bolts that make it look like it's been peppered with bullets, the black frame looks smart, the stumpy under-seat pipes menacing, the five-spoke wheels stylish and the new inverted forks with their gold tubes and black base look great in contrast

and runs in a straight line from the headstock to the swingarm pivot point for maximum stiffness. Just like Rossi's. The inverted forks and shock are adjustable for everything including high and low speed compression damping, a first for a mass-produced 600

.)Rake:     Adjustable - 21˚ to 22.5˚Front Suspension:     Showa Race 43mm inverted fork, fully adjustable with BPF technology providing true separation of rebound and compression damping.Front Wheel Travel:     120mm (4.72 in)Front Brake:     387.5 mm (15.25 in) semi

: three of these speedway bikes will still cost less than a pair of Öhlins inverted gas-cartridge forks.The money in speedway is better, too. Top riders will be trousering a couple of grand from one two-hour race meeting, many race twice in one day

120/70ZR17M/C (58W)Tyre, rear 190/55ZR17M/C (75W)Rake/Trail 25.5°/ 110 mmSteering angle, left / right 27° / 27°SUSPENSIONSuspension, front 43 mm inverted fork with rebound and compression damping,spring preload adjustability and top-out springs

Suspension, front 41 mm inverted fork with rebound damping and spring preload adjustabilitySuspension, rear Bottom-Link Uni-Trak, gas-charged shock with piggyback reservoirRebound damping: SteplessSpring preload: SteplessBrakesBrakes, front Dual semi-floating 300 mm

, the Electra Glide® Ultra Limited, and the Road King® Classic. The Security Package is a factory-installed option for all other models. The Night Rod® Special is updated with new tapered tail section, lighter-weight wheels, an inverted front fork and improved

's quite classy, isn't it?" he said, eyeing the inverted forks, high pipe and bronze paint while shielding the key from a circling Whitham.Class is something that Honda has always engineered into the Hornet. This year it gets new inverted forks to fend off

? Quality must be lower, right? Not necessarily. Inspecting the GT you can't help but be impressed. Inverted forks, a stylish fairing, adjustable footpegs and a really funky digital dash that has more than a hint of a 90s Casio watch about it. Yes

sports bike, which it should do really considering it has modern rubber, inverted forks and a stiff trellis chassis. From the outside it may look like a retro bike, but this really is a wolf in sheep's clothing. And then there's the engine