, and that everything is in line and properly put back together - many people over-tighten top yoke fork clamp bolts and damage the bolts and threads.The incredibly track focused (and worse on the road) 2006 R6 is pushing prices lower.Key ID: earlier bikes lacked four

and are nowadays concentrating much more on making their bikes user-friendly and safe to ride. Yamaha claim to have achieved this with their MotoGP-inspired cross-plane crank, where as Suzuki have gone done a more conventional route by chopping 5kg off the previous

sports tool, it's also pretty comfy and has a decent fairing for those longer trips.It's a bike with real racer heritage too, as raced by TWO's resident road test hooligan James Whitham (remember the 'Fast Orange' Yamahas?) and in factory colours

it will be a bit of fun to ride, and, as I’ll explain in a moment, it certainly doesn’t disappoint.At the front end, the dash, headlight and conventional 41mm front forks have a minimalist but functional look, which I actually prefer to the more expensive

and excellent for weaving through London's mayhem.The suspension works well on the road but the forks do struggle if you go anywhere near a racetrack. Moaning aside, this is still a good handling, easy to live with bike and mega cheap to buy. 

happy with their mid-sized tourers. I love riding the F800 as it handles well both on the road and track. BMW have fitted conventional telescopic forks, which give nice feedback, and the adjustable rear suspension easily copes with the 80-odd bhp

paddock as I tried to put a Kit Kat and a packet of cheese and onion crisps in my rucksack.All self inflicted, I hear you say, except maybe the falling over one, which was definitely due to this particular Bee Emm being the tallest road bike I've ever sat

- the most obvious difference is colours, so make sure you know what you're looking at.Still, a vast improvement on previous models, with a ride that feels up-to-date.Key ID: USD forks distinguish it from earlier bikes. Later ones had a narrower headlight

, but never in his wildest dreams could he have imagined what would take place 33 years down the road.That cloudy day was unforgettable for Ducati so, in celebration of that victory, and after several years of planning, they have finally launched the first two

but the front forks, angled more steeply than the LE's, are not, so apart from altering tyre pressures you'll have to ride it pretty much as it comes. Despite this, the Sport is a bike that would be at home on any track day, although caution would be necessary