. All of us were seventeen again. It was pretty much a whole day of on-road naughtiness without actually breaking any speed limits. As a highlight to this day of twattishness (it wasn’t big or clever) we had an hour or two on a really nice, super

, February '06), the SV actually weighs less - but on the road the ER feels lighter.Although in a straight head-to-head the SV's chassis offers a sportier ride, through tight corners the ER requires virtually no effort to get it to change direction, aided

more evolution.Physically this is a much easier bike to ride than the Japanese 1000s so you can ride harder for longer - handy if it comes down to beating your mate on the final track day session. She may be expensive but included in the price is top

limited ground clearance it's satisfying to ride too, with great poise whether you're pushing hard on A or B roads, or cruising down the M5. We had a great trip earlier this year around Somerset and the North Devon coast where I desperately wanted to fall

at the Franciacorta circuit near Bergamo in Italy for my first ride on the new 1200 Sport. This tiny track, under a mile long, would feel tight on a Vespa, never mind a 229-kilo, 1150cc Italian stallion.Placed between the sporty Griso and touring Norge, first

Road testing for TWO does have its perks from time to time and, for me, the launch of the new Mondial Piega has to rate as one of the top ones to date. Not only would I have a chance to ride the brand new and very limited edition Piega, the test

The fresh-off-the-production line MV Agusta I'm sitting on is special even by the standards of limited-edition, £30,000 superbikes. The last three digits of the frame number were 012, signifying this was the 12th of the 300 F4 1000 Tamburinis MV

with their Harley models, the Dyna Wide Glide is aimed at the ‘first big engine’ Harley owners who have progressed through the Sportster ranks. In order to keep interest up in its model range, Harley often drop a specific model for a few years and then re

is limited to the Suzuki Hayabusa and the Kawasaki ZZR1400, both of which have a long line of evolution, sales success and loyal followers. The new K1300S is more than up to the job of competing with them.The S model forms the basis for the R incarnation

whichever version you choose this bike is happier in higher gears. However, with the usual super-slick Honda transmission I even found thrashing one round Donington Park was fine, providing you kept aware of the limited ground clearance. Giving sports bikes