Types of Motorcycles

Trials bikes have traditionally been dominated by brands like Honda, GasGas and Beta, however, over the last few years companies like UK based Oset have been making headway into this market with a new breed of electric trials bikes...

It was post WW2 when the Scooter really caught on. In 1946 the Piaggio Vespa was launched, instantly becoming a sales success and setting the standard, closely followed in 1947 by the Lambretta. The Scooter offered a very affordable form of transport for the masses...

​Over the years there have been a number of engine configurations of 250cc to 500cc sportsbikes, powered by both two-stroke and four-stroke engines. The two-stroke 250cc Sportbikes were always powered by twin cylinder engines and all four-stroke incarnations were originally in-line 4 cylinder screamers...

A highly strung two-stroke makes very little power in the lower rev range with pick up often being very slow, however as soon as the revs of the engine hit the 'powerband' power comes in with quite a kick...

The 750cc Sportsbike can be traced back to 1969 when Honda introduced the CB750; it was a revolution, featuring an in-line four-cylinder four-stroke engine producing a claimed 67bhp and capable of hitting a top speed of around 120mph...

​Fancy buying a dirt bike but have no experience in the off-road world? Not sure of the difference between a trials, trail, enduro or motocross bikes? For many first time dirt bike buyers the question on what bike to buy can be daunting...

The bike that kicked off the 600cc Sportsbike sector, also known as 'Supersports', was the Kawasaki GPZ600R (also named the Ninja 600). The GPZ600R was launched in 1985 and was the first of the breed....