championship and can do things on a bike that would make your balls shrink. Talking to him, there isn't a hint of cockiness, he's just a young lad who loves what he does. And he's very good at it.Like so many racers, the initial bug came from a family

and invested in making the Aprilia brand strong again.So where did all the money go? A doomed MotoGP effort, fewer scooter sales and some models failing to set the world on fire are the likely causes. Piaggio is keen not to repeat those mistakes

together in neat little classes. Have you seen your bike on a racetrack? Yes, so then it’s a Sportsbike. If it’s got a monster engine as well then that makes it a Superbike. Does it have flat bars and no fairing? Yep, well that makes it a Streetbike. We

There was a time when motorcycles were grouped together in neat little classes. Have you seen your bike on a racetrack? Yes, so then it’s a Sportsbike. If it’s got a monster engine as well then that makes it a Superbike. Does it have flat bars

it for five years will make you a millionaire, but what each of these three bikes will do is hold their value, and quite possibly even improve on it. When it comes to justifying the purchase this makes them an ‘investment’. So what have we got?Having set

it right, however, and you can make millions and build a company’s reputation on a single model. Like with, er, the Ducati 916…Which brings us to the three bikes in this test. Each one appears to have taken a tumble out of the ugly tree, bouncing off each

to watch.Although to be fair Niall did manage to make it almost ten yards before hoisting the front of the Z1000 and performing a very graceful stand-up wheelie down the road. Gus did slightly better, he managed all of 15 yards before repeating the trick

designer from their R&D department, Tadao Baba. He was given a very specific remit – make the ultimate sportsbike.Although early prototypes ran at 750cc, a final capacity of 893cc was settled on as Baba’s philosophy behind his new bike was one of balance

such a styling disaster? I don't think so. In fact, I reckon the 999 is a future classic in the making. Here's why.First up we have to think about what makes a classic. A classic is generally a bike that has shaped a generation, or made a significant

, built to supply Bullets to the Indian army, has continued making the bike to this day.Despite the recent revolutionary changes of adding a left-hand gear change and electric start, the basic design of the Enfield has been left manifestly unchanged