and comfortableDelivers fun at a track day Overall: Its a shame they don't make them any longer - there is nothing quite like it out there now. aladinsaneuk: Best all round bike I have ever ridden - italian soul, german build quality. A genuine all rounder for all

- neither of which Guzzi has had for years. So the 2003 750 Breva's job is attracting new young riders, while the MGS is designed to pull in a slice of the sportsbike crowd.It'll do it, too. Although it's not RSV quick, it's still plenty quick enough

gets a top-to-toe revamp, sharp new looks and the world's ugliest exhaust collector box.Japanese bikes don't come much more Italian than the revamped Hornet 600. Despite the name on its tank, the Hornet was shaped by Honda's European design studio

. The Italians love ‘em and buy more of ‘em than any other bike, but the Germans aren’t so sure.Honda say novices of all ages, non-enthusiasts, born-agains and (groan) women, all dream of a decent capacity bike that looks the part in the eyes of their peers

the unenviable job of taming the 145bhp that goes through that rear tyre, but they do a top job.The high silica compound meant that as long as I exercised puritanical control over my right wrist, the tyres would look after me and not tip me on my arse. And

: The last time I rode at Sugo was in 2002 aboard the Belgarda World Supersport R6, and I’d forgotton how much fun the place is. It’s like Oulton Park on steroids! Back then my racebike was pretty much as near to a factory job as was possible, full of trick

to optimize the power throughout the rev range. Knowing this is going on underneath me I could never detect any step or hesitation while accelerating, so they have done a superb job here.It appeared on the R6 last year, but the YCC-T, or fly-by-wire throttle

In short:Japan's answer to the dominance of Ducati twins gave us the character-driven Firestorm that, while it never quite matched the Italian marque for desirability, makes an excellent alternative Pros:Japan's answer to the dominance of Ducati

" insists the new Super Duke is a bike that will beg to be ridden hard - and you should do just that whenever possible. Here, here! The sun needs to shine to see the metal flake in the orange version, so it was a good job KTM chose to launch the bike

. If you're used to Japanese, Italian or even British gearboxes then it's still a little heavy, but this gear change is a world away from Buells of yore. The brakes are superb, too. The new eight-pot caliper means less weight than a conventional dual