for the weight and performance of today's 100bhp mammoths.While looking ostensibly the same as its predecessor, the EXP now benefits from modern tyre technology and features Metzeler's 0¡ steel construction in the front tyre (previously only applied to the rear

Let's get this straight. The Thundersprint is not your conventional road race.In fact, it's not really a road race at all, more of a sprint along a 440m course in a car park, surrounded by hay bales from a local farm. Oh, and marked out with traffic

right tool...I don't have a lot in common with James Toseland. I have never been a World Superbike Champion, I don't have chiselled features or a torso seemingly hewn from aluminium. I can't recall ever having to beat libidinous females away with a stick

that the company who ran it no longer ran it and the guys at Aprilia weren't home to tell me who the new operators were. So, two hours later and the wonderful AA finally picked me up. I was cheered by the fact that it wasn't anything major, and it was booked

," says Dougie, matter of factly. "As I was growing upI was always at trials meetings. When I got old enough to help there was my dad Martin and then cousin John to support so it was really just a way of life." There's nothing surer than inevitability

before anyone else. The fact that no one else has since even begun to consider such an ambitious use for what many experts now regard as a 'leisure' vehicle is in large measure due to the tragic events that unfolded on the river Thames during the Boator

isn't going to help. The bulging of a rider's eyes is directly proportional to the amount of braking forces at work. If you look down at the ground infront of you, you'll brake less, fact.5: Weight TransferenceThe moment you shut the throttle ­ even

such a styling disaster? I don't think so. In fact, I reckon the 999 is a future classic in the making. Here's why.First up we have to think about what makes a classic. A classic is generally a bike that has shaped a generation, or made a significant

changed. Sports 600s are now so focused on track performance and race success that they're bordering on the unrideable in everyday use. Yamaha's new R6 and Honda's CBR600RR are no longer the do-it-all everyday options their predecessors once were. The fact

very little in the way of hard customs to offer.We settled on the Victory Vegas 8 Ball, a 1731cc American bread cruiser. And from the Japanese corner, the Honda Fury - Japans 1312cc V-twin proper custom chopper, in fact it was the only bike