In short:A sensible purchase, the ER-5 makes a solid buy at a good price when the head rules the heart Pros:A sensible purchase, the ER-5 makes a solid buy at a good price when the head rules the heart Cons:A sensible purchase, the ER-5 makes a

Engine capacity: 530cc Power: 45.8bhp Torque: 38.5lb ft Weight: 217-221kg Seat height: 800mm Fuel capacity: 15L Full Review: WHEN it comes to scooters we're miles off the European way of thinking: scooters, especially maxi-scooters, rule. Over here

: 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

middleweight market; an unknown 750 and not another 600.The Zed flaunted the rules of the 600cc nakeds that stood before it. With a strong engine that was originally from a ZX-9R, sleeved down to 748cc, it had torque, stomp, pep and a little bit of shove

gearbox problems, others complained of poor fuelling characteristics at low revs, and all the time a lack of outright power compared to the Japanese in-line fours ruled the bike out as the weapon of choice for most superstock competitors.If you ask me

Pros: Cons: Top speed: 175.2mph Engine capacity: 1198cc Power: 180bhp Torque: 99.1lb ft Seat height: 820mm Fuel capacity: 15.5L Full Review: If you can’t beat them, get the rules changed so you can then build a bike with all the bits you need

capacity: 18.0L Full Review: Before any new bike can line up on a world Supersport grid, homologation rules stipulate at least 1,000 road legal units of the same basic bike must be made available to the public – Supersport is after all a roadbike

, in the process creating some of the most thrilling bike racing ever seen on TV.The public loved WSB because they could buy the same bikes these legends were racing on the track. Albeit with 60bhp less power and 60kg more weight. The homologation rules

Power: 104bhp Weight: 217kg Fuel capacity: 19L Full Review: This is an SP5 - the best of the bunch. The Italian tradition of rule-bending began and the 851 grew to 888cc to ensure that Ducati wouldn’t have to try too hard to win, they took 17 out