- the belt driven ohc Pantah engine, a bit of a compressor maybe  but still the best they had.In its two-valve form it had long reached the end of its racing road but Bordi had a plan. He grafted on a pair of water cooled cylinders topped off with a pair

’s amazing how much you can ask of a front tyre (even when you think it’s all over) if you know how to trail brake and you understand the intimate details of weight transference and adhesion. Massive issue this one. If this has happened to you before, call

Honda have always had great faith in the V-4 layout and there’s no denying that it’s been responsible for powering some great bikes over the past three decades.NR 'Never Ready' 500 race bikeTheir first attempt at V-4 victory was possibly best

To understand what the human neck has to undergo in terms of stresses and strains when you ride a bike you really need to know the weight of your head. The best way to weigh your head is to cut it off and pop it onto some accurate scales

Say what you like about ABS - and plenty of you did following our news that it look set to become compulsory - but to have a truly objective opinion you need to try it. As an old opinionated bigot (Ba Hons), just six months ago I did my best

.The fairing-less Thruxton is not at its best on a motorway but I guess you didn’t me to tell you that.I ran out of fuel, too. With the sun behind me and a microscopic fuel warning-light that’s totally obscured by the speedo needle at 90mph, the outcome