In short:The mighty H brings us its take on the Supermoto trend with this sheep in wolf's clothing Pros:The mighty H brings us its take on the Supermoto trend with this sheep in wolf's clothing Cons:The mighty H brings us its take on the Supermoto

In short:Japan's answer to the dominance of Ducati twins gave us the character-driven Firestorm that, while it never quite matched the Italian marque for desirability, makes an excellent alternative Pros:Japan's answer to the dominance of Ducati

is what it's all about. A brave effort from Honda, but not a success here in the UK, unlike in the US, where it sells well - especially to service personnel apparently. Sister US models (Sabre, Interstate, Stateline) are watered down and more suited

shape up to the original superbike that inspired it?The Beatles were at No.1 in the charts when Honda released the CB750 back in '69. It led the way for mainstream motorcycles, with the inline four-powered bike featuring technology such as overhead cams

was the perfect place to launch Honda’s latest Supersport contender, the not-all-new but revised and updated-for-2013 CBR600RR; a bike that suits Donington’s flowing curves and high corner speeds. Perfect were it not for the gentle sprinkling of snow trying

-'90s style). That's not to say it was perfect mind, thanks mainly to a disastrously worn, aged, mismatched set of tyres. Although the fine lads at Speedfreak track days dug us out a replacement rear and fitted it for us, we still had the issue

: 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

the bedrock of middleweight Honda sales, but, unlike the VFR or NC models, it never really got cult status. It’s never been ‘a must own’ and yet tens of thousands of us have owned one.Now, 24 years later, the CBR600F is back but it’s got to fight harder than

's just a bit too nice to be sexy. Actually, that's a load of shite. I'd love her to... " Yes, thank you Mossy. We get the picture.So let's get the quality issue out of the way now. Honda's CBRs have always been the best bolted-together bits of Jap metal

. This puts it at the top-end of the enduro bike market, but it's a proper competition tool and you're paying for the performance and that Honda badge. Most of us would be better off on the 250X , which won't make you feel stupid every time you ride it