and it's probably the most comfortable sports bike you can buy.The original "rocket launcher" cans are embarrassing & need to go, the paint/finish is crap and you'll have to work hard to keep it mint. And the brakes are not great, .But the power

. Has lasted about another 5k miles so not too worried about it. If this was my pride and joy I would be very dissapointed with the finish. Dirty Sanchez: FUNCTIONAL AS STANDARD, FUN WHEN MODDED. Strengths: Riding positionBrakesEngine Weaknesses: Riding

. The caliper bodies are worn on the sliders and rather a lot of lever movement is taken up just lining the things up again!. I have had to replace the pistons and seals in the front calipers and now the rear is beginning to bind. The finish is not good

-fairing as standard. Looks were updated last year but it's still a bit square. A new naked and faired version is on its way for 2004.Suzuki GSF600 Bandit: £4099. The bike that started the budget naked bike craze, the Bandit is really showing its age. Finish isn

, traditional annoying switchgear, and what promises to be an excellent level of finish.One thing that’s hardly a BMW trait is that at £7295 on the road (plus £925 for ABS and hot grips) the Rockster is priced very competitively, at £300 more than the standard R

. Which all means you get the same power as before but now with more control. This is good news, but for die-hard R1 aficionados this motor won't feel as mad as the last one.The gearbox is still pretty heavy too. Yamaha are claiming a new finish

the finished product that has been lacking in Guzzi's recent past. Guzzi would probably admit they'd taken the modular design of models like the CafŽ Sport as far as it would go, and selling 'quirky alternatives' to a die-hard but disappearing market of loyal

do I need to go on? Luggage , Price, Ride-ability . Overall: 9.95 out of 10 , needs work on the screen as its noisy for taller riders. Finish not quite upto Honda Spec the paint seems to mark more easyly than my 750VFR did. Transition from closed

being cheap, or the finish being a little tacky, is entirely offset by the price. I have absolutely no doubt that it will sell like hot cakes in more traditional naked-bike markets like France and Spain, but whether it sells well in the UK or not is more

gear left-hander onto the start finish. My lap times aren't worth mentioning but Troy was just five seconds off the WSB lap record - not bad for a standard bike on bog standard road tyres.I initially found the forks too soft so I added one ring more