Motorbike

Angry, stiff, unforgiving and verging on the unmanageable in inexperienced hands. BUT with a super-strong engine, amazing brakes and a soundtrack to savour. Hard work

Categorically better than its predecessor and properly in contention in the exalted company of the other European exotics. It filled Whit with confidence – and that is quite some recommendation

Terrified of technology? We hark back to a time when life was sweet and sports 600s were far less complicated beasts

This bike range was hardly lacking street presence, but with its new moody paint and even more imposing look, the Rocket III Roadster cuts an aggressive form.

Built to rival BMW’s über-selling GS, but missing the mark in many areas, not least price. Not Yamaha’s best Super Ten

Gets the job done, just not as well as BMW's GS.

Introducing two new Brutales from the Italian masters of style, courtesy of Harley-Davidson

The mid 1990s was the era of the racebike on the road. World Superbikes became massive, so the manufacturers produced exotic superbikes for the fight. And none were more special than Ducati’s bellowing 916SP or Honda’s mighty RC45

A look at one of the most popular motorcycles made by Honda, the VTR1000 Firestorm

The SP version costs £10300 and that’s before you throw the really good stuff at it. It’s expensive, but more is more

There are two simple, almost foolproof ways to make your bike more fun: make it lighter and give it more power. That’s exactly what Ducati has done with its update to the original Hypermotard 1100, the Hypermotard 1100 EVO.

As a time and motion study, jewellery heists are a pretty profitable blag. What do you need? Simple innit, two fast, thuggish supermoto bikes with plenty of V-twin stomp. A KTM 990SMR and Aprilia Dorsoduro should be enough to get the job done

Kawasaki’s naked beast is back, not with a whimper, but with a big styling bang and an engine to back up the new look.

Reviews and information on the new VFR1200F and the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) model

Honda has a lot riding on this one. With dwindling 1000cc supersports sales and an increase in the sports-tourer market, the VFR1200F is arguably the company’s most important new bike for a decade

One of motorcycling’s worst kept secrets - Honda’s top-secret VFR1200F. Visordown were among the chosen few to ride it at the Sugo circuit in Japan

Who better to sample the eagerly anticipated 2010 BMW S1000 RR than three times British Superbike champion Niall Mackenzie?

Session One

Want to cover massive miles without spending mega pounds? Someone else has very kindly taken the depreciation hit on these secondhand tourers so you don’t have to. We try these three recent big bore bargains for size

The nearest most of us were ever likely to get to living the MotoGP dream (the RSV4 Factory) cost fifteen grand last month. Now there’s a more affordable alternative

At a fiver under seven grand Roland Brown reckons Ducati’s revamped baby Hypermotard is worth a sniff

It's decision time for me and my Ninja

The last of the versatile 600 supersport bikes, a biography of the CBR600F the best selling bike in Britain

Just what is a sports-tourer these days? Used to be a middle-for-diddle model with zero sex appeal, but these days it could be anything from a superbike with luggage to a purpose-built mile-muncher