Ben Cope

Yamaha has always made the best Japanese cruisers, and the XV1700 Road Star shows it’s still out in front

If you really want a BMW cruiser, try the Montauk

From its massive 49mm forks to its 200mm rear tire, the Vulcan 2000 represents a flagship for Kawasaki and it’s a lot of motorcycle in every sense

The Rocket handles, cruises and flies like shit off a shovel! Owners won’t be disappointed – the next time you get blasted on the quarter mile from the lights, it may well be the big beast from Hinckley

Another example of slick handling, high performance Cruiser chic from the house of Harley

No-one in the Visordown office knows who Johnny Daukes is, but presumably he's a relation of Simon Daukes from Haymarket days. Nepotism?

It's big, it's old and a bit of a relic. But enough about Bertie, see how he got on with the monster 2003 GSX-R1000.

Harley’s best-selling entry-level bikes have been improved all round, gaining stronger engines, some performance and user/dealer-friendliness without losing their Harley-ness

Warren Pole appeared to have the most number of longterm motorcycles to review here, but seemed to write the least about them. Figure that out?

We like Jon Urry, despite the fact he owns a 2CV. He is a very nice man and he reviews his Daytona 600 here using words and images

Close, but no biscuit. A good bike, but a better buy second hand at a good price

Warren Pole gives the Suzuki SV1000 a good threashing and then a good review. That's what you're after, isn't it?

Simon Bowen reviews the 2003 Honda CBR600RR over a year of ownership. And he likes it, just a bit

Full-on desert racing looks. Capable of town commuting and huge European trips

Very easy to ride and very unthreatening in her power delivery but as capable of picking up her skirts and tearing into the distance when she feels like it as she is of getting you and your chick on hols

Questionable styling and a lack of performance means you should go straight past this and onto the R1200

A do anything bike in the classic Honda mould. Handles, goes, stops. Top fun

Honda's evergreen tourer remains as capable as ever and is surprisingly nimble at the other end of a relaxed ride hundreds of miles long

A capable bike. And that's the most exciting thing about it!

600cc sportsbike in the CBR mould. Only a dodgy clutch lets it down

Europe's second best-selling 750cc to 1000cc bike from 1991-2001. Says it all really.

Just like the old 2-strike RV but with 4-stroke power and balloon tyres