Return of the smt

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

FIRST RIDE

The nation’s favourite is the ultimate do-it-all-machine

Not all middleweight adventure bikes are born equal

Suzuki have reintroduced the DR-Z – and with it combined old traits with new tricks

Kove to unleash slimmed-down 800X in two weeks’ time