with this incarnation, though the riding position has been altered quite dramatically. The bars are closer to the rider and slightly higher than the old bike, and they also feel a lot wider. There is a touch more steering lock, vented indents in the airbox section

’m doing a reasonable impression of what I might have looked like had I been allowed a ride on this bike 13 years ago, when I was 16 and 125s were all that mattered. How wrong was I.Apparently from the pit wall I looked as stupid as all the other lardy old

’ll be exactly how you want it but your wife will leave you, you’ll be skint forever and there’s a good chance you’ll die the first time you ride it.

to banish thoughts of touring and MPG figures, The use of carbon fibre in a classy but purposeful style made a great first impression, as did seeing a couple of quality names like Brembo and Öhlins in all the right places. If this bike rides as good

entertained if you get idle hands. And if you don’t, thankfully the engaging riding dynamics of the revised tourer will hold your interest.Ridden normally in pretty much every riding environment I found something to like. Filtering through the Spanish rush

pipes and not a stray wire in sight. I was itching to ride the bike, until I’d had a go. Round town it was brilliant, easy to ride, comfortable, easy to keep in front of the traffic and drew heads like Rolf Harris on crack.This is the perfect town bike

They say:  "Like a surfer on a wave, we make each ride our own" KawasakiWe say: "Look at me mum! I'm doing a launch" John HoganThe Versys is an important bike for Kawasaki in terms of capitalising on the success of the ER-6 and increasing its share

on the balls of your feet.The digital clocks look tiny at first but you soon adjust to the size and layout. You can also select from eight different levels of backlight brightness to illuminate the dash with a clinical white glowThe riding experience is a mix

uniquely Guzziesque experience, which stretches much deeper than mere metal, plastic and petrol should. One that even a brand as iconic as Ducati can’t match in terms of plugging into the emotives that make us ride. I rode one to the Bol Dor a few years

% of all bike sales in America. You may not view this as an important bike if you ride in the UK, but the sales from bikes like this in the USA will help fund projects for the UK market in the future. It’s a shame that Texans don’t like their roads how