In short:First and smallest sports bike to come out of the Hinckley factory. Lacks performance Pros:First and smallest sports bike to come out of the Hinckley factory. Lacks performance Cons:First and smallest sports bike to come out of the Hinckley

challenge any riders not to come out the other side splitting their faces with uncontrolled smiles. Even experienced sportsbikers can have enjoy it – as our very own Gusbuster demonstrates by commuting on his girlfriend’s SV and then raving about

In short:Two years on and the all-conquering CBR600RR gets its first major revamp. Has the best just got better? Crash test dummy Niall flies to Estoril to find out Engine capacity: 599cc Power: 115bhp Torque: 42lb ft Weight: 163kg Seat height: 820

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

of recent times, when the RC8 arrived a year ago many people expected KTM’s first attempt at a pure sports bike to be filling half of every superstock race grid by the end of the 2008 season.It didn’t quite work out that way. Some customers experienced

occurrence, granted. Riding - as we do - motorcycles day in and day out during the week, sometimes (if I'm completely honest with you) the very last thing I want to see at the weekend is a motorcycle. Last time I got up indecently early for a proper

Le Mans, it doesnt take much to get them to the 100 Bhp mark which is more than enough in the real world and in standard trim they can lope along at a Ton all day with out breaking sweat, you can work on them yourself ,shaft drive is great and you

Bridgestone R10 race tyres during the lunch break sealed the deal. Turned out it was worth the wait. Grip levels were massively improved and on a track that punishes mistakes so brutally (it's all gut-churningly fast) grip is your bestest friend forever

that 10 years on I still have a bike that I absolutely adore everytime I set eyes on it, let alone taking it out for a ride! I have owned many sportsbikes over the years but this the only one that consistently makes me feel that I am the proud owner

a big seller so cheap to buy.Sensible when you need it, with loads of torque for pottering about and will accelerate from 30 to 130 + without needing to change out of top gear.Cheap to insure and reasonable priced spares , reliable as all “quacks