's job) Great looking bike with very nice lines. Excellent braking thanks to the Brembo brakes. Ultra smooth gearbox. Very responsive on acceleration. Feels solid on the road. Very comfortable riding position. Decent sized fuel tank. Weaknesses

In short:De-tuned CBR1000F motor still delivers enough power for this naked heavyweight Pros:De-tuned CBR1000F motor still delivers enough power for this naked heavyweight Cons:De-tuned CBR1000F motor still delivers enough power for this naked

, particularly in black, well put together and fun to ride. Pretty unintimidating, but probably best suited to folk with the size to chuck it about.

: THIS BIKE IS CHEAP, NIPPY AND FUN TO RIDE Strengths: Reliable.Great size and weight for shorter rider.Looks fab in black.Cheap to service and run.Good insurance group.Handles well. Weaknesses: Reliable.Great size and weight for shorter rider.Looks fab

really knew what it was intended for. BMW wanted everyone to know it was the most powerful production naked bike ever produced, and that it definitely was, with 163bhp and 90lb-ft of torque. But it had little else going for it, and at the time seemed

decisions until you've ridden one, as it's unquestionably a special bike.It may have the size and shape of a behemoth but looks are deceiving as this bike has some of the best manners I've encountered on a road bike to date. Firstly it has a low seat height

-up-and-beg naked racebike. That was the impression I got from the pictures, anyway. And when you get up-close for the first time, that’s how it looks in the flesh, too. It really does feel and look like a savage old racebike. But then you get on it and ride away

position. Where the FireBolt is contorting the rider into a semi-tuck, the Lightning's more relaxed seating position is apparent as soon as you fling a size nine over the teeny-tiny pillion seat. Wide bars replace clip-ons and the high pegs which give

to it and is just great fun to ride, even after 2 years of riding every day.The bike, for its size has really quite amazing handling, all you have to do is to lean into the corners and bike just follows. For long distance, the CBF eats up the motorway miles

placed but your calf will get hot on the exhaust, unless you ride everywhere on the balls of your feet. The digital clocks look tiny at first but you soon adjust to the size and layout. You can also select from eight different levels of backlight