Torque 66ftlb Dry weight 193kg Seat Height 800mm Fuel capacity 18 litres Top speed 160mph1998 Triumph Daytona 955i SpecsEngine 12v, injected, triple Power 129bhp Torque 74ftlb Dry weight 192kg Seat Height 800mm Fuel capacity 18 litres Top speed 160mph2001

sportsbikes money can buy.Sixty-nine owners filled in our online survey this month. Of those, six have the 749 Dark, 11 have the 749, 17 the 749S, five the 749R, 15 the 999, 14 the 999S and just one lucky guy has the 999R. They’ve covered about half a million

1992 Honda CBR900RR FireBladeEngine 893/918cc, liquid cooled, carb’d, 16v in-line four Power 122bhp @ 10,500rpm Torque 65ftlb @ 8,500rpm Dry weight 185kg Seat height 800mm Fuel capacity 18 litres (4 gal) Insurance group 17 Top speed 160mph2000 Honda CBR

weight 174kg Seat height 815mm Fuel capacity 17 litres Top speed 175mph2004Engine l/c, 20v, in-line four, 998cc Power 180bhp @ 11,000rpm Torque 77ftlb @ 10,500rpm Dry weight 172kg Seat height 825mm Fuel capacity 18 litres Top speed 180mph2007Engine l

rpm Top speed 125mphTorque 45ftlb @ 7,400rpm Dry weight 165kg Seat height 805mm Fuel capacity 16 litres2003 SV650SEngine 645cc, liquid cooled, DOHC, 8 valve, V-twin Power 69bhp @ 9,000rpm Top speed 132mphTorque 45ftlb @ 7,400rpm Dry weight 169kg Seat

, dohc, 16-valve, in-line four Power 143bhp @ 10,500rpm Top speed 176mphTorque 76ftlb @ 8,200rpm Dry weight 170kg Seat height 830mm Fuel capacity 18 litres2003Engine 988cc, liquid cooled, dohc, 16-valve, in-line four Power 164bhp @ 11,300rpm Top speed 184

-R' CBR600RR. The truth is most of us would be better off with the 'F', even if it is considerably less glamorous. It's a totally practical bike but it'll still put 160mph on the clock and before Honda concentrated their efforts on the RR, it was beating

for an awful lot of people.2. Hotting it UpIf you wanted to make an old bike as good as the new R, you’d need to boost power by about 18bhp and get the suspension modified, all of which could cost more than £2,000. Perhaps the easiest way to get a similar feel

Click to read: Honda Firestorm owners reviewsHow do you fancy a V-twin 1,000, good for a genuine 155mph, set in a sleek alloy beam frame offering more than passable handling, decent brakes and damn fine build quality for a starting price of £1,500

heads in the showroom and on the racetrack with their twin cylinder 916 and its derivatives. Nothing could rival the iconic Italian. Honda’s VTR1000F Firestorm was too soft and slow, Suzuki’s TL1000s flawed. Then in 1998 Aprilia, a firm which mainly