because only 100 units will be built, at €100,000 apiece. (The only one in this country costs £75,350 on the road — and you did read that correctly.)No, the CC’s real power is in its name. The CC stands for Claudio Castiglioni, MV’s President. They could

standards.VerdictCool-looking and fun to ride but not as good at tricks as its name would suggest. Makes for a top urban commuter, though.Yamaha Tricker SpecsTYPE - STREET PRODUCTION DATE - 2006 ENGINE CAPACITY - 249cc POWER - 29bhp@7500rpm TORQUE - 14lb

NEW - N/A ENGINE CAPACITY - 998cc POWER - 130bhp@9500rpm TORQUE - 74lb.ft@7250rpm    WEIGHT - 181kg SEAT HEIGHT - N/A    FUEL CAPACITY - N/A    TOP SPEED - N/A 0-60     - n/a TANK RANGE - N/A

of between £18,500 and £19,000. Bimota aims to build just 300 this year, of which only about 10 will reach this country.But any modern superbike must work perfectly before it goes on sale, and that's especially true of one that costs twice as much as many

Cruiser engines are getting so huge these days that Yamaha's new Midnight Star is billed as a middleweight even though its V-twin motor displaces 1304cc, the traditional American 80 cubic inches.The liquid-cooled XVS1300A squeezes into Yamaha

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

to injection and exhaust changes, plus a few internal  mods.Predictably there was plenty of life at the top end, too. By 7000rpm the Hornet was really moving, then at about 10 grand it kicked again as the tacho needle shot towards the 13,000rpm redline

CAPACITY - 909cc POWER - 136bhp@11,000rpm TORQUE - 71lb.ft@7900rpm    WEIGHT - 185kg SEAT HEIGHT - 810mm    FUEL CAPACITY - 19L    TOP SPEED - 160mph    0-60     - n/a TANK RANGE - n/a

to 190mph.That's far faster than any MV Agusta streetbike before, and no wonder. Apart from its paintwork and graphics, the F4 1000S looks almost identical to the 750cc four with which MV made its dramatic return back in 1999. But beneath that fairing

-injection settings and new ignition timing increase peak power by 3bhp to a claimed 120bhp max at 13,000rpm, or 126bhp with ram-air effect included. Peak torque remains 49 lb.ft (51 lb.ft with ram-air) at 12,000rpm.Chassis mods are centred on the front end, which