inches. Add in the fat fuel tank and you’re squatting like a toad. Then factor in the 85mph first gear and through traffic it’s hard to imagine anything more ungainly.Read more: http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-used/superbike-classics---ducati-916

of the GSX-Rs.Read more: http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-used/nialls-spin-1985-1986-suzuki-gsx-r750/14518.html#ixzz14tcisPuJ Karl - 122: A stella bike. Can still hold its own on a track, but roomy enough for the longer journeys Strengths: GSXR750H

built on Monday mornings. But both were also ruthlessly exclusive and to be seen on either one clobbered you serious kudos from the knowing sportsbike crowd.Today, these two bikes are as desirable as ever. The resurge of interest in modern classics

the suspension really working well and once you do, the ZXR will match most when it comes to track handling – quite an achievement. Even the brakes have some sense of retardation, unlike the horrific stoppers on the GSX-R.Although the ZXR is right out

, carbs gave perfect fueling, supple and simple suspenseion. No electro-trickery. Just you and your skills. Overall: A bike that stands the test of time. It's welcome midrange and bullet-prood build quality is sorely missed these days. THE classic

in the past have always been spent on a track, abroad, and in the sunshine, not South Wales in December. One quick call to my sponsors at Eurohelmets and I was all set with a proper winter wardrobe.Done up like an Eskimo, I left for Wales and despite

into its folds, when you sit on it. It’s nothing like the sportsbikes of its day and feels more like a sports tourer. Which probably played a large part in its lack of success, but is this necessarily a bad thing?Having sampled the TL1000R I’d say no. As a

again. But being rather unceremoniously shoved in the back of a van wasn’t the way I wanted to see a bike that meant so much to me end this test.In its day the NC30 was the king, and a decent one would still deliver a great deal of pleasure today as it