Motorbike

Sounds great, quirky looks, poor build quality lets it down

Tuneable 1200 motor in a fine handling chassis makes the most of the torque

About as sexy as it gets under 50cc

The first place to look for 50cc sportsbike cool

A good, no frills honest learner machine

Daytona 750 without the fairing. Over-weight and under-powered

Not as much fun as the 900, not as good value as the 600

Lovely road bike. Big range, big motor, eye-bulging brakes. Good value

TZR looking single cylinder race bike with Deltabox chassis and 1/2 fairing

Updated version of Sport model with carbon exhausts and front guard

Essentially the same as the S1 Lightning with a top fairing fitted

It was an attempt to cash in on the success of European-style sports twins; introduced to Europe in 1996 the TRX850 sold steadily.

Obviously Kawasaki UK didn't have one, it being a deleted model and all, but as I trawled my contact book's worth of friendly dealers across the country, I found the same story everywhere.

Try a Boxer engined bike first, especially the new R1200RT

The once bad boy on the block has lost its edge to younger upstarts like the Fazer Thou, but the big Bandit is still the boss to many

Let's start with the 600. In fact starting is something you might be forgiven for thinking you haven't done when you first let out the clutch and wind the throttle back.