and go.The funny thing is, after a while, you get pretty adept at ‘guessing’ what they’re all going to be like to ride. You clock the motor configuration, the dry weight, the rake, trail, wheelbase and claimed power figures and 99.9% of the time riding

– the Sportster 72 and the Slim around some of the best roads (ever?) in the mountains above Malaga and, you know what? It was one of the most pleasant days of riding I’ve had for some time.The Slim was my favourite. It uses Harley's big pre-unit 103 cubic inch (a

. An LED rear light, redesigned number plate holder and rubber mounted indicators complete the picture.So what’s it like to ride? Not much fun with two fractured ribs, but that’s by-the-by.The first thing you notice when it fires into life is the real crack

three race seasons just trying to beat the ACU noise test. It's for the above reasons that the new KTM Duke 690 amazes me. What they've done to this latest LC4 engine is incredible. If 72bhp and 70Nm of torque wasn't amazing enough from just one 690cc

to the Fireblade I ran last year and it’s both neat and effective.So make of it what you will but I liked it. Even though I liked the VFR1200 (it suited the way I ride on the road) the Crosstourer will have much wider appeal. It’s one of the comfiest bikes around

noticed after our road ride is the seat. It may be lower, it may be narrower but there ain't a  lot of seat padding and what there is of it is very soft. I guess the Speed Triple isn't most people's first choice for long distance touring.But that's nit

fun, too.Because my eldest lad has now taken to the road it's given me the opportunity to ride lots of different learner models as we hunt for a likely candidate and, guess what, that Rieju name crops up again.The Rieju RS3 125LC looks drop

is pared to the bone and what weight there is, is in the right place to achieve  that tricky combination of handling balance. Personally I don’t care if the exhaust system is made from .2mm thinner wall tubing. I don’t care if the headlight is .4grammes

’d buy if you didn’t read the bike press and were lucky enough to be treated to an all day test ride. It melds a weird blend of sensible and sexy and, you know what? It carries it off, too.That ubiquitous 1050cc three-pot motor is a given. You’ve seen it

Want to know what the new bike is like? Click here for the 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R review.When my Euro-millions numbers come up, number one bike-purchase is simple. A modern-era 250GP bike with enough spares kit to keep it sweet and sharp