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Comparison stories from the LatestNewBike magazine.
Everyone wants a clean winner in the bagger wars, but ride these two back to back and every strength comes paired with a real, unglamorous weakness — liquid-cooled muscle against air-cooled soul, a frame-mounted fairing against a fork-mounted one, and two very different ideas of what a thousand-mile day should feel like.
Elena Rossi · Jun 21, 2026
Two of the sharpest A2-licence naked bikes on sale tackle the same brief in opposite ways — Triumph's thumping single against Honda's smoother, higher-ceiling twin. We rode both back-to-back to work out which one you should actually buy.
Elena Rossi · Jun 19, 2026
Harley's liquid-cooled, sporty new Sportster takes on Honda's torquey, DCT-equipped Rebel 1100 in a cruiser comparison that boils down to a simple question: how much are you willing to pay for a badge?
Elena Rossi · Jun 15, 2026
Two parallel-twins, two completely different philosophies, one price bracket. I rode both back to back to find out which middleweight naked actually deserves your deposit.
Elena Rossi · Jun 10, 2026
Kawasaki's slick, four-cylinder homage to the Z1 takes on Triumph's parallel-twin Speed Twin 1200 in a modern-classic scrap that boils down to a simple question: do you want your nostalgia to sound like a howl or feel like a heartbeat?
Elena Rossi · May 15, 2026
Kawasaki's friendly, evolved parallel-twin squares up to Aprilia's purpose-built, race-bred RS 457 in an A2 sportsbike face-off where a steel frame meets a trellis, and the right winner depends entirely on what kind of new rider you actually are.
Elena Rossi · May 11, 2026
Royal Enfield's rally-bred Himalayan 450 goes off-road-first against KTM's road-sharp 390 Adventure in a small-ADV scrap where Sherpa-engine grit meets LC4c urgency — and the winner depends entirely on how much dirt you actually plan to see.
Diego Marroquín · May 10, 2026
Bologna's operatic V4 drama collides with Munich's data-driven precision in a superbike duel where roughly 215 hp meets 212, and the winner depends entirely on whether you chase lap times or goosebumps.
Marcus Vale · Mar 20, 2026
Yamaha's torque-rich, bargain-priced CP3 triple squares up to Triumph's Moto2-bred, Öhlins-shod Street Triple 765 RS in a middleweight naked scrap that pits raw everyday value against genuine precision engineering.
Elena Rossi · Mar 11, 2026
The all-conquering BMW R 1300 GS meets Honda's rugged, honest Africa Twin in a big-adventure showdown that weighs cutting-edge tech and boxer muscle against genuine off-road purity and unbeatable value.
Diego Marroquín · Mar 2, 2026
Two litre-class legends refuse to fade: Yamaha's crossplane R1 and Suzuki's VVT-equipped GSX-R1000R deliver around 200 hp apiece, proving character and value still matter in an age of electronic superbikes.
Marcus Vale · Feb 21, 2026
Kawasaki's smooth, sonorous inline-four Z900 takes on Yamaha's punchy, characterful MT-09 triple in a value-naked duel where a hundred-odd horsepower, low weight and everyday usability are the real prizes.
Elena Rossi · Feb 12, 2026
Triumph's nimble, characterful Tiger 900 triple confronts Ducati's radar-equipped, 170 hp Multistrada V4 in a middleweight-versus-heavyweight adventure clash about ambition, budget and the roads you actually ride.
Diego Marroquín · Feb 3, 2026
Honda's sweet-revving inline-four CBR650R meets Aprilia's light, electronics-rich Tuono 660 twin in a battle over what accessible sport really means — reliable everyday charm or premium, sharp-edged performance thrills.
Elena Rossi · Jan 25, 2026
The affordable, characterful Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 goes toe to toe with the polished, powerful Triumph Tiger 900 in an adventure comparison that asks whether more money really buys more genuine adventure.
Diego Marroquín · Jan 16, 2026
The silent, torque-laden Zero SR/F confronts Aprilia's characterful, screaming Tuono 660 in an electric-versus-petrol naked showdown that pits instant thrust and low running costs against range, sound and value.
Priya Anand · Jan 7, 2026
Using the friendly Honda CBR650R and the ferocious Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R as bookends, we unpack the real-world gulf between accessible supersport and full-blown superbike to help you buy the right weapon.
Marcus Vale · Dec 29, 2025
