In short:The Honda Zoomer is a funky scoot great for commuting and looking good around town Pros:The Honda Zoomer is a funky scoot great for commuting and looking good around town Cons:The Honda Zoomer is a funky scoot great for commuting

In short:Less self-consciously 'funky' thank its unfaired sibling - but has Kawasaki's new twin got what it takes to beat Suzuki's SV650S? Engine capacity: 649cc Power: 72bhp Torque: 48.7lb ft Weight: 178kg Seat height: 790mm Fuel capacity: 15.5L

-wise with the funky saddlebags and whitewall rubber - a timeless timewarp. Bike spec: Length (mm)2390Tank (litres)5Dryweight (kg)327Seats0Seat Height (mm)701Suspension FrontChrome leading link, 'Springer' styleSuspension RearTriangular 'hard tail' style swing arm

funky underseat light. Weaknesses: Very secure and surefooted, good tyres (Bridgestone Hoops) from new, will keep up with traffic, good brakes, economy seems good vs my diesel estate - 10 days commuting £39 in petrol vs £50 in diesel. It seems to have

and petrol stations keenly sort out for topup. Looks quite funky, if you can get past the headlamps.

. Funky styling. Weaknesses: Build quality. Agile, responsive handling. Funky styling. Overall: I've had an FMX650 as a second bike for the last couple of years.The FMX gets a lot of stick from the supermoto fraternity for not being a proper hardcore

with this and crossing town is akin to medieval torture. An urban runabout this isn't. Then you try and read the clocks. Despite looking great with funky retro numerals, you can only view half of them, and that's by looking down on them through the screen. Unless you

brightness to illuminate the dash with a clinical white glowThe riding experience is a mix of comedy wheelies, pointless skids and practical, funky motorcycling. The Derbi uses Yamaha’s 660 engine. The fuelling is spot-on, really smooth, with injection re

, quiet, comfortable lid with some funky useable extras at a reasonable price! Strengths: After trying on some rather plush looking 'top of the range' (bloody expensive) helmets, this shiny HJC caught my eye. Blue pinstriping on a solid black base, not so

Brembo monoblock calipers to match. That’s already a fairly potent sounding sporting package, now add to it a quickshifter, carbon mudguard, hugger, heat shield and fairing infill panels and a unique paint scheme with red sub-frame and a funky new