In the first episode of this brand new series Bike World sets out to find the ultimate European Winter motorcycling holiday. Find out how we get on with Yamaha tearing up the mountainous off road terrain of Spain and also opening up the throttle with BMW at the world famous Portimao race track on the Algarve.
It's adventure time on this next episode of Bike World as we take a look at the booming adventure motorcycle market. Watch us kick up dust with the iconic brand that is Triumph and see how the Honda Africa twin holds up in the rolling mud hills of less than sunny Wales.
Which are the the best stripped down, peeled back top of the range naked motorcycles around? Make your own decisions on whether you feel the KTM, Yamaha, Triumph or BMW versions are enough to get you all naked as we put them all through their paces on this episode.
Bike World ponders the age old petrol head question of which moves the quickest, the motorcycle or the car? Which ones come out on top, the revolutionary supercharged Kawasaki H2, the high powered Nissan GT-R super car, the legendary Ducati Superleggera, the world famous McClaren P1 or the Porsche 918 Spyder? Watch and find out.
This time around feast your eyes on a couple of motorcycles that have changed the game forever. On this episode we find out how the Kawasaki H2R and the Ducati 1299 Panigale have moved motorcycling into the modern superbike era.
Is it really worth splashing your hard earned cash on the special edition motorcycles over the standard versions when the originals are already so good? Find out the answer as we look at the Yamaha R1 from both ends of the spectrum. Also in this episode we look at what makes the Kawasaki ZX10R a world superbike winner.
Thinking of winding your way through the twisting European roads on a top of the range sports touring motorcycle? Before you head off Bike World does it for you and gives you the low down on both the Kawasaki Z1000SX and the Ducati Supersport.
Really want to see how cool a motorcycle can be? Bike World gets all retro and takes the Ducati Scrambler to the good 'ol US of A and cruises along the California coastline. We also pit the Triumph Thruxton R against the BMW R9T in a head to head motorcycle test.
What is the most iconic motorcycle brand across the world? Bike World takes a look at how the world famous Triumph motorcycle brand reinvented the wheel with their retro classic Bonneville range.
Does thinking of motorcycling festivals conjure up images of middle aged men in leather chaps drinking warm beer? Not on this episode, we replace the leather with bikinis at World Ducati Week in Italy, one of the coolest motorcycle festivals around.
We head off racing on this first episode of series two of Bike World. Everyone has to start somewhere so we put the starter level Kawasaki 300 and the KTM 390 cup bikes through their paces, but firstly we find out how a race ready, full factory British Superbike Yamaha R1 differs from the road going R1. 'Let's get ready to race!'
This episode sees us slowing things down, chilling out, and heading off for a bit of cruising. If laid back cool is your thing then look no further as we work our way through the new Harley Davidson range yet if chaps and tassels aren't your thing then check out the stylish new Triumph Bobber.
On this episode we hit you up with a dose of the super cool, super charged Italian brand that is Ducati. Find out how monstrously powerful the Ducati Monster 1200 really is yet firstly, and following on from our trip to California to test the Scrambler 800, we test it's big brother as we wind through the hills and streets of Portugal on the Ducati Scrambler 1100.
Off road motorcycling fans will find more than enough to enjoy in this episode as we get dusty and dirty in some of Europe's most beautiful off road locations, and Wales. it's back to off road School for John on the Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro and Fuerteventura on the Multistrada 950, but first we see Chris thrashing the nuts off the extreme BMW R 1200 GS in the mountains of Spain
The stunning Portimao track in Portugal is a home from home for us at Bike World and this time we are here for the annual, ultimate Sportsbike shootout. The Yamaha R6, the Ducati Panigale 1299S, the Honda Fireblade SP, the Yamaha R1, the Kawasaki ZX-10R, the Aprillia RSV4, the BMW S1000RR and the Suzuki GSX-R1000R battle it out for top spot. Sportsbike heaven!
In this episode we unashamedly hold our hands up and admit to merely wanting an injection of speed, plain and simple. Speed. Portugal. Spain. What more could we wish for? We pit the Suzuki GSX R1000 against the Honda Fireblade 1000RR on a flat out track test, but first we are off to Valencia to ride the beautiful new 214BHP, yes you heard it 214BHP, Ducati Panigale V4. Do not miss this!
Remember the excitement of reaching your leg over your first motorcycle? This episode is all about the fun to be had by the new motorcycle rider as we look at both snazzy entry level offerings from KTM, the 125 Duke and the 390 Duke and also find out how Suzuki have toned down one of their legendary models to suit the new rider, the Suzuki GSXR125.
We go all green and all electric on this episode of Bike World and look to what could be the future of two wheeled riding. We spark up the Harley Davidson concept bike and then we really bring things up to date with the ultra modern Zero SR but firstly we have to start with Chris on an Oset trials bike, doing things you may never have thought possible on an electric motorcycle.
It's a 'fairing free' episode of Bike World this time around as we pit our very own modified Yamaha MT10 head to head with the supercool Yamaha MT10 SP to find out which one comes out on top and John heads to Catalunya to see how the Triumph Street Triple 765 RS performs in less than sunny conditions.
What better way to finish off this series than with two superbike special editions, Once again we go unashamedly flat out with an episode dedicated to pure power and speed as we ride the scarily fast Ducati Panigale FE on both road and track and then head to Almeria where we have a blast on the newest addition to the iconic Kawasaki ZX10 family, the spanking new ZX10R SE.
