catch up with us all, and in 2007 it's  the turn of Suzuki's Bandit 650.Now in its twelfth year Suzuki's classic budget bike has finally had to bow to a demanding new generation. Thanks to tough new EU laws limiting engine noise and emissions

Yamaha has been fairly quiet over the updates to its XJR1300. No fanfare, no big announcement, just a quiet re-introduction of one of Yamaha's old faithful.Now, the observant among you may well spot the major differences between the new and old XJR

for Ducati.Just 276 999s have been sold up to August, compared to 115 of the 'old' 998s sold! Even combined, Ducati's superbike sales are a fraction of the 2176 new R1s sold this year."Things could always be better but it's unfair to say we are unhappy about

on the suspect side mind.2004 Triumph Tiger SpecificationsSPECS TYPE - ALL ROUNDERPRODUCTION DATE - 2004PRICE NEW - £6999ENGINE CAPACITY - 955ccPOWER - 104bhp@9500rpmTORQUE - 67lb.ft@4000rpm    WEIGHT - 215kgSEAT HEIGHT - N/A    FUEL CAPACITY - 24LTOP SPEED - 120

midrange, riding an import 400 with a two-stroke power-band at about 14,000 rpm. Entertaining on track, but who wants to pop down the shops on a bike that needs to be constantly screaming like a mentally deranged gibbon?Kawasakis are traditionally a bit

sold 1,100 bikes, which represented 16% of its total sales. A few years later (1997) the Triple gained its now iconic twin headlight setup and flat bars before remaining visually fairly similar (barring some vomit-inducing paint schemes) until 2005 when

and oil tank, black bodywork and few millimetres off its seat height, which is now 680mm.To ride it feels like you image a Harley would, a relaxed upright riding position, comfortable footboards with a ‘heel and toe’ gear change and a lovely thumping motor

-introduce an updated version, and this is exactly what has happened with the Dyna Wide Glide.For 2010 the Dyna gets the current six-speed 96 cubic inch (that’s 1584cc to you and me) engine, updated chassis, black spoke wheels, a sissy bar and 2-1-2 ‘Tommy Gun’ exhausts

- SPORTS TOURERPRODUCTION DATE - 2006PRICE NEW - £8499ENGINE CAPACITY - 782ccPOWER - 107bhp@10,500rpmTORQUE - 59lb.ft@8750rpm    WEIGHT - 218kgSEAT HEIGHT - n/a    FUEL CAPACITY - n/a    TOP SPEED - n/a0-60     - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A

.But the Ducati 749S makes this kind of behaviour almost compulsory, it is just so easy and confidence inspiring to ride on a track. And it also leans over further than any bike has a right to do on standard tyres.So what's the secret behind it? Well it's four