forgiving and sticks to road (with good tyres). Strengths: Nimble, quick, easy to ride, cheap to run and insure, excellent after sales. Weaknesses: Nimble, quick, easy to ride, cheap to run and insure, excellent after sales. Overall: Buy one if you want mid

that has been around in one shape or another since 1993, which is probably why it is starting to look a bit dated now. Although that doesn’t seem to hinder sales. The 1000 uses the latest version of Ducati’s air-cooled V-twin motor, which is a beauty

are getting into bikes. So Yamaha did some research and found that potential young riders like wheelies and customising. Their response? Develop a cheap, light bike that's good for stunts and can be customised. The result is the Tricker. It went on sale

, and it gets a bit hairy. However, even as the weather worsened, I was confident the 2013 Honda CB500F wouldn't let me down.The CB500F is the no-frills naked version of the trio that make up Honda's new 500 family, the other being the sporty-looking CBR500R

of their worldwide middleweight sales are made up of customers in France, Spain and Italy alone – the UK market is comparatively small at just 4%, prompting you to wonder why they’re putting effort into a class already saturated by bikes like the Yamaha FZ6, Honda

the corners will never end. Show stopping looks. The dealer after sale care is second to none. Weaknesses: Fills you with so much confidence, you feel like the power out the corners will never end. Show stopping looks. The dealer after sale care is second

In short:Neat, quick, and well-thought out update for a firm favourite Top speed: 140mph Engine capacity: 599cc Power: 100bhp Torque: 47lb ft Weight: 173kg Seat height: 800mm Fuel capacity: 19L Full Review: Honda's top-selling naked middleweight

bike for 3 years after selling my 99 R1, then I saw a nice 02 R1 for sale in a local shop and had my heart set on it, I took it out for a test ride but something wasn't clicking, I kept telling myself that everything would be fine, but i followed my

important the Speed Triple is to Triumph in terms of sales. They've sold 65,000 of them since its inception in 1994. Big numbers when the factory are still to crack the half million sales mark.They haven't f@cked it up. Far from it.It may be the same old

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