, the RC8 is a brilliant first effort by KTM, a firm entering this most competitive sector of the bike market with no previous experience. The issues it has had with the bike are teething problems, nothing more. All of which I know is scant compensation

: 230 miles Full Review: Enter Kawasaki's new Versys 1000, the younger but slightly bigger and uglier brother to the Z1000 and Z1000SX. It’s a 240kg, 1043cc, four-cylinder motorcycle with 'adventure' styling. However, Kawasaki were keen to tell us 'it

: 190mph Engine capacity: 999cc Power: 185bhp Torque: 83lb ft Weight: 204kg Seat height: 820mm Fuel capacity: 17.5L 0-60: 2.9 seconds Tank range: 145 miles Full Review: Once you enter a bike in the Superbike or Supersport class, by its very nature, you

the 525. Although only 7.5 kgs lighter than the big'un, the difference felt much more. Yet the new 250 felt more like a 400 power-wise, with excellent handling and suspension (WP at both ends). It is bloody noisy though. But as I entered the home straight

well. but for the price you´re paying, value for money isn´t entering the equasion

fired up and keen to make up for lost time.So enter two new models, the Brutale 990R and the Brutale 1090RR. Similar to the Brutale that was first launched almost a decade ago, you might think, but MV have retained the Brutale silhouette having changed

Weight: 211kg Seat height: 815mm Fuel capacity: 17.5L Full Review: It's obvious when you think about it: but there aren't many motorcycles out there that create a new niche when they enter the market - most new models are an answer to a rival manufacturer

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

capacity: 748cc Power: 106bhp Torque: 58lb ft Weight: 203kg Seat height: 815mm Fuel capacity: 18.5L Full Review: When Kawasaki entered the competitive naked 600 market in 2004 it pulled a familiar trick. Following the 636cc ZX-6R's lead, the firm simply

, the acceleration gets interesting and the bike enters its 'go places' mode. There's even a hint of sportiness about it, and at higher revs you notice less the backlash in the transmission which makes low speed traffic trickling difficult.The handling encourages