While a brand new 990 Adventure’s a nice idea, the subtle nature of KTM’s update means the previous model is far from obsolete. And with prices now at 600 supersport money, the most versatile machine on the planet is within reach.
The RC8R is a major improvement on the old model, with the RC8 gear box and fuel injection a lot less smooth. But if you can find an RC8 at a fair price and you’re prepared to invest in gearing and an exhaust- you’ll have yourself a hot machine
Two wheels versus four wheels challenge. only with a difference. In the orange corner a rampant KTM Supermoto. And in the red corner is a vicious little 250cc superkart. the location was Lydd, the weather terrible, who would win in a five lap race
Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Bardon was forced to take photos of someone called James Whitham. Perhaps, more worryingly, he also had to listen to him for the best part of a Thursday afternoon
Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. Ben Cope knows the score. But not even the supreme skills of ace lensman Paul Bryant could make this internet millionaire look any good
The all-rounder that's the best off-roader gets fuel injection and anti-lock brakes to appeal to the sensible crowd. Has the fun factor been banished too?
It’s taken Austrian dirt bike peddlers KTM a decade, but the orange House of Madness has finally produced a sensible motorbike. Except it isn’t, not really…
The launch of a new motorcycle used to be a terribly messy, often Bacchanalian affair. In the mid-1990s when the average testosterone-charged tester was 27 years old and the bike industry was booming, marketing managers had vast pots of cash to spend and invariably launches descended into chaos.