Ben Cope

A bike with tremendous ability, attitude and character. Very pricey but has the specs to match.

KTM 690 Supermoto

BMW are best known for tourers, and here we have the K1200GT, the more touring-oriented version of the sporty K1200S launched 18 months ago. The K1200GT has slimline, slab-sided, challenging looks but it's not the most unattractive sports tourer around by a long shot.

The Deauville has been quietly going about its business since the late 90s and there are over 5000 of them pottering about our roads.

Claudio Castiglioni, big boss of MV Agusta, would like to put everyone’s minds at rest regarding the future of MV Agusta. During the Misano launch of the MV F4 1000R he gave a personal

I KNOW I’M NOT as young as I was. I run a ‘sensible’ car, my hair is starting to recede, and the passage of time seems to have been compressed somehow. But it really isn’t so long ago since the best sportsbikes were of 750cc capacity.

For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down from 11, and in the process produced an almost perfect package.

Yamaha jumps the gun and launches the 2006 R1 before the competition. Over-confidence, or are the small changes enough to make a big difference?

More power, less weight, and all wrapped in a GSX-R1000 looky-likey form. The 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 K6 is bound to kick butt on-track - but can it deliver on the road?

Perhaps it has lost just a fraction of the craziness that made the original such scary fun, but the 2006 ZX-10R has plenty of bad-ass character left.

You don’t have to be fat with a big beard to look good on a Harley. In fact, Harley is taking as many personal physical attributes out of the equation as possible to include everyone in the great American alternative lifestyle. The Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Low is a new model.

The 2006 Rocket III Classic may appear to be yet further Americanised, but does it still do the business in terms of performance?

Voxan has struggled to put the French motorcycle industry back on the map since the firm began building its quirky V-twins 10 years ago. But things are looking up under current boss Didier Cazeaux, a multi-millionaire who, like Triumph’s John Bloor, made his fortune in construction.

Packing the biggest and most powerful Yamaha cruiser engine yet, plus a bag of styling cues lifted from the 1930s, the Midnight Star is bristling with modern technology. It's even got an EXUP valve

In a bid to leave no touring cruiser micro-niche unfilled, Harley-Davidson serves up an Electra Glide with a twist

The Jackpot is Victory's latest gambit - a bold move into premium custom territory. So is it likely to fold, or will it be straight flush with success?

Here's the first installment from Harley-Davidson's 2006 line-up: the retro Street Bob

Mean, long, low and very aggressive

The most iconic Harley ever made

A tough, retro look that is pure Panhead

Easy riding comfort coupled with a heavy dose of nostalgia

Reintroduced in to the 2006 line-up after an absence of almost six years. Hardtail styling on a Softail platform.

The lowest Sportster Harley has made

Inspired by the XR flat-track racer of the seventies