of the Mille's success. Loads of V Twin character and performance in an everyday useful package that allies comfort and handling on a par with the best in class. More focussed than other sports tourers, and with a plastic tank so the magnetic tank bag isn

in all gears and the bike is relatively light for a sports tourer. Reliability is key too, it has never let me down! Weaknesses: The best thing about the futura is its ability to embarrass more than its fair share of 'sports bike' riders while

only really notice this if, like me, you swap straight from one bike to the other. Compared to other 1000s the SV handles very well. It’s not as racy as Aprilia’s Tuono but has that typical SV reassuring feeling about it that gives you confidence

it feels a bit crude, it actually rides quite well. The handling through traffic and at low speed is quite good - a bit top heavy in an Aprilia Falco type way that can make it flop slightly into roundabouts - but overall, the bike feels very light

great sound on full chat. Overall: It'll do anything you ask of it, you can let it ride itself when you're tired or ride it silly if you're in the mood. MisterJ: IT DOES THE LOT AND MAKES YOU SMILE! Strengths: Best looking sports tourer out

of the Suzuki TL and later the SV as well as Aprilia's Mille and older Ducati's, the FireStorm is a bit of a sleeper. This means good used bikes can be had for bargain money which possibly unfairly belies the Storm as a poor alternative. Weaknesses: The VTR