Honda's new CBF StunnerHONDAis to launch an all-new 800cc bike by the end of this financial year – the only downside is that it will launch firstly in India.Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) senior executive announced the plan while

-ship performance.While the bikes were revealed at the Taiwan International Motocycle Show this month, so far there's no news on whether they'll be available in Europe or how much they might cost.

HUSQVARNA are planning to introduce a series of new machines in the near future, using BMW's parallel-twin 800cc engine.Reports from this years Cologne Motorcycle Show say the company, bought out by BMW in 2007, will develop on and off-road machines

MONSTER TECH 3 MotoGP boss Herve Poncharal has said he can't see a situation where 800cc engines will race against 1000cc motors in MotoGP from 2010.Speaking to David Emmett at Motomatters.com, Poncharal, who's also IRTA's representative on the GP

MotoGP's finest were out in force at Motegi, swapping their 990cc machines for the new-era 800cc missiles. This was the first time the press got to see all the bikes testing together and Visordown got a sneak preview.

round of the 2006 calendar. Australian rider and slide king Garry McCoy has entered as the wildcard.Ilmor have recently completed another successful test, this time at Jerez, where they dialled in the 800cc machine ready for their first race at Estoril.Visordown

VALENTINO Rossi is your outright tip for the 2007 MotoGP World Championship. A landslide 67% of you reckon Rossi is the man to beat, with just 3% of you backing the current champion, Nicky Hayden. The surprise vote has to be Capirossi, who sits in third place in your poll. Your f...

JON URRY has just ridden the 2010 Yamaha FZ8 and first thoughts are positive."As you'd expect, it's a cross between and FZ6 and an FZ1 but better than both in many respects."The engine pulls hard from 3000rpm - a welcome improvement over the gutless bottom-end of the 1000cc FZ1. ...

SUZUKI has announced its expected switch to a one-rider MotoGP team next year – with Dorna still insisting their contract with the Japanese manufacturer means they are obliged to provide a two-rider team.Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta had meetings with factory representatives after t...

much subtler black and white approach in their rendition of Yamaha's 2010 800cc inline four naked.The bike is due to be revealed by Yamaha anytime now.Thumbs up or thumbs down?