, a quick-shifter and a paint job. The previous two sentences were prioritised into important and un-important, respectively. The Hinckley firm bill the R as the ultimate track day weapon and I’d agree. It’s wasted on the road.My licence would

development rider, when Triumph started the Daytona 675 project in 2004, the market trend was for centralised underseat exhausts and while Triumph felt a radical three-cylinder Supersport bike was the direction to go in, they didn’t want to stunt the sales

THE Z750 has been a nice little earner for Kawasaki, with almost 160,000 of them sold since its launch in 2003.I remember riding the first version back in 2004 and falling for its simple charms. In a sea of naked rev-hungry 600s, the Z750 boasted a

of confidence and feedback. The slightly more crouched riding position could be a teeny bit harder on your arms during any commuting duties on the road, but the increased torque and midrange grunt make the new bike more usable in every application than the old

longer than it takes to change gear.Not that I'm complaining. Swapping the dour, sub-zero, overcast Midlands for azure blue skies, perfectly surfaced roads, a strong possibility of sunstroke and the chance to be among the first in the world to test a new

and 45mm shorter than Aprilia's road-scalpel stroker 250. As with the XB9R, its street sibling doesn't suffer any sudden cold turkey twitches, even though those figures suggest it should be dancing on the twilight of stability. What you do get, thanks

Most, or all of the above is largely true, but I’m more than happy to make an arse of myself in the name of sunny foreign press launches. As Niall and Whit were busy at the NEC show, I lunged at the opportunity to redeem my previous road test

potential complaints faded away. £5,399 on the road. Bloody hell, that’s proper cheap. Bit of wrangling and haggling with the right dealer and chances are you’ll get that figure below the five grand mark, putting the Transalp in direct competition with bikes

and bodywork are the same as fitted to it’s off-road brother, although it feels lower to sit on because of the smaller diameter wheels.After I’d got round the first couple of roundabouts heading for some twisty mountain roads I felt at home on this bike. There

something that wasn't broken.The ER-6n was launched in 2006, late on the scene for a 650cc twin - Suzuki had been at it for years - but the first ER-6n - like the Hornet in '98 - was an instant hit. The sort of bike you ride and think 'this is so obvious