Cleaner, slicker, still ace

Sportsbike sales have bombed as we’ve got older and the bikes have got faster and more pricey. The new R9 is set to redress these issues, but will it attract lapsed sportsbike riders? We ask former TT racer – and now pensioner – Chris Moss

You gotta love bright-coloured wheels BMW F900XR ...

FIRST RIDE

The road-focused sportsbike market is changing – meet the Ducati Panigale V2 S and Yamaha R9

BMW S1000RR 2012 MILES

We’ve done the first 750 miles with our perky new Beemer. Here’s what Mike Armitage has found so far