the corner was pretty tight so slowed to somewhere between 30-40mph changed down to second, moved my body a little to the left, started to lean into the corner then BANG! Major mid-corner faux pas, big panic as I lost the road, jammed on the front, which

, with a fat, stubby exhaust, looks bang up to date.The new bike's engine comes from the 2004/'05 R1, not the breathed-on, slightly stronger 2006 version. The motor is re-tuned for a claimed 150bhp at 11,000rpm and 78lb.ft at 8000rpm, with a 12,000rpm

RC30The VFR paved the way for other great Honda V-4s. The legendary RC30 with its big-bang 360 degree crankshaft and it’s baby brother the NC30 made a huge impression on the track, the road circuits and the open roads as did its 750cc successor the RC

to CRT - which is a lower level of bike - there will be more people that can ride them to their full potential, and he's bang on. That's exactly what I said when going from Superbike to 500s, it's why Superbike has more guys battling because more guys can

-season stuff. We've always been there or thereabouts every year before so I can't see any reason why it should be different this year. Andrea's been getting a new horsebox for herself, because she's got two horses now that are too big for her existing one. When

banging on about, which I go to in Misano. The bloke who runs it always looks after us and although we hadn't booked, and the place was absolutely packed out, he took us in, whipped the reserved sign off the table (reserved for someone else, that is

it is on the body and bike when you land where you're supposed to land.So, that's the first hurdle crossed and no injuries as yet. I banged my head a bit and bent the bars on one small crash, but no big horrors. Next time, we'll be frying far more serious fish. I

figures with a pinch of salt. Though not as refined or as sharp as its Japanese rivals - it was never a contender against a long line of Fireblades and the mighty R1, and used prices reflect this - it has lots of personality and offers good bang

.I welcome big-distance trips on maxi-scooters like the burgman 650 because they're genuinely effortless and banging out big miles on a motorbike always feels like a waste of a gearbox and perfectly good tyres. On a maxi-scooter, you can relax

very safe, as it massages your abilities, which for me is a big plus.In summary then, it pulls great from low revs, smooth power delivery, fantastic anti hopping clutch, good brakes, extremely secure feeling cornering/handling, seems pretty similar