. Strengths: Comfort, raw intense satisfying powerband, quick handling, character, extreme fun to ride, the sound. Simple and enjoyable to service and repair. Very smooth above idle. Weaknesses: Comfort, raw intense satisfying powerband, quick handling

to the legendary GSX-R1100’s lump while its styling was simple, naked and designed to show off this heart of metal. It wheelied like a banshee and went round corners, too. A perfect example of the philosophy keep it simple.Throughout its eleven-year lifespan

the old one. With a bit of fiddling the suspension can be tweaked to sort much of this, but the XJR remains a hefty beast so is never going to be brilliant.But that's not its point. Stick it in top gear, keep the speedo below 80mph (for comfort's sake

, low ride height, comfortable riding position and light weight.Amazing sound (especially with termi's)Its a Ducati and the rare enough to feel special..V twin motor with plenty of torqueexcellent brakes (even with single disc on dark models

in the press briefing, and Guzzi personnel make no bones about wanting a slice of the naked tour-bike pie. The engine is 50% revised, the gearbox is entirely new, the styling is modern and chunky, and there's a togetherness and sense of purpose about

.Ducati, funnily enough, knows this, and one factory insider (over tagliatelli in the Ducati museum), admitted the SportClassic range was, “maybe not so comfortable.”Thus, after another raid of the not-so-distant-past, Ducati brings us the GT1000. This one we were

In short:De-tuned CBR1000F motor still delivers enough power for this naked heavyweight Pros:De-tuned CBR1000F motor still delivers enough power for this naked heavyweight Cons:De-tuned CBR1000F motor still delivers enough power for this naked

kicked off the now highly successful naked middleweight market and you can still see why it caught on.Admittedly, the handling has now been eclipsed by the competition in the form of Honda's Hornet and Yamaha's Fazer, but for rock bottom prices, look

comfortable, subtly quick in overpoliced Australia. Stops well and handles our poor roads with aplomb. Strengths: Comfy, punchy, good brakes, finish, nice mirrors, great luggage, amazing wind protection for naked bike.Handles fantastically on poor OZ roads

with Givi luggage. Reasonable service costs. Good 2-up bike with comfort seat. Electronic suspension is useful if you use the bike for many uses. Overall: Considering it's a naked a great allround bike that's good 2-up with the power to excite!! I am on my 2