with a road bike.But back to the bike in question - and do you know what the best thing is about the R6? (No Bertie, it's not that it looks good in your mirrors). It's that the Yam has potential and stacks of it - in both engine and chassis departments

it is.I picked the bike up from central London and was warned by the dealer to watch out for its wheelie-popping power delivery and to be careful as it had no 'rider aids'. I'm all for technology and I love traction control but let's face it; a Supermoto

for the miles and the roads I regularly use?Thankfully, Saturday dawned bright and clear. Time to gel with her. My local B-roads were superb on the Z1000, just like they were on my old ZX-9R C2. That beefy mid-range, courtesy of the bigger 953cc mill and fuel

the throttle shut and grabbed a handful of brakes. Jenny had already warned me about what would happen so I was ready for it. Even though the twist grip is slammed shut there’s still an unnerving delay where your brain thinks the throttle has stuck open. I

wheels? The suspension?Well I'm massively long sighted so the dash is kind of wasted on a non spec'-wearing me. The swanky new LCD dash does lap times (starter button activated), will give you progressive rev limit LED light warnings (all programmable

of their new model with looks that, 8 years ago, could have proved controversial.That’s the main reason the original Daytona 675 featured an underseat exhaust. Meanwhile, Triumph were already testing a model with an under-slung exhaust and knew it was the next

K1200LT.But just 200 miles into France it so nearly all went wrong. Flashing on the GoldWing's LCD display was a warning that strikes fear into any hardened tourer. Three words that spell potential disaster: 'CD Multichange Error'. A wave of panic

what tune you can make it play, which is good because the engine does need to be worked as it's extremely low-geared.On the open road 90mph equates to 5,000rpm and you sit there in the flat part of the power, but it's hammering through B-roads

it play, which is good because the engine does need to be worked as it's extremely low-geared.On the open road 90mph equates to 5,000rpm and you sit there in the flat part of the power, but it's hammering through B-roads that the bike comes alive and does

.Continue the Suzuki GSF Bandit road testCost of LivingTyres The Bandits are fitted with different brands and sizes of tyres. The 600 wears Bridgestone BT56s, with a 120/60 ZR17 front and 160/60 ZR17 rear. Michelin Macadams are original rubber on the 1200, a 120