strongly defined X-shape characterises the front of the machine. Concave surfaces direct the eye and air up towards the windscreen, which incorporates another air-directing aperture at its lower edge. Even the edges of the screen have been crafted

of Man for this month's big road test.The first 2,000 miles has certainly shown the Blade's practical side. Underseat storage hides my huge Oxford locks and the seating position and Honda-supplied bubble screen keeps me comfy - shame there's no integral

what's left of the footpegs and the screen makes an irritating buzzing resonance at certain rpm.The CBF is definitely not a sports bike. It's disqualified on several counts - its brakes aren't good enough, its suspension is long and soft, and it steers

the rear shock, belly pan (£225) make it looks a bit tricker and screen (£60) will help ease motorway miles. It's a few quid's worth but it's all genuine Honda stuff, so its colour matched and the quality is top notch. As for the colour matched engine

tune handling The 2009 graphics are the best yet - I’d always choose the red but the blue version comes a close second.What I’d changeA bigger screen and some space under the seat would be a plus for longer journeys I’d like a gear position indicator

the XR as you can get. Just a screen would be nice.Rolling off the ferry into northern France, I’m disappointed with what I see. Isn’t France supposed to be a beautiful country? It bears more resemblance to a scaled-up Lincolnshire, flat field after flat

the average up to 63.6mpg.Fit a larger fly-screen and some lower bars and the GSR750 would be more than up to the job of regular 300-mile days.vs. Twisty Country RoadsThe motor - while everything you need - doesn't tempt the hooligan out from within. It

and keeping toll tickets in, but it depends on the bike and rider. Admittedly both the ZX-10R and R1 were literally pains in the neck with tankbags because their screens are so low. "I nearly chucked the thing in a field," said Colin, after an hour-long 120mph

the ride. And don't worry about the speed, not only does the XT struggle to get over 100mph, but you can't read the speedo anyway due to the front brake line running directly infront of the LCD screen. Nice one Yamaha! On the road the XT's lack of outright

the ZX-6R. After the big and bulky Daytona the Kwack seems tiny. The riding position is race bike, high pegs, low bars and a screen that completely obscures the clocks. Which isn't a massive problem as they are fairly unreadable anyway. It takes a few