Bertrand Gahel

When the market speaks, its words can be cruel, like when it declared 600s not popular enough to warrant further development. The verdict came shortly after the 2008 financial crisis, plunging the once-thriving middleweight category into an extended period of dormancy that ultimately led to its demise.

Fierce competition makes the 2023 890 Adventure better. Considering how rapidly and considerably things have changed in the middleweight ADV class, it isn’t really surprising to see KTM update its 890 Adventure a mere couple of years after its introduction. Indeed, aside from having to face BMW’s very good F-GSs, KTM witnessed enormous resources deployed by Triumph to turn the Tiger 900 into an impressive platform.

Panigale Stripped. *Archives – March / April 2022 digital issue. Undressing an Italian icon can result in a nervous mess of hoses and wires. But it can also be the beginnings of another icon. Depends how it’s done. With the Streetfighter V2, Ducati demonstrates its unzipping talents. La Palma del Condado, Spain. A Panigale V2 with a high handlebar minus a couple horsepower and a fairing equals a Streetfighter V2. That’s how Ducati describes its new $18,995 955 cc naked.