if someone had pointed out that two of the band members – including its founder – had been killed in bike accidents.There’s no doubting the Allman Brothers Band’s biking credentials, or the fact the 1970 song is a classic. But to use it to sell bike insurance

.'Rossi's decision to leave Ducati after two bleak seasons to return to Yamaha, with whom he won four world championships, has been the source of much speculation. The Doctor will no doubt be thinking he may have silenced some critics after his Sunday performance. 

IT would take a certain amount of blind faith to buy a Moto Morini – the bikes look great but you’d be forgiven for having nagging doubts about the firm’s financial footing.Those brave [or barmy] enough to overcome those fears seem to get a lot

-nav. Presumably the lights include the K1600’s looking-round-corners adaptive abilities, too. Other than that, the vents in the sides reveal a pair of water radiators and cooling fans, leaving no doubt that the motor is the water-cooled unit from the R1200GS

, Bridgestone’s S20 or Metzeler’s Roadtec Z8. It’s worth noting that whatever the tyre, the grip just wouldn’t have been there, but I have no doubt those other tyres would have offered better feel and more confidence because the tread would have been able

narrow, too; no doubt the concept’s wide front rubber threw up handling issues. The proddy version’s 120 might have helped that, but because it looked so normal it threw all attention onto the odd-shaped headlight, now prominently high and jutting forward

stopping and spanners. Therefore being inherently lazy, I opted to grimace and bear it. While the seat is comfortable, it isn't heated. The seat on Suzuki's Burgman 650 Executive is. There are no heated grips as standard either. Yamaha will no doubt say