Naked

If you’ve never ridden a Tesi and never wanted to, now is the time to re-adjust your head and embrace weirdness

Strangely underwhelming Shiver gains a fairing in an attempt to boost versatility and buyer appeal. But does a bit of plastic up front turn a naked into a tourer?

One manufacturer; BMW, one heavyweight; K1300R and one middleweight; F800R. We settle the size issue once and for all, round one...

Triumph’s riotous Street Triple R is the benchmark middleweight street bike, a bike so alive with character it’s arrival left big street bikes looking a little redundant. How does BMW’s new F800R compare?

Unlike an F1 boss you don’t have to take a beating when it comes to naked fun. We pick three of the best value street bikes on the market and explore what makes them tick

Improved riding position and mid-capacity engine make new Monster 796 a very rounded entry-level proposition

Introducing two new Brutales from the Italian masters of style, courtesy of Harley-Davidson

Kawasaki’s naked beast is back, not with a whimper, but with a big styling bang and an engine to back up the new look.

Does the new Ducati Monster 696 (2008) have what it takes to be embraced by the eagerly waiting ‘Monsteristi’?

The Ducati Monster 1100 arrives as the big brother to the 696. Look out sportsbikes, there’s a new monster waiting in the wings to leap out and scare you clean off the road

Subtle just got a whole lot cooler as the already great looking Griso gets an overhaul

After years of trying (and failing) to make a decent streetbike has Honda finally got it right?

Perfect for slicing through sleepy country towns and getting stern lectures from not-so-sleepy country coppers. This fiery twin has got what it takes to entertain

MV Agusta also launched the £11,950 990R, aiming at café culture. The R features a 998cc engine with the same bore as the 1090RR, just a shorter stroke.

It’s not often these days that a major manufacturer makes a complete balls-up of an updated bike, but that’s what Kawasaki did in 2007 with the Z1000.

MV Agusta have been quiet of late and it’s 11 years since they made any kind of notable impact with the launch of the F4 750. The F4 was a superbike originally intended to propel Cagiva’s comeback, a bike that Ducati would have loved to have in their range but instead it put MV back on the map.

Roland Brown fires back his first thoughts on Kawasaki's new 1000cc naked

The term ‘all-rounder’ is usually associated with the phrase ‘lose the will to live’. But this machine is very different. That’s because it’s very good

Not many bikes manage to change people’s perceptions of an entire factory. But BMW engineered a seismic shift in attitude with this big-inch brute, the machine that put the tonic into Teutonic. Believe

The Ducati Monster S2R 800 is the manufacturer's latest take on the Monster theme is a refreshing mix of old and new, with up-to-the-minute styling married to a simple, effective air-cooled motor. And it's bang on the money.