more serious than a couple of fluffed gear changes. Credit to Morgan, as the only one with a tankbag and map he took the mantle of navigator for much of the trip keeping us loosely on track via various livestock riddled 'B' roads. I wouldn't swap

as was Ducati's 916, Triumph was reborn in Hinckley, track days took off in a big way, Mick Doohan showed us all how a bike should be ridden and Carl Fogarty put Britain back on the world bike racing map with four World Superbike titles. And that's just

. The GSX-R750 did an awful lot to put the Suzuki name on the map in the 80s and 90s, and that same Suzuki person will throw in words like 'passion' and 'brand strength'. But is it simpler than that? Is there simply someone at Suzuki who recognises that a

times a second this device is controlling fueling to a level we could never have imagined 10 years ago. To enable smooth power delivery it uses a less powerful map in the lower gears then transfers to maximum power in the higher gears. It gives me a

into form as it screams towards peak torque at 10,000rpm and peak power at 11,000. The Magneti Marelli fuel injection system is nicely mapped. On a wet, greasy pot-hole infested public road this is as noticeable as at the apex of Gerards, just when you

things to make speedway big-time. All we need is a couple of good events to put it back on the map, but it's a bit of a Catch 22. Without good television exposure, you won't get the big sponsorship. And without big sponsorship, it's harder to get good TV

-to-air missileFlight Systems:Ring laser gyro Inertial Nav system with GPS Weapon Aiming Computer, Ground Mapping Radar, Terrain Following Radar, Forward looking Infra-Red Head-up display, Self defence suite including chaff, flares and radar jamming, Night Vision

of the window), and a map all conveniently tucked under the SilverWing's seat. No bungees, no top box, no tank bag or rucksack, just open the boot and stuff it all in. Luvverly.I set out with Bertie who was on his Mille. It was hot and sunny, which meant denim

... the high level exhaust I've had fitted to my Speed Triple takes the pleasure of riding to another, far more hooliganish plane.Let the revs drop back through 6000rpm, and BANG-burble-burble-pop-burble. It's all thanks to the revised engine mapping that gets

emission tests, perhaps expecting owners to rectify the problems with Power Commanders and re-mapping. It has to be said though, there is something quite cool about sorting your bike and making these little personal touches.October 2006This really is my