Naked

Kawasaki sticks a fairing on the excellent Z750 in an effort to appeal to the more practically minded rider. Has it worked?

MV's bonkers Brutale gets a big bore motor, a midrange boost and bags of added usefulness to boot.

An Austrian brute pumped full of steroids is the only way to describe the first ever-pure streetbike from KTM. If Arnold Schwarzenegger was a bike he'd be the Super Duke…

The Triumph Speed Triple enjoys life in the hands of Steve Moore

Rob Hoyles writes about Yamaha's new MT-03

I don't think I would have had so much fun and learned so much over the past year as I did on the 2004 SV650 K4 from Suzuki.

The RS gets better the harder you ride it. It’s fairly horrible as a commuter, due to the heavy clutch and its inability to find neutral. But great fun on the track and it’s also fairly decent on the motorway

The Tornado is a very good bike that can hold its own against other Italian exotica both in looks and performance

In a country where speed cameras will soon outnumber road users, the days of 186mph supersports bikes may be numbered. Naked sit-up-and-beg bikes could be the future and this one may lead the way...

The CBF600 provides a basic thrill with no scope to grow beyond a certain level. But then, it seems not everyone wants to even reach that level

The Z750 is another solid Kawasaki. A screen will improve its motorway ability but it looks good, goes well and is a lot of fun to ride

A sensible middleweight bike for those who don't have pretensions to tearing around Cadwell in record time

As chunky and solid as the Le Mans, but approaching a slightly more naked bike style

The original naked bad boy gets some extra bling and even more fire in its belly. Jon Urry braves an Italian hill climb course on the new Tuono Factory

Passing their bike test was the easy bit. Now our band of intrepid new bikers have been set the task of choosing a first bike from five models aimed at new riders

Uncertainty soon turns to attraction as the big Zed wins over Bert

Want pose without a Harley? Want performance without pain? With the cosmopolitan cool of a night at the opera alongside the open road potential of your average sportsbike, Ducati's Monster S4 and Aprilia's Tuono could be just what you need...

Fun to ride and a real talking point

When it comes to town riding the baby Suzuki is a difficult bike to fault

Nice alternative to the FireBolt. Looks good (in yellow or black), goes great and is packed with more loud-mouth attitude than Jeremy Clarkson’s perm

An impressive and innovative sports bike but with the accent on street cool. Reliability concerns could colour the ownership experience

A good bike that is rapidly becoming a classic