the sportsbike set. A few more bhp and mph always impresses those guys. Upping the Duke’s pace wasn’t exactly much of a chore for the Bologna crew, they simply sourced the engine bits from another shelf in the same factory. And swapped the 916 motor, used

HYUSONG! Strengths: Power and unbelievable pace at silly speeds Weaknesses: Power and unbelievable pace at silly speeds Overall: Happy. But needs to better finished in future production. Awesome vehicle to go to the other end of the country at a moments

.Grinding aside, Harley-Davidson has got it bang-on with this bike - it really hits the spot. Within 10 minutes of being on board the Street Bob, I'm totally relaxed and enjoying the pace. It's very easy and genuinely good to ride, and offers lashings of escapism

, effortless pace (seen easy 117 and still pulling), weight disappears on move, adjustable suspension, mirrors ok, wind protection ok for me (5.11), centre stand, clock, ABS, good lights, bungee points, steel tank, filters well, like the looks in metallic blue

into the corner held a perfect line & I thought Wow & that was five minutes after fitting. 1500 miles later. Some quite spirited riding keeping pace with my Son on his FZ1 in wet & dry even round TT circuit & I Love them. So sure footed. I just hope I get same

pace, handling and load lugging with added range and comfort.I rode the previous model down to the southern French circuit of Nogaro in company with a couple of sportsbikes (an R1 and 998, poor souls) in ’98. Laden with camera gear, even on backroads I

of sales with the GSXR750, right up until it was discontinued. This is testement to how good a bike the old girl is, despite being a bit on the plump side, she could still keep pace with the more powerful and lighter superbikes.As the bike was so popular

position for just tootling around, but up the pace and the flat bars help lever the bike into corners. As with the naked bike the rear shock isn't fantastic, only adequate, while the forks are more than up to the job.Wind it on further still

owes all of its development to the World Superbike team. While on television it may have looked like the Tornado was struggling and off the pace Benelli was actually using all the track testing time and race data to perfect the chassis of the road bike

I can give you a fairly clear impression of what it is like when the pace ups.BMW describe this bike as a ‘long-distance sprinter,’ or sport tourer to you and me. It is designed to fill the gap between the new R1200RT, which is a more touring