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Stories tagged "Naked" from the LatestNewBike magazine.
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
Yamaha's MT-09 remains the mischievous heart of the naked class: an addictive 890 cc CP3 triple, sub-190 kg agility and a full IMU electronics suite, all for a price that shames pricier rivals.
Elena Rossi · May 22, 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
With a Moto2-derived 765 cc triple, Öhlins damping and Brembo Stylema stoppers, the Street Triple RS is the roadster every rival is measured against — sharp, sonorous and shockingly complete.
Elena Rossi · May 13, 2026
The Z900 is the enthusiast's bargain: a silky 948 cc inline-four wrapped in aggressive Sugomi styling, with real-world pace and everyday manners at a price the premium nakeds simply cannot touch.
Elena Rossi · May 4, 2026
Aprilia's Tuono 660 proves handling beats horsepower, wrapping a characterful 95 hp twin, a full IMU electronics suite and 183 kg of sublime agility into the most thrilling middleweight naked on sale.
Marcus Vale · Apr 7, 2026
Everyone wants to talk about how a 208-hp naked bike rides on an empty mountain road. Almost nobody talks about what it costs to own one in real traffic, on a real budget, every ordinary day in between — so I did.
Marcus Vale · Apr 1, 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
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
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
In a market obsessed with fairings, screens and adventure-bike posturing, the humble naked bike quietly does everything better — and I am increasingly convinced it is the only motorcycle most of us actually need.
Elena Rossi · Apr 30, 2025
