°. It was a 60°, fuel-injected high-revving sports motor - not unlike an Aprilia - designed with some technical pointers from Porsche. All very un-Harley. And they styled it as a cruiser, giving it an avant garde look bearing no resemblance to anything

and subframe.But it doesn’t stop there. The stock 999 now gets a WSB-style swingarm made from cast and forged aluminium (the rest of the chassis is identical) as well as a re-worked motor. And here is where it gets interesting. The stock 999 now gets a claimed

away from the base of the Harbour Bridge and the XTX dispatched these perfectly. The motor isn’t the sharpest tool in the box, betraying its age-old heritage with a rather lazy throttle response should you ask for anything too sharply (quick throttle

respects – there were always going to be similarities between the Tornado family and the new TNT. The Corsa Lunga, or long stroke engine, has the same basic layout as the Tornado motor, but as the name suggests, it has a longer stroke. Although the actual

. The fact that you’re on a 600 – and an excellent handling one at that – meant you could take real liberties on the track without a twitch from the Bridgestone 010s.Plenty of folks have said bad things about the old TT600 motor, but Niall Mack rated the 2002

skate park as in the high street.The Tricker's built for city streets, though, so Yamaha held its launch in Amsterdam. The little air-cooled single motor might not make much power but it's incredibly easy to use, with enough low- and mid-range torque

Ducati has attempted to do something about this. The new Multistrada 1100 is basically identical to the old 'Strada - chassis, suspension, brakes etc are all unchanged - but for 2007 the motor has had a rework. As well as a capacity increase from 992cc

, and paying the price of marginally reduced agility is more than made up for by this.But the big gains, in not just speed but enjoyment, come from the extra power of the motor. An 80% boost in power is, unsurprisingly, easy to detect as soon as the throttle

full of character that wont suit power rangers. Strengths: High quality parts, such as Brembo brakes and wheels. Much improved paintwork that is withstanding English weather very well.Grunty motor from all but the lowest revs(2 valve engine

enough, there's not a lot gets away from you. very comfy riding position, and without doubt the reliability of the motor, as the zx9 will clock up lots of miles without letting pou down. Weaknesses: good low rev torque and mid range, and if you twist