, as the day wore on and the track dried out, they excelled themselves again as I upped the pace while following my very own teacher (Niall Mack) for a Donington Park masterclass. Cheers mate! Within a week the bike was nudging through the thousand mile barrier

are sent out without stating the model to be launched you can normally take an educated guess as to what bike it will be. I was told by Urry (who normally gets it right) that I would probably be riding a new 848S so I was pretty confused when the1198

OEM REPLACEMENT. Overall: THE MOST UNDERRATED BIKE OUT THERE AND DESIGNED BY THE FELLA WHO CREATED THE BODY SHELL FERRARI THE FERRARI TESTEROSSA (NOT SAYING THAT'S A GOOD THING) BUT TO ME THEY LOOK GREAT. IF YOU LOOK FROM THE REAR TOWARD THE TANK IT

In short:The next generation's first sportsbike? A2-licence-compliant sporty model offers beginner thrills Pros:The next generation's first sportsbike? A2-licence-compliant sporty model offers beginner thrills Cons:The next generation's first

vs. Everyone in 2005, Senna vs. The Rain in 1993 and Kiyonari vs. Superpole in 2008. It’s a circuit that brings out the best in racing, both four wheels and two - and in the wet it's generated some amazing scenes. A soaking-wet Donington

middleweight through the right-hand hairpin of the Valencia circuit's infield.Less than an hour ago I was walking round this turn while Rossi pointed out his line and reference points in his familiar sing-song English. Now I'm trying to put what he said

's not broken? Honda says Fireblade owners complained of a lack of midrange grunt, losing out to the competition accelerating from 70mph and above. They also felt the steering was a tad lazy and needed sharpening up to improve direction changes and corner exit

, mate..."So when a friend turned up a mint green example the day before this test was due to begin, not only was I on the verge of kissing him, but I viewed the Kawasaki with new eyes as it was rolled out of the van that night.See, I've always given

, Cadwell Park and Almeria, and not much went past me. In fact, it out-dragged a flat-out 1098 Ducati on the back straight at Almeria. Weaknesses: Light, nimble, neutral-handling on the correct tyres (Bridgestone BT 016's or Pirelli SuperCorsa Pro's work

ago, then wetting my pants with laughter and fear on the move, while a turbo Hayabusa last month stands out thanks to its daft ability to spin the rear and lift the front at the slightest twitch of the throttle in top, at a ton. The ZX-12R I took