What took you so long?

THE SMART-MONEY TEST

Top-spec middleweight fun-seekers prove you don’t really need a super-naked

Yamaha’s game-changer that revolutionised the class by prioritising track ability

Are we wrong to overlook the inline-four Kawasaki Z900 SE as the Triumph Street Triple R and Yamaha MT-09 triples capture the limelight?

FIRST RIDE

Or, put another way, the latest all-round sports tourers flogged across that there France. The new Triumph Tiger Sport 800 and updated Yamaha Tracer 9 GT and BMW F900XR go on a mini-break