Power: 54bhp Torque: 51lb ft Weight: 226kg Seat height: 720mm Full Review: Triumph's Bonneville America is a bike I admit I didn't understand until I rode it. I couldn't work out why it existed. Bonnevilles are all about the retro scene - you know

centre and, on full display, a rubber-backed logo on each flank of the petrol tank. Welcome one and all to the Triumph Bonneville America.In the flesh the Bonnie America is a looker. That lumpy, misshapen twin-cylinder motor doesn’t dominate the bike

Top Speed: 130mph Engine Capacity: 788cc Power: 75bhp Weight: 252kg Fuel Capacity: 19Litres

capacity: 1203cc Power: 100bhp Torque: 81lb ft Weight: 179kg Seat height: 798mm Fuel capacity: 16.7L Full Review: You might be surprised to hear this but the whole supermoto scene actually started in America, despite what the French like to claim. Sometime

, what an attractive beast the V-Rod is. Looking like she's been machined from solid aloominum (this is America, remember) the V-Rod is the most gorgeous hunk of metal to come from Milwaukee in a century. And the story goes that the great Willie G

the overall aura of the bike to be slightly feminine. Can't explain that, maybe because it's so pretty which is a word I don't normally associate with a motorcycle. Overall: Great bike, great name, great time! Take the time to set it up right. LeeTriumphAmerica

sidecar world champion.Paul's 750 Ducati ride at Imola came after a chance phone call while he was racing in America. After he broke the lap record while testing at Modena, Ducati were convinced they had a winning combination. They were right, as Paul won

has to be placed in the ‘power cruiser’ sector and can’t compete for sales in the other cruiser sectors of the market, which account for 50% of all bike sales in America. You may not view this as an important bike if you ride in the UK

of difference.Buell – always keen on showing off the handling capabilities of the XB range – chose to launch the new bikes at Road America, a racetrack just down the road from Buell and Harley-Davidson’s home of Milwaukee. Obviously with this logic in mind

consumption slightly. I had neither time nor inclination to confirm this in America, land of the (nearly) free fill-up.If the Rockster’s straight-line performance was respectable without being razor sharp, then much the same was true of a chassis that gave