of the firm's original V-twin superbikes.Getting your hands on the Paul Smart 1000 will be tricky though. Only 2000 are being made, of which only around 120 are coming to the UK. And most are already spoken for. The 1000cc V-twin-engined sportsbike is a

In short:The Daytona just got better handling and faster to boot. She’s not as distinctive-looking as she was before, but the ride quality’s better and she’s as British as ever Pros:The Daytona just got better handling and faster to boot. She

interest in buying a naked bike try the Speed Triple. It's bloody marvellous.VERDICTA stonking slice of British beef. Minor niggles overshadowed by storming motor, but it wins hands down on looks alone MrLongbeard: BLOODY GOOD Strengths: The bike pulls well

on the current must-have superbike, the BMW S1000RR.The S1000RR has over 175bhp at the back wheel and Cartagena’s tight corners unravel onto full-power straights, so the M5 Interacts were never going to have an easy time.I started out on brand-new rubber

as well as the wrecked piston from the dropped valve that ruined Chris Walker's chances of the 2000 British Superbike title. I was in the capable hands of Alan Cook, who was going to give my bike a first service and whack on a Yoshimura Tri-Oval titanium

decade or more ago this was the latest 'big thing', a machine which made the likes of the FireBlade and R1 also-rans. Its 988cc motor produced more power than the opposition, the chassis handled like a pukka 750 superbike and the looks were very GSX

: Moto Guzzi Griso is more fun on british roads than any sports bike. Plus Keeps your licence Safer Strengths: Top quality components (fully adjustable Showa/sachs suspension, Brembo Brakes with braided hoses, Brembo wheels) without having to have a 160

systems are strong, I got rear ended by a Saxo and it didn;t leave a mark on me but it did to the Saxo !A great do it all bike that for 95% of the time is all the bike you ever need - my R1 was all the bike I ever needed for 5% of the time.For british