’s difficult to ride them hard enough to get much feeling and confidence at all, unless you're a WSB supremo, of course."They’re all packed with electronics: traction control, launch control and anti-wheelie systems. The Yamaha even has an automatic blip

, the camshaft, valve springs and spring retainers for intake valves are being replaced to prevent the valve spring from surging. The same design update is automatically being incorporated into the ongoing production run of the newest and most powerful Ninja yet

fully-automatic, twist-and-go mode and push-button “manual” mode using software to mimic the fixed gears of a conventional transmission.Less than three years after going on sale, the DN-01 was dropped from the range. But now, with a new Deauville tourer

's official outfit he said, speaking to Motosprint: "In the contract signed last winter there was the option to renew; if I was third in the standings by July 31st, the agreement would have been automatically renewed.““I was happy because after four seasons

totally new engine. Replacing the old CRF70F, the 110 has – you guessed it – a 110cc motor, along with electric start and the sort of automatic-clutch transmission that will be familiar to anyone who's delivered pizzas on a C90. Except the new bike has

.com. “He has the ability potentially, but we need riders on the podium or fighting for the podium regularly. His results have not unfortunately been good enough. So we are hoping he can fulfill his potential and therefore be the automatic candidate

, RDC, ASC and ABS – thrown in.For the uninitiated or fans of plain English, that means second-generation Electronic Suspension Adjustment, tyre pressure monitor (RDC stands for Reifendruckkontrolle) and Automatic Stability Control. We're guessing you

the option of ASC and ESA, BMW's Electronic Suspension Adjustment.The F800GS retains the same 798cc four-valve parallel-twin engine, with power and torque remaining at 85bhp and 61ftlb.There will also be a UK-exclusive 'Travel Edition', featuring: Automatic

In the Eighties and Nineties World Championship motorcycle racing was a relatively simple affair. IfHonda entered, Honda won. Honda were so good they even made the final results of some racing series boring with such unremitting success

screen with memory function. Sealed, automatically locking storage binnacle with integrated 12V socket. Underseat storage. Rider and pillion 12v sockets. Self-cancelling indicators with manual over-ride. Cruise control. Switchable Traction Control