History repeated

THE SMART-MONEY TEST

MCN reader Richard Pleasants shares the spoils of his hunt for the one that got away...

To celebrate the recent release of the most powerful, high-tech Speed Triple ever, Phil West remembers our first encounter with the iconic original

XSR900 transformed into YZF750-inspired rep

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

In the first of a new series celebrating the best bikes from every MCN era, here’s why the Bonnie defined 1955-1964