bike."Engine is 2008 R1, same as FZ1, but new barrels and four-valve head, not five as on FZ1. No variable intakes either, as on R1. It was deemed too costly, so cylinder one and four have shorter intake trumpets than two and three, giving more bottom

? They were right. Do you know how a ‘normal’ shaft drive bike feels when you knock the throttle on and off? That shunting, clunking feeling of all those reciprocating, heavy parts – that rising and falling of the back end? Well there’s none of that on the new

VISORDOWN'S MAN at this year's Milan Motorcycle Show has fired back this image of the new KTM SuperDuke paint scheme.Complete with white trellis frame, the new 990 is decked out in a camoflague-style paint job.We like the new graphics; it makes a

DUCATI HAVE unveiled two new special-edition versions of their 1198 superbike at this year's Milan Show and Visordown's man has fired back the first images of the 180bhp beasts.Dubbed the 1198S and 1198R Corse Special Edition, the 2010 machines

KAWASAKI'S new 2012 ZZR1400 has been revealed on the US website.Known as the ZX-14 in America, the colour choices and paint schemes for the European models may vary but everything else on the bike should remain the same. It's Kawasaki's most

VISORDOWN'S MAN at this year's Milan Motorcycle Show has fired back images of Ducati's new Hypermotard 1100 Evo and Evo SP.With a dry weight of 172kg, the Evo boasts 7kg less weight than the old Hypermotard - 5kg have been saved by shaving weight

and will be firing back some cunning words on Triumph's latest machine as soon as he's worked out how to get an internet connection and a phone signal.So check back later* for some form of report on the all-new triple.*Exact publication time dependent on whether MF

YAMAHA'S 2012 R1 has emerged from the firm's Brazilian website revealing new colour options but no technical changes to the bike.The official page shows a selection of updated colours for the Brazilian market, which may or may not be offered

.However, it seems the firm has decided to go ahead with the Crosstourer name for the new bike, filing for a trademark on the term last week, specifically asking for the rights to use it on “motorcycles and parts and fittings thereof.”It may opt to use an alpha

of the New Mid concept bike, but it turned out the real Integra was a perfect facsimile of the New Mid, lacking the aggression of these drawings. Now Honda has announced it is to launch a new large bike as a follow-on to the New Mid (if the 700cc Integra