to describe. It's part super-sized enduro racer, part downsized super-trailie. The engine is that of the 950 Adventure, the carburetted predecessor of the 990 Adventure. And the chassis is also similar, but not identical, to the Adventure. You can count on a

that smoked like a chimney and had the disturbing habit of leaving various parts littered behind it on the road.This image may be what first springs to mind whenever the name MZ is mentioned, but it's a reputation that the company is trying to shed

parts to suit my own riding style. The bike still looks in really good condition for it's age and on track days it can still mix it up with newer modern 600's with relative ease. Parts for the bike are also a lot cheaper than modern bikes (fairings

character on the throttle and massive engine braking off the throttleQuality suspension and factory partsBetter than most supermotos for long distancesCrash wellCheap thrills, a fantastic bike on twisting urban and rural roadsIt's great fun irritating people

: Beauty is in the eye........ Strengths: Reliable, average 60+ mpg, reasonable weather protection, cheap-ish parts (mainly from ebay) Weaknesses: Reliable, average 60+ mpg, reasonable weather protection, cheap-ish parts (mainly from ebay) Overall: Good

as good as you could ever need.A bike with soul.... Peter Oates: OK BIKE FOR THE JOB Strengths: Plenty of power, looks nice, easy to work on, ok for most parts. Weaknesses: Plenty of power, looks nice, easy to work on, ok for most parts. Overall: The other

: Honda USA held a competion to design a bike to celebrate Honda in the USA for 50 years, The rule was that 80% of the new bike had to come from existing parts bin. The result was the Honda Rune which was built in Oregon in the USA between 2004 and March

. This is faster than my 07 SXV 550, and lighter. Brakes are amazing, and with slicks it really hauls ass on track. HOWEVER, you can't commute on it, it's hard to find parts for, and it's prone to problems - it's a race bike with lights. bergs rule: I have a 04

features a clever stow-away passenger seat and a more chrome.Although the Rocker is part of the Softail range, you won’t find much from previous Softail bikes in here. The all-new frame has been developed specifically to fit the massive 240-section rear

but i genuinly think there almost there with the ranger, just a few more high grade parts and you'd have a bike to seriously contend with the jap bikes on the market. the biggest let down i had was actually my dealers incompetance with the pdi check so