HERE'S THE first riding image of Kawasaki's 2009 Z750.As you can see the machine's had a top-to-toe makeover, with sharper styling, revised riding position and new paint schemes.More details to follow...

’s never going to head perpendicular to the line of flight. But what you lose in show you get in go. The new VMAX leaves darkies like no other beast on the road. Bang out the clutch in first, pin the throttle and leave huge black lines at will. It

VALENTINO ROSSI has just climbed aboard Ducati's Desmosedici racer for the very first time and is currently taking his first, tentative laps on the 240bhp V4, at Valencia, Spain.Rossi, decked out in yellow/black leathers, climbed aboard the bike

Urry's even more confused after riding the 1125RCONFUSED. That's how I feel after riding Buell's water-cooled 1125R. I've giving it a serious going-over on both road and track and I admit it has left me in a total quandry.Just to clear things up let

mean 95bhp and 73ft lbs in a bike with a claimeddry weight of just 169kg. The suspension felt firm but not annoyingly so.The brakes a little lifeless unless you were braking from high speeds. Itsonly when you ride the 1100 out of town and up the pace

First impressions are positive. The bulbous frog-like expression of the old 1100’s front fairing now looks razor sharp and bang up-to-date, with a hawk-like appearance thanks to the aggressively styled twin air ducts and purposeful looking twin

Bimota's new DB7 ... powered by a Ducati 1098 lumpYOU'RE LOOKING at the new Bimota DB7 - a Ducati 1098-powered superbike, which the company hope will secure their future in the high-end sportsbike market.The liquid-cooled Testastretta Evoluzione engine fitted with a new injection...

JON URRY has just ridden the 2010 Yamaha FZ8 and first thoughts are positive."As you'd expect, it's a cross between and FZ6 and an FZ1 but better than both in many respects."The engine pulls hard from 3000rpm - a welcome improvement over the gutless

TWO EDITOR John Cantlie has just ridden KTM's stunning new V-twin superbike, the RC8.Watch John put the new KTM through its paces, giving his impressions of the new Jap-beater within minutes of stepping off the machine.

WELL THAT'S the first of our four sessions complete and first impressions of the new 848 are simply amazing. It's so different to any other motorcycle I've ridden it almost feels like I've forgotten to ride a bike! Let me explain:Almeria is a very