreaves remembers taking the world's fastest road bike to meet the world's fastest road car

Red or Silver? • Professor Jamie Turner takes us on a tour of the ‘all-new’ Norton Manx R engine and reveals how it compares to Ducati's all-conquering V4

GET IN GEAR • There's a bundle of new helmets for 2026. Here's our pick – from hi-tech carbon flagship to commute-ready flip-front and posh off-roader

‘Me, Dad, the bike, and a lifetime of memories - best days ever’

Your thoughts on Norton

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80 HOT NEW 2026 BIKES • Your complete guide to next year's new metal, from Aprilia to ZXMoto

DUCATI • Three big-ticket V4s and three more homes for their new V-twin

Has tech hit new heights? • Smarter electronics tame the towering Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally for 2026

HONDA • Past, present and future all at once from the world's biggest bike firm

Is this the deal of 2026? • The Honda CB1000GT has a Blade motor, is ready to tour – and costs under £12k

Is the Zed back from the dead? • Kawasaki Z1100 SE: more engine, more tech, more branded bits. Is it enough?

QJMOTOR • New to the UK, QJ have 40 years’ experience and a range of 200 bikes in their home market. Expect these six to arrive in showrooms soon

TRIUMPH • 29 new bikes on their way, they say. Here are the ones we know so far

‘We were full gas, fulfilling our dreams, trying to catch the uncatchable’ • Hervé Poncharal has sold his Tech3 MotoGP team and retired after four decades in the paddock. He tells us how the championship has changed over the years, taking him from rusty mopeds to 225mph MotoGP bikes and Tech3 from five staff to 50

Dirty business • There's money to be made selling retro scramblers – just ask Triumph. So, can BSA and Royal Enfield crash the party?

Royal Enfield Bear 650 • Enfield finally give us the Interceptor-based scrambler we've been asking for. Is it as good as we hoped? Oh yes…

Triumph Scrambler 900 • The old stager of our trio has been around since 2006 and surely has the power to boot the new boys into next week

BSA Scrambler 650 • Based on the bargain-tabulous Gold Star 650, the Scrambler should be a nailed-on hit. But it isn't…

Verdict

K-Tech Suspension • Next year marks the 25th anniversary of...