is really light and compact. It’s a pretty amazing piece of packaging, really. Check out the exhaust for proof of that, it’s beautifully neat and tucked away, something some of the Japanese manufacturers should be envious of. Just moving it around on pit

of all. It has the most agreeable riding position for doing any distance plus I can tuck in nicely, even if the screen offers very little in the way of weather protection. It also has the fewest quirks and, although this may have made previous Blades

to expect from R1s.To go with its new paint (I'd choose red and white every time) the R1's bodywork also has some sharp new lines - and not just to make it look good. A 10mm higher screen that blends in neatly with the upper fairing is easier to get tucked

're making progress.I approach a set of lights, they go to orange. There's a white van in front of me, so of course he's going to gas it through them and I'm going to tuck in behind him. That's London rules. But hang on. He's braking. Really? I grab a handful

to make the front start to tuck yet still remain in control. It’s incredible, really. Perfectly suited to first time bikers who are hacked off with public transport or sitting in jams in their car. A fool-proof scooter.At low speed the Yourban

...We cycled a lap of the track in the evening. That hill is hard work into a head wind...I love the sock tucked into jeans. Next time I'm making her wear a Sam Browne..It was pretty clear from the moment I signed on, I was up against it. I reckon Stephen

the most of your superbike on the road isn't so tough and once cracked, you'll find the rewards are enormous. So unless you really do have that HRC factory superbike deal tucked behind the breadbin, step this way for the fastest summer you've ever had

. Imagine how much you’d treasure a picture of yourself in that situation if there happened to be a photographer standing at that corner...Or how about the feeling of absolute, beautiful alone-ness you experience when you tuck behind the bubble, stretch

more, tuck your elbows in and try and rinse out those last few mph, with one eye on your braking zone; fast approaching. A tiny flash of the redline at 186mph and that'll do but you can't just sit up, unless you want to be punched in the face by the air

and improve stability.The bodywork, headlights aside, is a development of the earlier shape. Despite its bluff new nose, the shape now creates 6.5% less drag with an upright rider, and 5% less with the rider tucked in. New wheels are a huge visual step forward