Check out this advert from over in the US of A.Aside from the fact this 'Blade is fitted with an extended swing-arm, perfect for a bit of stop-light drag racing, it looks exactly like new and clearly it's never been raced. Er...So when your mate's after an as-new 2005 Fireblade w...

Japan, unregistered in the UK. A red one is up for £1995 while a slightly cleaner yellow version is £2195.The fold-away Motocompo is so 1980s-retro it almost hurts; an optimistic vision of a future that never happened. Designed specifically to pack away

Piaggio, Europe’s largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer, suffered a massive profit slump in its first 2008 financial quarter to 31 March.The group’s sales revenue fell by 7.7 per cent year-on-year in the period to £286.9m. This was mainly

AS DEMAND for used motorcycles continues to be slow and currenteconomic conditions display little sign of improvement, dealers arecautious of placing overly optimistic prices on second-hand stock, wary of losing potential sales to competitors.In a

for the project from Enzo's son, Piero Ferrari. But hold your horses; this isn't an ultra-high performance machine - far from it. The 1995 in-line four 900cc motorcycle, produces 105bhp at 8,800rpm and has an optimistic claimed top speed of 165mph. It's expected

healthier in the low and midrange than the last naked R I rode. Maybe the optional Laser performance can was adding to the fluid, elastic delivery and gushing top end. BMW claim 163bhp - perhaps a tad optimistic, 140 or so feels nearer the mark.All you

There’s a lot of it about at this time of year, brought on, no doubt, by excessive exposure over the Festive Season to the temptations of eBay. Buying old nails with a view to restoration, that is.Wilfing away over the New Year, I spotted for sale a

, anyone remember Yamaha's claims of a 17,500rpm rev limit when the current R6 was launched last year? That was brushed under the carpet when the rev counter was found to be a bit on the optimistic side. Never mind that, the sales pitch is still the same

is like, above all the temperature, but I'm convinced the bike and the Bridgestone tyres can work well in America. I want to fight for the podium again, I'm optimistic and I can't wait to taste that champagne once more. It will be another tough race

the sale, so I said, “Oh-yes mate, fire her up, she runs lovely.” You can guess the rest… the urchin kicked the bike into life, popped it in gear and calmly rode past me with a smile on his face and off down the road. I felt violated.And things got worse