In short:It’s a brilliant bike and everything it promises to be. In Bertie’s words; “It turns every roundabout into the Ascari Curve and constant radius turns into the Parabolica at Monza” Pros:It’s a brilliant bike and everything it promises to be

In short:For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down from 11, and in the process produced an almost perfect package. Pros:For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down from 11, and in the process produced an almost perfect package. Cons:For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down

In short:For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down from 11, and in the process produced an almost perfect package. Pros:For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down from 11, and in the process produced an almost perfect package. Cons:For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down

In short:First out of the blocks for 2007 and hoping to stay there, Yamaha's new R1 looks the goods. But is it? Who better to say than Niall Mackenzie, ex-GP god turned mortal Top speed: 182mph Engine capacity: 998cc Power: 180bhp Torque: 87lb ft

, beautifully proportioned sportsbike looks. The front wheel assembly is perfectly arranged, the components are all absolutely top notch and the finish is top class. On a smoooth A road it goes superbly well - great exhaust note, incisive turn in and a

and turns heads. Strip the body work off and stand it next to a 1992 Fireblade and they are identical in engine/frame layout. Just completed 3 tracks in the South Africa TT 2011 where it held it's head high. Time to bring these Pocket Rockets back Mr Honda

little revvy lightweight. Will stop and turn on a sixpence ( OK so am old !! ) Quality finish and solid traditional Honda build No Fuss basic motorcycle with an awesome engine and sound from its V4 configurationAccaleration is progressive and linear

, catch trays etc) so it would probably make a really cool track bike project. Sean Harris2: Good all round bike, such a good 600! Strengths: Lightweight, fast, stable in corners, good feedback, turns heads, still looks very modern for 11 years old, great

device to form the seat foam because it's as hard as stone. All your weight is shoved forwards on your wrists and it's a right ball-ache turning it in the road. But having said that I'm impressed. It handles really good and the engine is strong

49mm units), but angled half-a-degree less steeply at 24.5°.Other chassis mods include the uprated Sachs shock, which can be tuned for preload by turning an Allen key in an adjuster at its top. Footrests are adjustable, and another neat touch