In short:Mean, green, racing machine for the road Pros:Mean, green, racing machine for the road Cons:Mean, green, racing machine for the road Alan Haskins: AIN'T SHE PURDY Strengths: Front end. Like holding directly onto the front axle. Weaknesses

first sports bike they are ideal, great as a trackday tool also and still eligible for race series too. Needs working hard to keep in the power band, so if you were looking for a small road sports bike perhaps also consider an SV650 or ER6 as torque

me of my RGV and I would love to get the chance to ride another some day. swabby: A brilliant race replica,RGV M 1991 Model in Blue/White is the best looker. Strengths: Looks,2 Stroke sound/smell,handling,so much fun to ride every sportsbike owner

found fame from this bike with some trick pieces and a tuned engine.On the road it picks up so quickly and is light and slim. When driving in traffic it is easy to fit between cars. Overall: Italian design and looks. Race history and success passed

remember chasing a CB900F on the back roads around St Albans, great fun.Cheap! Mine was £1050 from Team HamYam Racing in 1981. Weaknesses: It was like owning 2 bikes - below 5500rpm it was an easy to manage, low powered commuter. At 5500rpm it cleared it

to the bikes being thrashed around the most glamorous racetracks in the world.It was a time of Dream Machine race-replica paintjobs and matching Dainese leathers, and as the sportsbike craze went stellar in the UK the two fastest bikes in the WSB series

the lightweight finish (thin paint on wheels and cheap rust-prone fasteners), and brakes that seize at the first sign of road salt mean unloved YZFs will all look very tatty by now.If there's a race can fitted, beware - the YZF's EXUP valve means they need very

-out and all of that changed in an instant.We head out into the fast, open A-roads around Cambridgeshire, the flat bark of the Honda a stark contrast to the Ducati’s exhaust boom and clutch rattle. These are proper sportsbikes, raw and difficult to master

. I have done a bit of touring on it and had no problems at all. so it is quite comftable as well. all in all a fantastic bike for little money.***** Overall: FANTASTICO ***** bez750: Brilliant road bike. Brilliant race bike Strengths: Handling

of possible 26 wins and walked away with it in 1992 too. Ducati forgot to increase their engine capacity in 1993 and lost to Kawasaki in WSB.The racing was good and the fact that, finances permitting, you could stroll into your local dealer with a massive