Motorbike

For the last half of the day’s road riding on the Crosstourer launch I jumped on the DCT version. It’s easy to spot as it doesn’t have a clutch lever and there’s a weird handbrake contraption on the left hand handlebar.

The Sportster is the Ducati Monster of the H-D family – entry level. Although you can trace the Sportster’s roots back to the 1952 Model K (the first unit-construcion Harley) it was the 1957 XL with its overhead valves that started the Sportster family tree for real.

Anyone who's been unfortunate enough to have been reading my scribblings for the past quarter of a century will know that I’ve got a bit of a penchant for fast bikes, track time and well, hooning around like an eejit. I make no excuses. It’s a fair cop, Guv’.

The best superbike money can buy. Honest.

The ultimate buyer’s guide for Honda's 929cc and 954cc RRY, RR1, RR2 and RR3 Fireblades. The ultimate Honda CBR900RR Fireblade review.

The verdict from the motorcycle press on R edition of Triumph's popular Speed Triple

The Duke of Hurl

Triumph call it the ultimate Speed Triple. We'll be the judge of that

The ultimate buyer’s guide for the Kawasaki ZX-7R from the people that ride them

All the reviews of the 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 in one place

Does faster always mean better? We ride the new ZZR1400 to find out

Warp-speed contintent cruiser that handles better than you'd think possible

Good choice of door colour!