and a front brake disc. The large engine capacity was designed to be attractive to the US market and compete with the likes of Triumph, Harley and BMW. It certainly made a good job of that, selling hundreds of thousands and helping to end Britain

Engine capacity: 287cc Power: 22.5bhp Torque: 16lb ft Seat height: 815mm Fuel capacity: 9L Full Review: Aprilia says: With its original design, the Aprilia Sportcity revolutionised our concept of high wheel scooters from the day it was first

shouldnt occure with a motorcycle either..I tried various fixes, but in short the only solution was to rebuild it with the massive costs involved, to get what?...A large unwieldy slow thing, which was by design "weak"never did get on with it, gave up

to anything that had preceded it – there was nothing pseudo-American about its design or inspiration. The R1200 C was unmistakably BMW and it showed in every original line and high quality component. Cruising had entered a new era.Within two years of its

17Wheels Made OfNew Y-shaped 5 spoke design light alloyTyres Front120/70 ZR 17Tyres Rear180/55 ZR 17Brakes Front2 x 320 mm semi-floating discs, 4-piston 4-pad callipersBrakes Rear240 mm disc, 2-piston caliperChassisTubular ALS450 steel trellis Engine

look old and out-dated on the outgoing model.But there's this bizzare marriage of acres of fairing plastic and twisted steel tubes that - regardless of how you look at it - just doesn't work on the 999. The 998 holds together as one designed unit

an engine with all the latest tec not an old air cooled mill. bang up to date Strengths: the engine is state of the art design with 4 valve head cast pistons high tec fuel injection . big cofortable seat & the best suspension ive ever had on a cruiser. all

distance.Superb hard pannier luggage was beautifully designed and colour coded. Weaknesses: Excellent handling with all round suspension adjustability on the earlier models. Power is everywhere with the gobs of torque expected from the 944cc V-twin. Brakes

felt much improved. Not complaints wet or dry as the Guzzi's power output will not push the tyres beyond their design limits, unlike my lack of riding talent. Weaknesses: I replaced the Metzlers that came on my Guzzi V7 Classic

’s hardly turned a wheel since 1993 and will be one of the most valuable bikes I get to ride this year.The Ducati SP5 couldn’t be more different and provides enough of a talking point in the design department alone. It was always a bit of a stunner but dated