In short:After the hype comes the reality. And for lucky Niall that reality is served on the silver platter that is Kyalami circuit in South Africa. And the verdict? Oh my word, are you ready for this? Pros:After the hype comes the reality

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the brand new and very limited edition Piega, the test would take place at one of the most famous circuits in the world, and to top it all I would be shown the way by Aaron Slight – can life get any sweeter?We arrived at Autodromo Nazionale Monza just a week

Kawasaki to make these huge weight savings.I had five sessions out on track and used the first two to learn the Losail circuit. I can confidently say that Losail is the toughest circuit I've ever ridden, it's as flat as a tea tray, with no obvious trackside

-adjustable rear suspension, triple disc brakes and auxillary lamps as standard. Bike spec: Length (mm)2440Dryweight (kg)332Seats2Seat Height (mm)693Suspension Front41.3mm forksSuspension RearAir assisted shocksAdjustability FrontTriple Circuit Damping (TCD

vs. Everyone in 2005, Senna vs. The Rain in 1993 and Kiyonari vs. Superpole in 2008. It’s a circuit that brings out the best in racing, both four wheels and two - and in the wet it's generated some amazing scenes. A soaking-wet Donington

-cooled DOHC litre motor, but there’s heaps of low-rev and midrange grunt that helped make the bike easy to ride on the twisty Charade circuit, and the same would be true on the road. Despite a tall first gear it rumbled easily out of hairpins, and was always

engine remains untouched at 115bhp and a tiny 15-litre fuel tank. This puts the SMR’s range at a woefully short 70 miles.We were lucky enough to ride the SMR on the twisting Portuguese roads and the infamous Portimao circuit just 45 minutes from Faro. I

minutes ago, after my second session here at the Portimao circuit.The first thing I've got to say is that this is an impressive track that brings the best out of this new Ducati.My first throughts when I got here was that this bike would just be a 1098R