V-twins axed

Ducati 821 streamliner finished in race-spec aluminium

…It’s more like a new dawn. But how do these more civilised supersport bikes compare to their howling 600cc ancestors? We find out by taking the new Ducati Panigale V2 S and Yamaha R9 for a blast with the Honda CBR600RR

Making indecent levels of performance (nearly) fathomable is the Panigale V4 ’ s USP, as we discovered around Cadwell Park

The new generation of supersport machines are great to ride on the road. But can they keep up on track?

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